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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-04-16, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1986. E. Wawanosh special BY RHEA HAMILTON-SEEGER East Wawanosh students at- tending special education classes will be offered broader programm- ing options next fall. The Huron Board of Education learned last Monday that Linda Train's class at East Wawanosh will be relocated to Wingham Public School next fall where a greater level of staff support and programming options will be available. Parents of students involved will be able to learn more about the proposed move from the principal. Also starting in September will be the addition of a grade seven class at Vanastra Public School. It is presently operating as a kinder- garten to grade six facility. The local community has been interest- ed in having grades 7 and 8 at Vanastra. Grade 8 will be included in the 1987 school year. The Board agreed to support the Basic Literacy Programs in the county with a needs survey and advertisement campaign. Joan Van den Broeck reported that the Education Committee did not want to infringe on the autonomy of the group but would like to see the board 'nurture' the program. In Goderich the Adult Basic Literacy program is run by Pat Spence and volunteer tutors. It is financed by donations. There are 11 adult students' meeting once a week. Carol Simons is in charge of the English as a Second Language program. This is geared to new Canadians learning English. There are nine students and one teacher in Clinton, 32 students and four teachers at Goderich and 12 students with one teacher at Exeter. The Board passed the 1986-87 calendar. It includes a minimum of 185 teaching days which includes up to 15 days for secondary school exams and an extra 9 days for Blyth Block Parents see film The Block Parent Committee presented a Canadian film, "Children Take Care" at the Blyth Public School April 8. A small group of parents and children were in attendance. The film dealt with sexually abused children and drinking and driving. According to 1983 statistics 100 thousand children each year will be sexually abused in Canada. One in four girls and one in ten boys, all before the age of sixteen. Half the abusers will just fondle their victims with the other 40 - 50 percent will have intercourse or attempt intercourse. The youngest recorded victim was a three month old baby. Most children never tell because they don't think they will be believed and they don't know how to tell others what has happened to them. Three Stranger Questions Your Children Should Ask are: a) Do I have a Yes or No feeling about this person? b) Does someone I know and trust know where I am? c) Can I get help if I need it? Sexual offenders prey on, quote, "good children". They use bribery and flattery to get them to do what they want. It is important to educate children. Body language is important. Looking strong, feeling strong and saying, "No" will be a deterrent. Getting your child involved in programs to keep him r physically fit will give your child confidence in his ability to handle certain situations. It is important to rehearse a safety plan. If your child has been sexually abused there are five things you should do. Tell your child: 1) I believe you; 2) I'm glad that you told me; 3) It is not your fault) 4) I am sorry this happened to you; 5)1 am going to do something about it. At all times you should know where your child is and who he or she is with. Your child should know where his parents are. Start looking as soon as you realize your child is missing. The younger the child the sooner you should start looking. Everyday 71 children don't come home because of car accidents and of those, eight never come home. Twenty-six thousands are injured every year, 3,000 will die. These are Canadian statistics. Half of the children between the ages of 5 -19 who die, die in motor vehicle accidents. Inexperienced drinking and inexperienced driving is the No. 1 cause. A university professor suggests: a) waiting until age 18 to get license b) taking certified drivers training c) should be able to operate vehicle fully - buy insurance, gas, etc. d) show parents they are responsi- ble. education classes relocated professional development. Board members were concerned that PD days be scheduled when there were other educational events taking place where the parents could take the students. i.e. Royal Winter Fair. Robert Allen, Director of Education, said there is a lotof intense lobbying from various fall fair groups etc. who would like to be considered the educational option on PD days. Forty-six art students from F. E. Madill won over $26,000 worth of prizes including airline tickets return to Expo, three-day passes to Expo, Expo T-shirts, and Pacific Western flight bags. The board learned of the win and that the students are now looking at fund raising for ground transportation and accommodation while in Van- couver this summer. While on the matter of trips the board reviewed its conferences policy and approved a motion to keep the the present policy with the executive hearing any requests from interested board members and then determining the request. The policy now allows any member ofthe board and senior administrator to attend a confer- ence or convention in the province. Outside the province the restric- tion is to the chairman, one member of the board and Director of Education or delegated admini- strator. The board approved the move to eliminate the use of "Trainable Retarded" in reference to the schools Golden Circle which will now be affiliated with Wingham Public School, Huron Hope with J.. D. McCurdy, Huron Park; and Queen Elizabeth with Victoria Public School, Goderich. While the spirit of the move was good, the problems arising from this were evident when referring to staffing formulae reference to these three facilities was made by their previous names. When considering enrolments and staffing for both elementary and secondary schools, the figures indicate an increased enrolment and therefore more teachers. In the county elementary schools should see 5,933 students up from 5,910 this year. Over 323 teachers will be needed. In the secondary level there will be 3,771 students down from 3,776 and 242.5 teachers will be needed. In the complaint department the board approved a policy concern- ing complaints about individuals or '3) HOWSON MILLS BLYTH NOM 1H0 523-4241 CHICK DAY WINGHAM NOG 2W0 357-2700 Order By April 25 For May 23 Pickup Mixed Chicks Hens Only Roosters Brown Egg Layers Turkeys Minimum Order 25 Chicks Howson & Howson Limited LEN= FLOUR & FEED MILLERS COMPLETE FARM SUPPLIES groups of employees. In the interest of fairness, complaints will be forwarded to the party named so they can respond. The sender will be notified of this move before it happens so he has the option to withdraw his complaint. Representatives from both the Huron Board and the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School board met to discuss secondary education in Huron county. HPRCSS members have a list of students who are considering attending secondary school in Stratford due to accommodation from the Perth board of education. The Huron Perth board is exploring the possibility of a separate secondary school in Huron County. 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