HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-11-04, Page 15THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1987. PAGE 15.
Separate school trustee urges action on AIDS policy
The Huron-Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board,
concerned about the growing pro
blem of AIDS (Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome) will investi
gate whether the board needs a
policy to guide it should one of its
employees or a student acquire
AIDS. ’
Trustee Ben Brown of Sebring-
ville said, “Perth County has
recently recorded its first AIDS
death and maybe we should act
now rather than react if the
situation happened, so that cooler
heads would prevail."
Mr. Brown mentioned the Nova
Scotia teacher who recently found
he had AIDS which caused a
conflict when parents of his
students objected to him returning
to his classroom and teaching the
children.
Trustee John Devlin of Stratford
asked if the Ministry of Education
has a policy now to deal with this
situation.
Mr. Brown suggested that the
by-law and policy committee
should determine whether the
board should have a policy or not.
While making plans to present
the AIDS education program to the
students in its own schools in
Huron and Perth Counties, which
was prepared and developed by the
Institute for Catholic Education,
concern was expressed about the
Catholic students attending the
public secondary schools in the
two counties. The board buys
education for 740 high school
students in Huron County and 722
in Perth County as the board only
has one high school, St. Michael in
Stratford.
Trustee Vincent Mclnnes of
Winghamstated, "1 don’t think we
can forget about the Catholic
students in the public system.
Their very philosophy is totally
contrary to what we would teach."
William Eckert, Director of
Education, said the board has a
right to question what information
was included in the public schools'
AIDSCurriculum. "Idon’t know to
what ex tent their curriculum would
differ from ours but we should
obtain that information as soon as
possible," he said.
Mr. Eckert stated that the
chaplain of the board. Rev. Joseph
Finn, felt that when teaching about
Aids was the ideal opportunity to
stress chastity and the scripture
relative to creation itself.
Board chairman, Dave Durand
of Zurich, wondered if the Catholic
students could opt out of the
lessons covering the disease but
Trustee John Devlin said it was
asking a lot to expect young
students to leave a class when
ideas contrary to Catholic morals
are being discussed.
Hesaid, "Most teenage kids are
very sensitive and would rather sit
and take it than get up and leave.”
Mr. Devlin proposed that the AIDS
curriculum be offered to the
Catholic students taking the reli-
cious courses at night school where
a credit is offered. (The only
religious program at night is
offered at Precious Blood School at
Exeter for high school students in
public high school, but it is hoped
one may be started in St. Mary’s in
Goderich).
Trustee Michal Ryan of Crediton
suggested the students who most
need the AIDS Program, are not
taking the religious classes.
The Huron-Perth Board will be
starting the AIDS program in the
New Year, but in the meantime it
hasacommittee studying it and
this committee will present a
report on it to the trustees and to
parents. On the AIDS Education
committee includes: Rev. John
Sharp of Stratford, dean of the
Huron-Perth Deanery; Rev. Jo
seph Finn of Kinkora, board
chaplain; trustees, Ernest Vander-
schot of St. Marys, Michael
Moriarty of Bayfield, John Devlin
of Stratford; Dennis Mackey,
Ella Ives dishes out food at the annual beef dinner of the Trinity Anglican Church in Blyth Wednesday
night. The dinner as usual drew many area people to eqjoy the cooking of the church members.
religion and family life consultant,
William Eckert, director of educa
tion; and John McCauley, superin-
tendentof education; teachers,
Sister Elaine Carr, St. Michael
School, Stratford; Tim Dohery, St.
James School, Seafoth; and Mar
garet Medve, Precious Blood
School, Exeter; parents, Anne
Meladv-Chapin, Dublin, Dr. Linda
Steele, Sheila Roplh, Anne Ste
ward and Pauline Shore.
In other business, the board
granted Tina Doherty, special
education teacher at St. Michael
School, Stratford, a leave of
absence without pay from October
27, 1987 to August 30, 1988. A
replacement teacher has not been
hired as yet.
Farm corporation manaaers invited
to business seminar
• •
The Ontario Ministry of Agricul
ture and Food is conducting
seminars for owners of farming
corporations to help them gain a
better understanding of the cor
porate business structure and how
to use it to their advantage.
Ralph Winslade, Farm Business
Advisor with the Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture and Food, and
lawyers and accountants from each
of the areas where the seminars are
being held, will lead the program.
The seminar in Kirkton on
Thursday, December 10, is the
closest location for Huron farmers.
Details about program and regi
stration are available from the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food office in Clinton.
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