# Surrey School District Trustee Election Surrey is one of the **most pro-AI school districts in BC**. Surrey District Superintendent Mark Pearmain has been one of the key spokespeople for AI in classrooms, [[2026-06-10 Surrey Superintendent Mark Pearmain on Global News|appearing on CTV News]] and on [[2026-06-03 PACES on CBC Early Edition|CBC's Early Edition]] to promote AI in schools. Surrey has 6 different AI tools available for teachers and students and a [page dedicated to talking about the benefits of AI](https://surreyschoolsone.ca/ai/). What are not mentioned are the [[Why Pause AI|host of negative effects on students that are shown by scientific studies]]. ## Where do Surrey candidates stand on AI in classrooms? ![[preamble]] ### Our Surrey ![[election-reply#^party-no-reply]] - [Party website](https://www.oursurrey.ca/) | **Kyle Jones** | **Vick Karan** | **Dean McGee** | |---|---|---| | ![[surrey-kyle-jones.webp\|200]]| ![[surrey-vick-karan.webp\|200]]| ![[surrey-dean-mcgee.webp\|200]]| | **Anne Whitmore** | | | | ![[surrey-anne-whitmore.webp\|200]] | | | ## Surrey First Education %% Emailed September 14 %% ![[election-reply#^party-no-reply]] - [Party website](https://www.surreyfirsteducation.ca/) | **Bob Holmes** | **Laurie Larsen** | **Garry Thind** | |---|---|---| | ![[surrey-bob-holmes.webp\|200]] | ![[surrey-laurie-larsen.webp\|200]]| ![[surrey-garry-thind.webp\|200]]| | **Gary Tymoschuk** | **Terry Allen** | **Shawn Wilson** | | ![[surrey-gary-tymoschuk.webp\|200]]| ![[surrey-terry-allen.webp\|200]]| ![[surrey-shawn-wilson.webp\|200]]| ### Surrey Now - [Party website](https://surreynow.ca/) %% Emailed September 14 %% ![[election-reply#^party-no-reply]] | **Vanessa Gilera** | **John Banovich** | **Michelle Ceniza** | |---|---|---| | ![[surrey-vanessa-gilera.webp\|200]]| ![[surrey-john-banovich.webp\|200]]| ![[surrey-michelle-ceniza.webp\|200]]| | **Rohit D'Silva** | **Vincent Tighe** | **Venson Wang** | | ![[surrey-rohit-dsilva.webp\|200]]| ![[surrey-vincent-tighe.webp\|200]]|![[surrey-venson-wang.webp\|200]] | ### Independent #### Harjit Bhullar #### Amrit Birring #### Gurleen K Chahal #### Noor Cheema #### Gary B. Hee #### Meena Kochher - [Candidate biography](https://votemate.org/bc2026/candidates/13905?riding=795) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/meenaforsurreytrustee) %%Support responsible, age-appropriate use of AI while protecting student learning, privacy and academic integrity.%% #### Ghulam Mujtaba #### Afzalur Rahman - [Candidate biography](https://votemate.org/c/13907?riding=795)