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The Huron Expositor • July 1, 2009 Page 15
Snow tubing removed from high risk schooiactivities
Huron -Perth Catholic board creates list of high risk activities for school trips
Stu Slater
Huron -Perth Catholic District
School Board trustee Bernard Mur-
ray
ur-
�- ray went to bat for a constituent at
a regular meeting Monday, June 16,
securing the removal of "snow -tub-
ing" from, a list of "high-risk" activi-
ties for school trips. , =
At the meeting, trustees unani-
mously approved a policy change
which will see a prohibition of school -
organized trips tO a prescribed list of
activities deemet'highrisk.
Activities not on the list, mean-
while, may be subjected - if there's.
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perceived to be a "heightened safety Speaking to reporters after the ee Ron Marcy stressed that, even
risk" - to a risk assessment conduct- meeting, he said members of his fam- though snow -tubing has now been
ed by the consortium through which ily have enjoyed tubing at River Val-, removed from the high-risk list, that
the board purchases its insurance. ley tube slide and golf course, located doesn't mean such a trip wouldn't be
Originally on the list of unequiv- at R.R. 31St. Marys. And he believes rejected for other reasons - includ-
ocally-prohibited activities was: the level of risk is not comparable to ing a lack of educational value.
downhill skiing, snowboarding, the others on the list.' Murray said he received no calls
snow -tubing, rafting and small -craft Speaking to trustees, he noted the of concern from River Valley about
motorized boating. St. Marys -area business is operated the proposed changes to the school
But Murray requested an amend- by a family whose children have at- board's class trip policy.
meet to remove snow -tubing. tended schools in the board, and "I just saw (snow -tubing) on the
"I believe that snow -tubing is in a thatit's a family-oriented attraction list (of high-risk activities) and I
little different category," the Perth that's valued by the community. thought, `that's just not right'."
South/St. Marys trustee began, in The amendment was accepted
defending the amendment. "The risk unanimously.
is not as great." Both Murray and fellow trust -
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