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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2004-11-10, Page 1212 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, NOV. 10, 2004 Number of home -schooled students has dropped over past few years, Avon Maitland school board reports By Stew Slater Special to The Expositor The number of potential Avon Maitland District School Board students being instructed at home has dropped over the past few years, according to a report delivered to trustees at a recent board meeting. Education superintendent Barry Wagner, in an analysis provided yearly by the Avon Maitland board but not by all Ontario school boards, reported 190 potential Avon Maitland students from 93 families were home -schooled in 2003-04. That's down from 197 in 2002-03 and close to 300 in 2000. Preliminary statistics suggest the number may have dropped again in 2004-05 -- to as low as 165. Wagner told trustees there are no new home -schooling trends in Huron and Perth Counties, compared to previ- ous years. That means there remains a cluster of home -schooling families in northern Huron County, with Wingham-area elementary schools Howick Central and Turnberry Central being the nearest public school for 24 and 10 home -schooled students, respectively. Twelve home -schooled children live within the catch- ment area of Victoria elementary school in Goderich. Among secondary schools, F.E. Madill in Wingham would be home to 12 of the students, should they return to the public system. The 2003-04 analysis records no home -schooled stu- dents in Grades 11 and 12, partly because a considerable number of home -schooling families choose to have their children return to publicly -funded systems for secondary school, and partly because the board stops tracking the progress of home -schooled children after they reach 16 - - the age at which school is no longer mandatory. Addressing the longer-term drop in the board's home - schooling numbers, Wagner noted there are now very few families -- he estimated five per cent of home- schoolers -- who choose to stay out of publicly funded, systems for what he called "social" reasons. The vast majority, he said, opt for home -schooling for "religious" reasons. Wagner suggested the Avon Maitland board remains committed to retaining a minimal level of contact with home -schooling families, despite the removal in 2002 of an education ministry requirement for boards to visit each home annually. He says this not only makes it easier to make sure par- ents are fulfilling their legal obligations to provide par- ticular elements of the provincial curriculum, but it also fosters the home/school board relationship and has inspired some parents to return their children to the Avon Maitland system. This year's preliminary numbers -- as low as 165 home-schoolers -- support that argument. 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Recent reports of marijuana mixed in with crops and grow houses in the area helped spur on the topic of this meeting, according to Elliott. "It has been shared with us by the police that there are street drugs around here," said Elliott. "I just think it would help peo- ple to be aware of them." The Nov. 15 meeting will be held in town hall council cham- bers at 7:30 p.m. Community Calendar SUN. NOV 14 WED. NOV, 10 10:00-11:30 a.m. - Story Fun Ontario Early Years Program at Duff's United Church Walton 1:00-4:00 p.m. - Seniors Shuffleboard at the Arena 6:00 Ruth's Fitness, main Hall THURS. , NOV. 11 9:00-10:00 a.m. - Fitness is Fun with Drusilla 10:00-11:30 a.m. - Baby 'Time Ontario Early Years at Egmondvdk United Church FRI. NOV, 12 10:00 a.m. - Morning Out at Bethel Blick Crurch, Seaforth 10:00-10:45 a.m. and 11:15-12 noon - Seaforth Branch Library presents Tales for Tots. Aged 2-5 and thcrcaregivcrs. Preregistration required 527-1430. SAT. 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