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Exeter Times -Advocate
School Closings
Business as usual at McCurdy despite possible closure
ray sit Nixon
'r1MEs A11vo(A•rt• S'IAI'1
HCiRON PARK - Classes at McCurdy
Public School are going ahead as norma(,
despite the' fact It fares possible closure
• because (1r the A\ufl Maitland 1ristrict
Si h(►ol Jiolu'(1's efforts to trlrrettse eflirief r-
l•\
McCurdy print:(pal )lull Straw said hers
hearing tuitional •rearuon fr'lii►1 parents
. about the pos,;lble• closur(' o1 the ~(•hoot
and said ire's tolling parents to -wail and
see". what the school board decides _
Students. Straw said. knuw.a school el(,
sure is possible. but its not an ISSu( that
has boon discussed tit class
"'hip's• not IT our rurrirulun: •;:4'a\\
said.
• The btwrd has said schools (er;ponsave to
(Maintain are the ones that will be Clos(id
Original) a.tt air force base. Straw said.
McCurdy was builtin the lati• 1450s
If ttii• school d(n•, ells:(. Strait adrnitted
it %hill be a definite loss Jodie 11ur(+n Part.;
rarumtrnity b(:causr the building is used
for ti varlet\ of ac!tivnir, other that) thus;(
•rclatod to school
'Acceordlr►g to the proposal fr:onl Avon
Maitland.• if Mr( .uriiy (fuses Lts•stu dents
be busked to t•Ilhc•r Stc ph('n or
l sburiie schools. When, ..asked_ if •
•Mce.urdy's I(,4 students would stiffer
becausr'or thus, Straw described th(•qu s-.
trent a>'tiilh" ilddlni .r,;:rl\ students ars.
it((\ n1- r1s' i,:1S,f•1. til'l,ri„. -Ile' d,(f
onc(1de that closing schools such as
McCord) %could increase class sites n1
schools that Fen 'all l open
Strait refused to explain t{'M•ther or riot
he thinks. n:s. Met:tird) should sta) open. san-
ing It Isn't up to hint to defend the sc•hc►ol
"I'tn an agent of the tx,ard ' he sad
Karen Windsor. chairwoman -of the
5('htx,ls advis(ery council, said she 1s "...a(1
about the possublc -rksure-of any sc141J44
ay,"d said im closing .will affect the stu-
•4l('l1, tx•('i us4 tl!e\ %1111 11:11'i. t1., tH h(1Ss+(11
aril t\. also h:,\• to undergo' the stress „!
itll (list :.
?irony tit's rtN 1:
111: : • ,anti -slit' t. ,ilii 1!'1 t„ 1T:11f 1 '
but- surround < puss 1•
1• til, 11...,,.
We want our say. Beth Livingston. left, Lois Anne McDougall. Dagmar Crawford (with
Kyia'Bryansi. Nancy Fisher-Vosser. Sharor:Tnorripson (witr, daughter Amy). Sue
Blackwell and Pamela Stanley were protesting outside Exeter town half Friday.The
Clinton-Vanastra contingent were disappointed. they weren't allowed In on'a Meeting
between school councils and Huron MPP Helen Johns to discuss the potential closure -
of Huron -Perth schools "Its a shame they don't recognize a lot of us older women are
volunteering in the classroom: Stanley said. Stanley is a -volunteer at Clinton Public
School and Huron Centennial School.
Board jumps the
on school closings
By Kate Monk
Anvol_A-rt• S•I Al i
\ 1;.T1•-11 — .r.he Avon
(;•;•Band ir(strfc't Sc'hi,o.
board hits jumped the g4)!,
acrrrdlli;,' to Huron Al}'►'
- llcl(c •tor:n'. •t!: d - 1d:n;.!
('I(Ising schei ,1.s 1s 1111•
answer to funding Murk
"I don 1 'See' there's
neeei to dose schools right
nun -because of lies i,'C(1.:-
tory that has, tot U(in( b\„
I lie(, 31.'• :Johns said.
•debts sal! ,t -, lrut• the
• ,( i;.ut•i board \\.ill' not
receive at;, holding, from
the province. t(1 build nen\
se:houls it there is (xi:ess
capai'It\• but at the. same
tun(. there Is n1, need t1
• buiiu uety scllochs •
"1 to disappointed that
they lAti116131 are going to
dust the schools because 1
stand
11i11: fh (' prf't11111'
atilt if we're 11(,1 (rp('ri!711!
Ilett schoolsw1- don 1
hint' :u Gust- :.1(4(4(415 to ger
(lutt•r .(u t}11!1 excess capac-
ity 11.' 'I.- •loh)s toles .111 1-
:1 on 1•rl(la3
She- belie e' the1'e s•
enough money • ltd the dol-
rii'. the' hoard will r4•r.elv(•
1(i keep the sch(4i,l', open
-01 t'rati!F (•Lists at,
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, tris\':n,• s 1 .1 17411111,1: for -
priitca,i:;- and a via•-prul=
(.11(41 'fl he (urrt!uuri4 par-
- (•itis arts Stu' '! t,-1ia\/• U.
)1•.17\'o}Ve•4J ,h1- said
tre1•(•1.4-.'- rt rllstra
11' :, is 40,1- pal! '4'f the
trr,<:7'' ” ),Utlh,4.! it t(r(r4 211
i(.`` 'iii :11"•
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$r• • 4'Itlse(1 L. 1. sit 14• !410111•\' .
Slu• 5(47714• scll(4ois
- reyu:r' -+•ores,:\t• repairs
Ur 44=L1I 1)4,71fit .`wil.1t,l
and sato:, rtras(ins• and- it
atilt\ b1- letter( t1.' spend the
money ahrri• 7141fJ'(• 14(•rir-
j117. c(,1ll4 &u, readied '
111 1,1 0. 11'.1r1't 1,)1' lex/king
at schools ,hist frith t\ dill
w4'ufd 1,1 ('(ill1e7? 4 i)l t!•
dos('"',h(• said
1.•1171', met 4 et.11• S(hoot
.V.viNor.%( •,unci► repreSt•n-
tiles ir.i70 the aciectett
Sc ho'11s eir Friday no:wiling
and h ,.4.4,114 rt car be
some resolution to the con-
flict. She \taut, tile vote on -
the Sc11t,oi closings
chief -red until all' thy•
°pawls are e.XalrIlril1d
"114- ha44.. ;1 F.,1 of app(„`
tunt.l\- 10 14/1,1. ;Il (Jplli111'.
.br(2:US4• 444• WO hate the
press:rig ti('(•d to build it
71(.)% school.- .1'rhns said.
417;7) itt,1, 11(711.4'V1•S 111(-
:1\t,, '11a,tlat;,f board
recei\1'5 (•IloUgfl funding t1'
ti" 1114-CS'i:r) rt•1ln\a no,is
1r,.!,rtd:• ; t(, 41(11 !Ig(!rl
lilt' Ullilr(1 5pl•t''
las( \ear it reni\;.Uuns. u;
fr(rrn til(' :';•'! n. :on •ill::'
lla` -Peen 111l•• • ...,'•r,'
.past li't\- 1'(:i::
the "1.1 7n -(ilii(! \tuuld 1,4
1144 gh .17s': money r.1.•uki
b1• '_<.nr.!1 er.o• 1,1.414.7 non-
cur-
on -
( r. -. 4wen :.i'4•aS 4)r 1111-
.\ ,• tart 111 1.111 (4 (ihl(ni
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e.re ,.11` I', tin:, 4'l(•: e•lll!Ugh
pro},(• (44444 t,e('n till►;+lj
in t714' (ie( :sl((r1-Il,;rkirlg-
pro(i•''..1'.hnu" said
...1411• (('rttnlllt('1' Ul, 41.
nn1� has h(+en made up oI
board staff. a couple 4)r
hate so far beeti willing to help distl.ibut1-
' infonaati of
She said she hassi oketi to oth(';• par
encs' at the school and said they an; tote.
ce•rn(d atx,ut \%hat Is happening a! i are .
`trting to do what is test for their ki ;s
"The greatest conlmixilt) that we ha%.-
li,r (tic foul('!• h 4w? e,ds." she Saul
Stu itdd(YI that '11c(:urd\ .closure 4‘4,1114:affect t'.h.• rt,t1111111T1.1\ an(1 described the
• sehooe-a•. ":1 di'fi, le ion:mut:.1\ '.1141,1,:
• IA114(1501 ,a;(1 a parent- (n111441)1tei• has
.been d(•t'(•),,p.'1 14 7.4 •1 ,::4 :tdtl,ur
;111 with Ide;l� 114
r- 111- ,r,oi ('14 art! b, n(11'
Inc (Ili( Idea :dread:. It
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Closing Heasall Public
School will jeopardize
the cornmunity
By Kate Monk
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(tial s th4• c:,Ils..r,_ ,.. .
principal: 4.11l i,.itl'1 4 •
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lost - - - • 1
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a11(i after 5('l;(4(.; program. .1,- .44.11 the
\ittl;lg, ti !-U1!:71'r•- ;_l:17-;11 '.:c •.'t' „r;rl! -
USl th4• sports equipriie r:1 \ it r:,1„.,.4 resl-
-(Jer'ts use the !•,('1„'1,' ' ;,1211 'r(,lllid. 1'.
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11'aglskalos S;1 adding the impact 4)11
the (''llllrlutlli\ stl'(uI(' b4'. 21 1 (ulcer( 01
The s( I(4),) 1,0ai' • • -
('r:n.('Ij,a: ( i144 I'.(,I11011(1, say'- tiler` is
value in a child being (•ducateu in his or -
her 044'!1 14.,1.1.17 :
71 intik thei'(•'s it i('4 141 144 5:.41 (4'4' stu-
dents };incl;•tni S(h(14l in their own com-
munity:. Fdrnunds said "1 think lou.
1>( -•old g4-1 that rea(tiutl' fr1'u1 117).\ p.,I
rnl. cl,y principal.- any 11ustr1- 417,►one
that's ro)nect(•d with the kids ge,rng to
Si'Iao4,l • The fact lha1 •\-',u are part of
arid contributing -to the s,(hur.il and .tile
school is- part of the i'otnnlunit\ • 11's
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-It's just another
item in the small -
communities to
maize people not
want to live to the'
small community"
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5( 114,0,`-'intiur1•L :\\:1` �r,rati4 -leu!
believes courfc11' 4'. 1: •'I1},pilr;. ((4 1
s(,1i1,-
port • .11 nrakrs •1 ii,ugh 107 I1'- 41 :
up too bi;; a fuss b(•c.,tlSl' 4f it (14),' r •
happen herr: 41 1141' 10 happ('1; s1 '•• -
\t lr(•re• 4151' 1' '- - 4114- ((11111• yc1`1ia"i:
-I'tpper said -
,1t the salt(' 1447,4' f eppr' qui ;1
till ini�nts o1 s(1'(1(k 1hat;trl" not lora:
ed within tow le -al r
"41).-' a(IU;rl t telt oil I'll, iS 1,•,a1.
sit4,ul11111'1 l„t\e' built s(h(Ul1 Alit\ (Jul
1.)o- country :” I'l'pp1•r said ' -
li•dmond• doesn't think it ca!
assUln(•(4 iii; 1Ii'S \1/4711 fequll 1(1 you
ItiSSI", 'I I"' „ t ' 1,' 4:urrentlt employs
principal, eight leachers. este sr(reta7'4.
one-(.ustudlan atld tww-edUcatiuua7
assistants which will iii('reasr In fow
later in (1c'tober