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VOL 123
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WE»N1 S»SY,.MAY 8,,-1996
65 INCLUDES G.S.T.
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by Pat .Halpin .:
The 'Bruce county
board of education -.will
ofer`Jrnior Kindergarten,
in the 1996-'97 school
year, but it will likely. be
an all -cloy, alternate day.
programa
The board voted '9-6 .in
favor of keepiq its Early.
Years program which'
combines Junior and
Senior Kindergarten,sta,Kindergarten
'dents in the same Class-
room. put another .vote -to
ex'ainr to =noo -hour
bussing in response
1 pef hent provincial
grant eat to transports
boli virtually; guarantees
the, Kindergarten pro-
gram. will have to 'switch
:.to. anall day, every other` (`
day .fQrinat..
.'•. io '
debate �o n
:`i�ie .river Ott r
p
o gh,:
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Kindergarten. , as a. t u
g
one for trustees: '
not`split`
�e , on e fil
' u.
educational value' ..af .
junior ',Kindergarten,-
We're
Kindergarten,We're split on the•financ
ing,". • said board Vice
Chairman p : ' Fr""ank
Eagleson, Eagleson also
objected to voting on the
fate of the program when':.
trustees don'ts know
details :of . class size,
staffing9 or 'how parents
will react,
to a change
from the half-day ik for °
mat,
.., ° : q�ttyy
The pxoyi c deb lot-
} d
Junior.. Kindergarten
optional` and cut fiunding
for the program by 40 per
Cent. Business superin-
tendent Ken Mann
explained even with a 60
per cent grunt? Junior
Kindergarten effectively
�' pays for itself when com-
bined in a Senior
Kindergarten elassreoiiiq
Mann said dropping JK
'vonld save $600;000 b
cutting Trine staff and
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currently involved r the�Chra t�� �rds program,ram beinggiven
:Rural .Response'
fot Heltb Children.The program was develo
e
.in.
attempt �to include positive messages about sexuality�d avoid.
a
single-isu foous�The program has different Do
e oners:
bodies, : tables, feelings, touching, Secretsand :sur , rises, " girls and
boys, and bedtime. (Pat Livingston photo)
by Pat,I.pirr
'There will be no layoff notices for "the 268 secs
ondary school teachers in Bruce County lout ,the beard
is,encouraging voluntary'. attrition as a way, to cut staff
numbers by September.
" e Tontinue to ask for the assistance
employees 'in ,responding to this. surplus staff and
financial crisis the board is experiencing," said boardd,
chairman Jennifer Ycnssen as she released details of
eight incentives the boar d is offering .on a one-time
Those incentives include enriched earl r retiremdt
job .sharing, leave of absence' and planned leave
plans, as well .a$ voluntary ,unpaid leave day. ''fibe-y,
are' being offered to all :staff until May l5
"We urge the :'[Teachers] Federation to.,Work with,
the board'' to encourage members to take these ulcer
Lives,", said Trustee Don Stobo
'the decision against layiiig:clf secondary staff fo]
Y
l ws: an a riounceinient two weeks ,:earlier that nq elegy
mentary' teachers:would e declared surplus. In both
announcements, the'`board cautioned that it, needs
"voluntary" staff reductions to meet its budget goal.
`riere.'is ,sorre. risk being undertaken by the board
in -not issuing iiotices of surplts," Yenssen said,
.•
�•°skis that ' Bruce a board is straggling wit
the
a $24 milllion`Provincial grant cut 'Pres-
Ware
pres-
With a'. zero per cent'"mill. rate,te,
si#i'etocK�illN�tit��
a
t .e • t Y
.'same. time, enrolment is � ectad o
increase.. the ' l�.
d ella b 0 studentsnextfall, leavingg thehoard
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by Pat Livingston
hey arelot..a bunch ofderanged
cd°
wonien: They.. are not over bearing propo-
nents er�'agroup of
rents of temperance. they are' ,g p
;people Who ireebgnize that impaired (alcohol
or drugs) driving is the.y singe largest { in ,,
nal, cause of death, in: this ; country..They are
mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, family,
friends, neighbors and concerned: citizens.
lauy of their lives changed forever when
someone played Russian roulette on the.
yyyr���oadyr.'and -killed'... their loved of ;eq They are
MADIX ) ).. ..
lVIADD s (Mothers Against Drunk
Driving) mission "is to stop .impaired: dri-
ving and to support victims of this violent.
crime. It is a grassroots organization that
draws its strength, gtl'h, energy and leadership
from olunteersd "
Lynn Magee: whose soli was killed in
til 1994 by a,drunk driver ispresi dent' of
the.. Huron :Bruce Chapter. Last week •at a
meeting in 1 uckno w,, Magee said MADD
a
cha:..ters,:workvin meany ways to prevent
impaired driving and; help victims. Through
a balanced prigram of public awareness,
education, legislature ' and. aggressive
enforcement bpY police, ,crown attorneys and
b .Cls
the courts, HADD. aims to .eliminate.
impaired driving, but it is a long road they
travels,
Since tate inception of the local chapter ill
September 1995, Magee said the group has
been "workingdill ►eritl on red iii boli" roe,
� y p
jests and; doing a lot of little things to raise
awareness," Last year, $135,E was raised
nationally through the red ribbon campaign.
Two sessions ole"Close to Hoole" have
been' field at Clinton and' Goderich high.
schools, and Madill will be done in May.
Videos are used to teach the students about`
the dangers' of driving while .impaired by,
'
-
alcohol and other �drugs. : Magee and',Barb
rb
s. kill din. t s e.
cr
l�intoulAwhose � i rhe aru
tn
.p ash as wha ese s tsonell�a their stores to tho s-
lit ,0
6
s
Western
video �wasalso . lloanedt o
lotpdryy, where Magee it playedin
the
cafeteria for about a :t month,'
Jinn, Wideman DD s national execu-
tive
X cu-tive director, said impaired driving has "a
p g
cseater impact on. societyany than other
rime:' Wideman said statistics are improv-
ing, the deaths of four people per
day are riot acceptable. "'We believe if we
care get to, young people between rade 6
p
and QAC, we can change altitudes at that
level. We believe vie aro making a differ-
awe."
ifferawe."
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