HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-09-04, Page 2Page 2 Luekuaw-Sentinel, Wednesday, September 4 199b
MuranoPerth Roman Catholic Se
.rate School Board
Parents irate because of walking distance fo
by Michele Greene
Two -parents swore at.
trustees -and stormed out
of Monday nights9 meet-
ing of the liuron7Perth
*OMR atholie • me
hep..
School Board upset about
board's decision the bo 'on -to'
increase the in own
walking' distance for hit
ren 4 "
In
ea'.t:ulsi
orderto h tai
casts, trustees voted to.
,increase. the'distance:
tral .:11� :�a1
vel fro f a mile
to; three-quarters. .rters of a:
hr. qua ,
mile. Children living out-
side this radius will be
bused � to school -ol as
usual,
and the � olicy only
applies to towns ,with a
separate. school. Mitchell
*':and area students Will
continue to be .bused, -to:
n b
. Si.1n..an 'or
Patrick's i. k's.lnb inP
inl
Eugene r ,
� e � and 'a l� ..
Nolan, of Seaforth; left
telling the board it would
.be hearing 'th
fro � em
later ail d threatened .to
u
s e if any child was
killed.
uar Olittingd.Iarr
e
Qre t1� safely
c i „t:.... ai
. Qur .li 1d>ren, , hey sa>�d..
p
The reduction in bus,-•
,int is expected t1 ':.ave:
$159,289. Parents ,were
notified of the change in
late- June and since that
time, the board has
received 23 complaints
from parents in eafrord),
.t. Marys, Zurich,�
Wings= and Stratford.
There were also com-
plaints from fourtrustees
who : wouldnot approve w U � ,�� e
motion that: would not
consider . exelu .tions
from theoticy- , especial-
ly
p .
in Seaforth, . •
The change in Walking
distance will rrquiiechil-
dren to walk :through an
industrial area in
Scafortb, cross three.rail- .-
,
..way,tracks and.a'tiulsy-.
a..:to et school.
hghw y ,�� to hoof
Director of Education
Dr. James Brown said the
DI's' and the railway
company were consulted
p' d
and said the. area is safe.
The oderich- xeter
Railway Co. said the
three tracks are marked.
with double :lights-
-"We
ights --aa lfr'-e do 't feel .we
have the expertise Mise to say
that tit's safe] so we turn
the -w people who liave.
the expertise,. If we ttirn
down the exmperts' ;-advice,
do we . become the
experts?,". asked Trustee.
wise Martin.
.., children
'These cl�i d.i�ext ars
our responsibility, .added
Trustee Gerry. Ryan, ;of
Seaford).-
eMichael
Trustee Ryan,
wanted to know s how
much it would. cost to�
trtnspoit those handful of
.'.students,. ,However, the
board's administration
didn't have that caleulaa
tion Superintendent of
Finance Gerry Thuss said
the bus carrying 69 stu-
dents to St. Columban. Dublin costs about:
$34,000. year:
"The bottom line is we
are asking three, four and
:five -year-olds to walk
through an industrial -
,
area, cross railway tracks
and cross the road,: ' said
Trustee Dennis O'Reilly,
of ` Mitchell: -.I intend to
vote against the recom-
mendation. x wouldn't
tudents
. want my kids walking
throu h that and tliey are
older than that. This area
'-should he exempted.!
Trustee Adolpho
o
Spatela said the: board.
has to save money, won -
doing if there is another
alternative. Hp suggested
the're-Commendations
'made b'y St.. Marys par-
. ern
ar-:erns .ouid' be considered
by r communities. .
St• Marys, the local
school council will orga-
nize a before and after
schoolro rami where
p g
children can wait to be
picked up by theirpar-.
ents.
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The staff at the Luckfiow swii ming pool report 'a
siiccessfril: and enjoyable summer,:and are now off on
theireducational pursuits. No more s wirr mingi
'The lessons went very well, rain or. shine the •chil-
Oren were. still veiry. enthusiastic.
' e swim team improvecl greatly over:the•course of
the sunrrtdrr, ltlior gh small in size, they were big in
spirit. '�
µ A dedicated few sprue tit) summer, by par,;
tictpating in the polar dip and aquafit.
year's.pool staff was pori ,Easel, Tasha Mayer,
Adelia Andrew,Tyler Brooks, Trevor Moffat and
Shelly!olfnston