Two murdered parents with gang ties had kids at West Point Grey Academy
 

Looks like prestigious private schools aren't just for the higher class. I can picture racial tension growing from non asian parents of the school.

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By Lena Sin, Canwest News ServiceApril 19, 2009 5:04 PMComments (10)

VANCOUVER — Parents and staff at a prestigious Vancouver school were shocked to learn about the criminal activities of a parent who was murdered in Richmond last week.

Betty Tung Sze Yan — whose three children attend West Point Grey Academy — was killed Wednesday in what appears to have been a targeted hit.

The private school is now grappling with both the death and disclosure that Yan had connections to the criminal underworld and a conviction for criminal harassment connected to a loansharking business she operated in B.C. casinos.

Adding to concerns is that this is the second parent at the school with ties to Asian organized crime to be murdered in less than two years.

Helen James, whose son went on playdates with Yan's son, said she was upset to learn how connected Yan was to criminal activity.

James, a lawyer, said she's relieved by her decision to take her son out of the school last year.

"I'm very relieved that I've taken my kid out of that school last September now that this is the second link to gang activity," she said. "I was very upset to learn Betty Yan was so connected (to crime) . . . I was particularly upset when I realized that Betty had hosted the end-of-year party and that all the parents, the children and their siblings had gone."

James said she was among the parents who went to Yan's Richmond home for the end-of-year school party in June 2008 for children in kindergarten.

"We all went and were amazed at how beautiful the house was and how opulent it was," said the mother.

Another parent at the school who did not want to be named said she's scared for her children's safety.

"This is the second time. Don't they investigate people's backgrounds?" asked the parent.

She added that she notified the school about Yan's background last year.

Clive Austin, the headmaster of West Point Grey Academy, said counsellors have been brought in to help students and staff cope.

"Obviously the school has put the concerns of the students first and foremost and the welfare of their safety," said Austin. "We've had counsellors come in for the students and staff as well. Yes, we are taking tremendous responsibility as far as I am concerned in this area and making sure we're putting the welfare of the community first. Obviously we are very concerned for the children and how they feel about it."

Austin would not comment on whether security is being heightened at the school in the wake of Yan's murder.

In November 2007, Hong Chao "Raymond" Huang was shot dead in front of his mansion in Vancouver's Shaughnessy neighbourhood.

Huang, 45, was "well-connected" to the notorious Big Circle Boys, an Asian organized gang, according to a police source.

Huang's daughter, who found her father and called 911, was a student at West Point Grey Academy.

The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team is now investigating Yan's murder.

Cpl. Dale Carr, spokesman for IHIT, said police have spoken to Yan's husband.

West Point Grey Academy has about 900 students, with tuition fees between $8,400 to $12,400 a year. For international students, fees go as high as $21,000.

The prestigious school is routinely ranked by the Fraser Institute, a private think-tank, as one of B.C.'s top performing schools and Justin Trudeau, the eldest son of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, is a former teacher.

Wow....does it scare parents that much that the parents are affiliated with gangs? There's at least one kid in any school that are the kids of a gang affiliated parent. Aren't Private school kids more aggressive and prone to gang violence than regular kids?

I was reading about Betty's death in The Province and it said that Betty would often use her children as shields when she thought that there was a hit on her.

Glad she is dead.

Infiltration at its finest. Gangsters want their kids smart.

Being affiliated with gang members is never a good thing. You wouldn't want your kids going to a gangsters home and then having to worry when the door's going to get blasted with guns and knives out with a massacre to follow...

I read that too. I wonder how she actually use her children as shields, rather vague in the article and would want more details.

i thought she used her kids as in her underlings, not her real kids rofl

These private schools with high tuition are dominated by Asian students whose parents can afford it and value education. Lets face it, a few rich families (any race/background) got rich by making illegal deals, gang related or not. Every private school is going to have a couple kids from families that are involved in criminal activity. To think otherwise is to live in a bubble.

you're a sheep. do you really believe everything the media tells you?

how come this prestigeous school is always in the media?

BOOOo HOOOO lol like everyone who rolls around in a 100k car, does legit things to buy it

So please educate us then on what really happen, it seems like you know so much about the life of Betty Tung Sze Yan. Is she even really dead? I don't know, I never saw the body, only heard about it through the media :rolleyes:

^ I think what he means is to keep an open mind.

You're a typical media basher...I bet you investigate every issue and know all the answers right? Did you even read the article?

That allegation about her using kids as a human shield was a quote from police officers who personally know her rap sheet....not the media.

"James, a lawyer, said she's relieved by her decision to take her son out of the school last year."

Right bitch, like you're so innocent yourself. It's people in your profession who also profit from gangsters.

^ irrational generalization much?

STFU you paranoid loser...obviously you dont wanna be affiliated with gangsters but chances of innocent shootings is super rare.

Dont drive your kids around in cars...more likely to get killed in a car accident.

Yeah, I shouldn't generalize all lawyers. I just find it odd that parents would pull their kids out of school and you don't need to be a gangster to have enemies.

If you can afford the best, why not get the best, that includes your children's education, regardless of how you made your money.

do you hav a link? i wonder how the province got its info, or how the source even knows, since using kids as human shields is a thing that'll only happen in a blink of an eye when they think they're being shot at or sth...
pretty hard thing to prove i think

yeah i know... my cousins and a lot of their classmates went to South Island Secondary in Hong Kong (one of the $$$ schools there) and a good portion of them have parents who are known gangsters or or who themselves became gangsters

same with here, a lot of girls ive met who went to private schools have dads who are gangsters; im sure we've all met these types before

i just think parents, moms especially, love to go "omg i won't stand up for this shit! How can something like this be going on?!" when its brought out in the open even though they knew about it beforehand



they probably say the parents are using their kids as shields because their parents bring their kids out with them, especially if there's a known conflict going on and the parents still bring their kids along

more of an accusation then anything else... unless they've actually seen these parents pull their kids in front of them while they're being shot at; just bs used to get the populace to hate them

I just had this funny image of Betty walking around with one of her kids strapped to her chest and another on her back.

Why are they so scared? Public school is just as bad.

public school is just full of wanna be gonna be prankstas
private school is where the dai lo's send their kids to school becuz they got the money to do it

If you intend to make a hit, having their kid there as a meat shield shouldn't matter. It's not like they are covering their vitals with the child's body 24/7. If you can assassinate a world leader in public, this can be done.

she doesnt fucking use her kids as shields. stfu all of you