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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1973-04-04, Page 21MAKES GIFTING EASY... Want to help complete their set of ' Crystal, Silverware or China? SCHMID'S JEWELLERY AND CHINA HAVE 4 REGISTER OF MANY PERSONAL PATTERNS AND. TASTES CHECK OUR GIFT REGISTER Kokaitfves '11 Many More Gift. Items cam.ggt‘ SCHMID'S JEWELLERY AND CHINA • OWNERS — W. JOS. and DEAN E. AGNEW LUCKNOW PHONE 528-3532 • THE IINCkNOW. SENTINEL LUCKNOW, ONTARIO • PACs TWENTY-CNN sCil00J, BOARD >flJEP:FROM PAGE 1 and are divided about, nd half in the two jchoois . sug question was touch os rehruary 28 when J. L. l'sidioctor of education for .county., advised the Huron .yB0gd of Education by teat several Bruce County its in the area concerned , lieremoved from Brookside IludittOnd. school at Ripley 0,1'. • ilitter, to Huron director teationD, J. Cochrane , in part, as follows: n'e °four trustees have made isibout the attendance of lifownship elementary stud ,- t.the Brookside school. Oigationsveals that there fact several pupils 'from 'county attending Brookside 1in the lower and senior !linty grades and that they aid the.rightTte have their aid by the Bruce County It is likely, therefdre , l'elt pupils will be transferred 'elementary school in Rip- feetive Septemberl, 1973', he Bruce County Board con- g to assume responsibility suntil June 30, 1973; t::decision„does not affect' inattendance at North Ash letter was dealt with at the Board of Education meet - dproduced a very emphat- lyfrom D. Cochrane, prof Education for. Huron. ireply,'in part, read as • elusive , of concession 1, Huron Towriship, we are of the opinion that these pupils have a rillt,to attend our schools. Our conten- tion is based on the facts that - 1. children of residents living on the lots referred to above had the right to attend the 'school in ' the North Ashfield Union School Section. 2. Subsequently, but before`Jan- uary 1st, 1969 , the former Noith Ashfield Union School Section was absorbed into the Ashfield - West Wawanosh Townships School area. Pupils referred to, under this arrangement; still had the right to attend school 'in the school area. 3. With the formation of county boards of education on_January 1, 1969, pupils referred to above, due to previous rights of attend - ance, were guaranteed continuan• ce of their rights under section 43 of The Secondary Schools and Boards of,Education Act. R.S.O. 1970, cc. 111, 385, 424. In summary may I state, most emphatically, that we are oppos- ed to this unilateral decision of your Board to withdraw pupils from a school we are convinced they have a right to attend under the laws of the Province. The issue in question seems to boil down to 'an inteipretation of the schools and •b&rds-of educa • tion act , each county school board believing they have the right interpretation. The portion of the act that con- cerns the problem which has aris- en reads as follows: (1)' Where,, on the 31st day of December, 1968, a pupil is enrol- led in a public or secondary school that he has •a right to attend and the school on and after the 1st of January, 1969, is situat- ed in a school division other than the school division in which the pupil resides, the pupil has, in addition to any other right that he may have under The Department of Education Act, The Public Schools. Act, The Schools Admin- istration Act or this Act, subject to subsection 5 of section 63, the right 'to attend the school until he completei his education in the school. • (2) Where any part of'a school section or secondary school district, after the 1st day of Jan- uary; 1969, forms part of a school division other than the school division in which the school that the pupils resident in such part had a right to attend on the 3l day of December, 1968, is sit- uate, all pupils who reside in such part after the 1st day of January, 1969, may attend such school until.the divisional •boards concerned agree to other arrangements for the accommo- dation of such pupils. * Bruce Stand The Bruce County Board of ' Edudation has taken the position,. that paragraph 1 does not apply . in this particular case. All. students enrolled in a particular school on December 31, 1968 have completed the education offered 'in that particular school. It is paragraph 2 that seems to produce two separate interpreta- tions by the. Bruce and Huron Boards. Bruce maintain that this partic- ular paragraph gives students the ' right to continue to attend North Ashfield School (the school that the pupils had the right to attend on•December 31, 1968) and that' they may attend such school un- til such time as the boards con- cerned reach any other agree- ment'. But they do not feel that Tara-. graph 2 applies to students who attend 'Brookside. Their thinking, is that children starting to SchOol at that time would attend North' Ashfield,. not Brookside, and that the right for a choibe does not extend past North Ashfield: Huron. Opinion In the Huron letter to the Bruce board, it was pointed out that before January,l, 1969/, the forrner North Ashfield Union School Section was absorbed into the Ashfield-West Wawanosh Township School Area. They state that the pupils referred. to still have a right to attend school in the school area. They maintain that at the time 'of the formation of county, school boards, the North Ashfield Union School section was no longer such and was a portion of the newly formed ,two township school area.. As such, pupils would have a right to attend school anywhere in the area , , Which right still, exists. Advantages. The Sentinel contacted the Bruce County Board' of Education and asked Of the director'of edu Cation what advantages or bend ,' fits could be gained by .the pupils in such a change. Three factors were offered: • 1. proximity school, the Ripley Huron School being 'closer than Brookside; 2. Orientatipri.to prograrris.in t8c - ondary schools. Under the new boundary agreements last,year be- tween the Bruce and Huron boards, the students in question will attend secondary school'in Bruce County. It is felt by the Bruce board that the secondary school orientation program in Brookside is geared to Goderich and Wingham High Schools, where the students, in question would not be attending, and that they would be better pre- pared for secondary school if they were receiving seconddry school . orientation to Bruce County high schOols where they will be attend- ing. 3. There would be a -disassocia- tion of friends made throngh pub-. lic school as the few students in question• would leave Brookside to attend schools in Bruce 'while most of their fellow students would attend either Goderich 'or Wingham Secondary schools., There 'would' also be f ncial advantages for the Bruce Board who could absorb these students at no additional Cost in their ' Ripley School as opposed, to paying tuition to the Huron County Board while attending Brookside. Area Farmers Sell Farm, Dairy Herd LOCHALSH NEWS Mr. Andrew •Barkwell has sold his farm to Mr. and Mrs. 'Irwin Campbell, and held a very suc- cessful auction sale on Saturday. Mr,' and Mrs. Eldon Bradley have sold their dairy herd of cattle. The Bradleys have been in the dairy business for a good number of years and have long been known for their, fine cattle. Sympathy of the community is extended to Miss Margaret Mac , Leod and other relatives in the passing of Kenneth MacLeod in Goderich Hospital on Wednesday.' Gary MacKenzie, who has • been in the Western Provinces for some time, has returned home to the area, and plans'to farm here. Miss Donna Wylds of London • spent the week end. with her par- ents Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wylds, Donna will graduate in May as a nurse. ' Recent visitors with Mr. and • Mrs. Art Matthewman, were Mr. and Ivirs. W. Graham and Donnie of Deep River, Doug Matthew- man and friend of Kimberly, and Margo Matthewman of Guelph University.' Visitors over the 'week end with Mr. and' Mrs. Oliver Mc- Charles were Mr. and Mrs. Allan *Charles and family of Mont- real, and John McCharles of Pet- rolia 'All visited Mrs. Daisy McCharles intlinton, who is under the Doctor's Care. ds will acknowledge receipt int agreement with letter of February .28th re•r lag Bruce County pupils Oig our Broekside of in Ashfield Township. he pupils you refer to are , iliving onlota 1 to 60 in- BUMPER TO IIMPEI ( * rt , BE RIPE MILLS MOTOR SALES LTD. ,Noutiles. immimmimmanamiumelt, David St Goderich 524-9449 a Good Deal from Us. • • Just ask, your friends: You can rely on us for fair estimates, reasonable costs,,, expert work. After accident damagei or just daily wear and tear, 'let -us restore your ear's like-new look. FRONT ENO ALIGNMENT SPECIALISTS Windshield eplacement at Competitve Prices W. J REIIABIE•ECONOMICAL You II Get Free ESTIMATE Cheque out a crippled child today. 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