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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1993-12-08, Page 1• te$ •F s(r) Li 4 .1) sf!:1 4,t) .1' 4,1' .TJ 40') (Vol ‘s 4i).FJ 41).4 (i)).7„1 4 41) 4r .1 .1' (fe Don't Drink Drive The parade band of South Huron District High School played in Saturday's Santa Claus Parade. From left are Chris Passmore, Linda Snell, Eric Hundey, Bronwyn Pearson, Chris Cowell, and Molly McClure. Serving South Huron North Middlesex & Larnbton Wednesday . December E. 1993 J ai 1' eig Gairser-Kneale Insurance Service Experien :e Value 235-2420 (84C * 6c GS.T.) 90 cents l"'"'" —"I', Parents seek solutions to school violence fO #. If you . aren't subscribing to The es -Advocate, you're missingout.Sou 1 TunUse the coupon below and subscribe today, th Huron tops county uolice calls ' I Name: 1 1 Address City 1 or sch I Nov. 1 Postal Code SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada ■ ain 40 miles - (65 km) addressed to non letter carrier addresses 1 130.00 plus 82.10 G.S.T. 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In that: time a smoking area was built on school property to keep intrud- 1Hundreds of arrear and community members cattle out last Tuesday ers out tuba stem policy against any form of violent behavior was an- t to: a SHDHS Parent Association meeting. . dissyss.. the .l...0oun . youth. -aggressive behavior. A special giest .pune1 nitde ►-of bn • Ilut i don't` iii 'wli '1' izi stdi'tfs" tsid.". . -el cialVs Abe police, the crown attorney, Children's Aid, and the Huron- Parents also asked what can bc done with SHDHS students who are Perth Centre were on hand to try and shed light on the, problem. causing problems. Bill Bengough, parent association president, said he didn't Gino Giannandrea, a representative of the Huron County expect the meeting to be a cure-all. Board of Education, was asked about suspending students. "This is not a school problem by itself, it's societal," he "What we are He said up until the summer, a student could be suspended said. for a maximum of 60 clays. "We have a large size panel in the hopes that all ques- doing is trying But the Ontario government recently reduced the number tions can be answered," explained Bengough. "The panel is to protect our to 20 days here as a resource:" students by "That's the absolute maximum," Giannandrea said. Key questions discussed by parents and the panel includ- The next step up from suspension is expulsion, and that removing those ed the -type of violence that is taking place in schools. action can only be taken if approved by board trustees. . Principal Joe Wooden said his conoem is with intimida- who are a But in all of Ontario, he said, this has only happened three tion and gang violence that has been on the rise. problem, but or four times: "So it has to be a preuy bad situation.' "Severe violent behavior is creeping in here," said Wood- then, they [the "Some of the kids are on performance contracts," said en'roblem vice principal Keith Allen. He said there are about 26 stu- "In the past two years the police responded to 53 calls to p dents aLthe school.that have been a chronic problem. And the school," stated detective Rick Borden of the Ontario students] just of those, there are 17 -they would prefer not to have at the Provincial Police. "That's a considerable amount more than the other high schools," he said. The other county high schools averaged well below 20 calls to their local police forces. end up on the school. _ streets," 17 "Since are no longerat school laand wo more contracts s those 11 of arcon the way out," Allen promised. "What we are doing is trying to protect our students by removing those Wooden said this part of Huron County is known to have a problem with who are a problem, but then they -[the problem students) just end up on the violent behavior. streets," he said. He stressed that the school's problem is only with a small number of "If the underlying cause is not resolved we're really only putting a band- SHDHS students. Most incidents in which the police were called, he said, aid on the problem," said Greg Brown, a therapist with the Children's Aid had to do with intruders at the school. Please,see Parents, page two. High Schoo udents getting into the spirit of Christmas fm Crime Stoppers an option for schools CLINTON - Students could have a hand in curbing crime and violence in their schools if a program similar to Crime Stop- pers is established. Wayne Moulton, co-ordinator of Huron County Crime Stop- pers presented the proposal to ,mss. Both of idut:tition meeting an' Monday.- It ondayIt would be similar to the county version in that all tips would remain anonymous, "This way students can take responsibility for what is going on in their schools without put- ting themselves in jeopardy," he said. Moulton -said it would not be a police -run program. School officials would handle minor school -related incidents while police would handled any criminal investigations. Moulton Ntressed that the pro- gram would not cost the school, the board or taxpayers. It would bc run by volunteers as a non- profit charitable organization. A similar program already ex- ists at Goderich District Colle- giate Institute. Trustees will be discussing the proposal later this month. * **• * * **** ,,•,ems x > t * IMO South Huron District High School Spirit Club had a float in Saturday's Santa Claus ikwatie in Exeter. The wet weather didn't dampen their spirit for the !holiday season. From left are Arnie Monck, Itauf ,ilame, Carolyn -Quinn,: a Farwell, Christine Wendt, and Jamie Hoffman.