Bayview Community School


Bayview Community School is located in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. It was built on a reclaimed marsh in September, 2000.
There are 430 students currently enrolled in the school from primary to grade 9. The principal is Craig Pottie, who was previously the vice principal of the Mahone Bay school.

Controversies

Verbal Attack on Female Hearing Impaired Student

In 2018 Fred Forsyth, a teacher of the Bayview Community School, repeatedly verbally attacked Amy Bennett, a hearing impaired student of the same school, after she went to the bathroom for a prolonged time. accusing her of skipping classes he yelled at her for a couple of minutes. The parents of Amy Bennett claimed that the incident caused permanent damaged due to the fact that her hearing aid magnifies certain noises and caused a permanent Tinnitus. The incident escalated up to Education Minister Zach Churchill, who made a public statement condemning the teacher for his behavior while denying to meet neither the student nor her parents. In the aftermath, after a 9 months investigation of the accident, there was made no public statement regarding the disciplinary actions against the teacher to protect the privacy of the teacher.

Achievements

Bayview Community School has won the following regional championships.