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The province is troubled by the sudden resignation of a Calgary Board of Education trustee Monday.

Trustee Lisa Davis said a motion passed at Sunday night’s meeting adopts undisclosed “advice” discussed behind closed doors. According to Davis, the decision of the board, which she voted against, shows a lack of transparency and “hamstrings” her ability to continue serving as a trustee. In a Facebook post, Davis said the motion is the “final straw” in a string of restrictions placed on her ability to fulfil the duties of a trustee.

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Minister of Education press secretary Colin Aitchison said it is extremely troubling to see that Davis felt the need to resign during an ongoing independent governance review.

“Her indication that the CBE is constraining her and other trustees from fully co-operating with Grant Thornton’s independent financial and governance review is disturbing. It is the government’s expectation that the CBE will allow their trustees and administrators to fully co-operate with this review,” said Aitchison in a statement.