The Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA) is angry that it has been excluded by the Quebec government from parliamentary hearings into Bill 96, the proposed expansion of the province's language law.The QESBA represents 100,000 students in 340 elementary, high schools, and adult and vocational centres across Queebec. A statement from the organization said it had asked in writing to be able to participate. Hearings are scheduled to start in August, and "only a select group of associations and individuals have been invited to present. "QESBA represents the nine English language school boards in Quebec, which will be directly impacted by certain elements of the sweeping amendments to the Charter of the French Language proposed by the CAQ government," the statement adds. "The exclusion of the QESBA is particularly surprising since school boards are one of the very few public institutions exclusively managed and controlled by the English-speaking community."