Certified candidate

Hitesh Parikh

Candidate in Trustee, Durham District School Board.

Board: Durham District School Board
Electorate: All English public school electors in the City of Pickering
Seats: 2
Race status: Competitive

Reviewed public links

Campaign website

Eligible information by issue

Budget/facilities

Candidate-provided statement

The Parikh campaign says it would push for plain-language, itemized budget reports for parents rather than only high-level summaries.

Hitesh Parikh

Source category: Candidate-provided source
Retrieved: 2026-10-08
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Push for plain-language, itemized budget reports published for parents, not just high-level summaries

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Publisher-attributed candidate statement

The AjaxPickering.ca profile for Hitesh Parikh presents an intention to scrutinize the school board budget to reduce central administrative overhead.

AjaxPickering.ca

Source category: Independent reporting
Retrieved: 2026-10-10
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I will scrutinize the board budget line by line to reduce central administrative overhead, unnecessary third-party consulting, and bureaucratic bloat, ensuring that maximum funding flows directly into classroom educators, materials, and student support.

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Governance/family/community engagement

Candidate-provided statement

The Parikh campaign says it would push for earlier, mandatory parent consultation before major school-level decisions such as program or boundary changes.

Hitesh Parikh

Source category: Candidate-provided source
Retrieved: 2026-10-08
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Push for earlier, mandatory parent consultation before major school-level decisions like program or boundary changes

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Candidate-provided statement

The Parikh campaign says it would hold regular in-person and virtual office hours in Pickering for parents to access their trustee.

Hitesh Parikh

Source category: Candidate-provided source
Retrieved: 2026-10-08
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Hold regular in-person and virtual office hours in Pickering so parents have direct access to their trustee

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Special/inclusive education

Publisher-attributed candidate statement

The AjaxPickering.ca profile for Hitesh Parikh presents support for adequate educational-assistant staffing to meet diverse student needs.

AjaxPickering.ca

Source category: Independent reporting
Retrieved: 2026-10-10
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By ensuring they have safe working conditions, reliable administrative support for classroom discipline, manageable workload allocations, and adequate educational assistant (EA) staffing to meet diverse student needs.

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Student learning/achievement

Candidate-provided statement

The Parikh campaign says it would advocate for more STEM funding for schools that currently have less of it.

Hitesh Parikh

Source category: Candidate-provided source
Retrieved: 2026-10-08
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Advocate for more STEM funding (labs, coding, robotics) at schools that have less of it today

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Candidate-provided statement

The Parikh campaign says it would push the board to adopt a clear, responsible AI-in-classroom policy.

Hitesh Parikh

Source category: Candidate-provided source
Retrieved: 2026-10-08
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Push the board to adopt a clear, responsible AI-in-classroom policy so teachers and students aren't left figuring it out on their own

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Student well-being/safety

Candidate-provided statement

The Parikh campaign says it would advocate for a clear board-wide early-intervention and referral policy.

Hitesh Parikh

Source category: Candidate-provided source
Retrieved: 2026-10-08
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Advocate for a clear board-wide early-intervention and referral policy, so no school is guessing what to do

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Candidate-provided statement

The Parikh campaign says it would push to add more counsellors and mental health staff in currently underserved schools.

Hitesh Parikh

Source category: Candidate-provided source
Retrieved: 2026-10-08
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Push to add more counsellors and mental health staff in schools that are currently underserved

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