The Litter Project ... Lillooet Secondary - Lillooet, BC - April 21, 2013 - Grade FAIL

I was fortunate to be on a recent road trip, and decided to use that opportunity to check out a few other schools in our province, to see if the litter problem was a local issue, or perhaps a bigger one.

This round it was high schools in Merritt, Lytton and Lillooet BC.

So this report is on Lillooet Secondary.  The only school on this trip to get an outright FAIL for CONCENTRATED trash in several places throughout the school grounds.

The school's CODE OF CONDUCT stipulates:

"Each student has the responsibility to behave in a manner, which does not 
distract, disrupt, offend or endanger others, or cause damage to school property 
or equipment."

The District CODE OF CONDUCT stipulates:

1. School-wide conduct standards shall reflect the expectation that each individual will respect themselves, others, and property;
2. Everyone has responsibility for his or her own actions.

In my opinion, the serious litter problem on the school does NOT reflect those standards.

I will email:

The principal of Lillooet Secondary, Patricia Teskey

And District Board member for Lillooet, Jim MacAuthur

It is my SINCERE hope that they can develop a LONG-TERM action plan with the students, school and community to help combat this growing problem of careless litter and trash in our neighborhoods.



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Here is a VERY small sampling of the HUNDREDS of pictures and videos of garbage I took at and around the school today. I would upload more, but blogger won't let me! I would estimate over ONE THOUSAND of pieces of trash on school property! I was particularly bothered by the fact that the school is blessed with perhaps the BEST view I have ever seen on or around school property.  Simply stunning.  Shame about the trash marring that natural beauty.