Ontario School Board Uses Secrecy Rule to Hide $34K Art Collection
London, Ontario board uses secrecy provision to keep modest art collection details hidden.
Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) in London, Ontario, has invoked Ontario's safety‑exemption secrecy provision to refuse disclosure of records about its fine‑art collection. FOI requests revealed the collection consists of 84 works appraised at $30,445 in 2012—about $360 a piece—yet the board only released aggregate figures, redacting individual titles and locations. The move takes place while TVDSB is one of five boards under provincial supervision for financial mismanagement. In contrast, Toronto District School Board has publicly disclosed its $10 million‑valued collection, prompting scrutiny over how publicly owned art is tracked and protected in Ontario school boards.
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