Blue Quills school rocked by criticism

Two teachers at the Blue Quills Native Education Centre near Saddle Lake ? Dave Hansford and Marlene Craig ? say the attendance rate at the junior-senior high school is pathetic. Furthermore, Hansford says "the kids we're missing aren't missing anything."

"I've had Grade 10 students that couldn't even spell their name," adds Craig

The teachers spoke up after any anonymous letter about Blue Quills was sent to local media. The letter said that the centre's board "worry and talk more about control then they do about good management and good programs."

The centre's lawyer, Daryl Wilson, says revealing the contents of the letter could jeopardize the centre's future. He added that it would be unfair to publish an "anonymous poison pen letter."