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Randy-Hamilt:on, left.
to go to'school 'wit'
Dagmar Crawfo'-'
in "front • of Nei,.
of Clinton• said he's worried about JK students being forced
t' •1 sects at the OAC level. Suzanne Hamilton. centre. and .
- so out supporting tate Save Our Schools -demonstration
Main Street office
Among the. demonstrators in front of Helen Johns' constituency office on Oct. 7 were students -from
Seaforth District High School. Pictured from left are Kim Janmaat. Craig Gillis, Karen DelVecchio,
Amanda Brugger. Frederique Le Rousseau and Robert Spittal. Kneeling is Jen DelVecchio.
Concerned
parents, students
demonstrat'e at
Johns' office
By Scott Nixon
f:5:f" I'f:lt• — •"tllpc►siDfiiui o}TJ Avon Maitland schools
closing minions t4pproxlmt,.toth ..;g1 people-
doniotiatruued in front oI-Mturor MPP Heim Johns" on*
on Oct.
The .prnteatnrs; inctudod parisnts uric studt!nts - moSth
[roil. Clinton uttd'Se:alor.th a7►(' don't guns iii SFF
Netiliots ni them r.onim.unities (Jost:
Nunn F f4k1,r 1'c►t;sun. who organized -the event. said the
dentonstrators gna::was to lest t•liiien-:ludas Wit: the rest of
the gnvetrnnietnt 4 IInV tt t`t .art' i►tsInF.•uilftur to t.�udtsnts.
N►hlll liltittefr-1-os14euf l:Tit" .I(►htts l.&'aSL l .ir tier (Act til •
ttu lithe of the protest. ins did put postc:'ards under .Johns'
utile signed uidic:tilitn€ their dispie:ftt:ure, over
the gn4Rrnniettll-s treatment 61 education the added a
petition c:arts;iuign tot:—begun winch so fur ties about •i .ODU
uumtes of it _
t�ishts+ t ustcrt ' iliril nts�stldttd die Avon M'uttland Uist i -el•
ichuur hoard. sa.vnir nvor Mattianc = and its predetceS-
.sur:, tits Huron ansa 1'er:..1 t►tlur.ds hue(' Lr•aditionalti
bout: frugal • : •
"1 uimi truth. wt•. stiout(1 tic penalized- for torsi.': `she said.
She said tl wily be impossible fur_Avun Maitland to rrltita•'
-
thee t:Whacks the. goverttnient ii furcnng it. to .
Fishttr-Vusrtuu disagrtics with tht• gavtsrriinrnl forcing the
board tel rid itself o' excess spa(:e saying students should- -
11‘1,11e. r educed to numbers • .
uu lost• the individualit that silt said
-1 islltsr l ossen. wtu' has two cttiidr ere it: :[iriu►n Yublit -
School:, suici i! tht school is closet tauSe icon
diarto • their tsdut:atiuns She used UR. r;.anlplt ut .
lltunicil►alilit±:• and alttillgitu Ltlrt, tt .ilkut:t-i;.te
what u change, it 4vuuld bt' for students .•
• She said dist ati ut furc:ittt• children to haveto go to di!-
Ittt•trttl sctltlllir- tin' guvttrtlftttltl: SttotUC' Jt' short. concerned
\vith tlth r u(itic:tiLluna'. isiiu •; •
'School: are ohm.. tilt' !war'. ;)' :: 1 !.U[lltt:;lilt t . 1 ist►t'r
ossttlh t x}fiitltlt:(: .iltitl il•'t tisk.:C: to. [t tilt'\ µr, t\'lat ` to!sidel-
clusses •
.ti' :riot",", , :' ;!tt }10\1-•'•'lttlr11t tr.
pt -'viol' staioto: Von 'titati ' '.:lost:!' • i • \ us,' t: s..u') ?test
t:(1 pil!'ttlll; \ ''•Ii'-}►t••'solat. 'tt;itt l'. .'.N'1! I\4 -' -'` ittl*� sttrlpt
toss}- iitttlVet+% tU\'lt''.H(: it- \t't.it' }'''its? ut! f;;t)1!;t'riL't-ik
school:— Sin' siUIC ti.1ti' A':dtit',Cle-►• :. acittlortsuratluri N'Ss an •
attempt to gale ililHtltlut trod tilt' tit itir ittld• tilt' pubtir .
ittld ,lU StfuN ;tit' l; t'vtr[•tlltlt•tt: ;hitt pat't'Itl. i.r't gust»' tr,
tight tic. puttstltlie c:cl'surt ;
Tilt' (itsnlutititritttui gist l:r::uidrd st t'tr .studs tlt: trent
S giiitrtti District i-I1g1. ti:tl''tll N'iit' t' }i►'•''; ►'itti►•!' 'i1usUrt'
of t;ollvt:rsltlt: (,'' '' -' 1'�(. st:haul . •
(..1'iiltJ Lilt�l; . protttt tlIttUtil►tr ut tilt s• tlt.0 '.oU+ltal said
ht ti tsl, tht -I kur! l; t;uk•ttrtttorttt • gtppttt):''• i.t s•ikuuit• ti-
tat' prt vincr
"�1 t wiu►I all ti+:ttuul; - is %-tuna tlti4 N►., !' "' d' u};1•ti
ti(' said.. • - -
Cillti; !:utt, tr:r.; should t,t n:i►Ctit.. Utit- stud tie
(h/itslt.i t11Ult 'aU5111�; s'a*utis I. 4-- t;vuC loris aut.! i►adt:d Ltir
goVtsri►inenl tui.- p ttttL ut ttlutltt\ •l'. trot} s':haul Uuards.
)tlafut'th l,ut;h scht►ui. (Ali;:laid t: '.ill sluittlttS! it;-11urv'
ills( f'ir'th t;t,Lttltllt: UUI- stt&Gt'. L+tt !,t•t,\ t\\vtl 4\40!t'L'':
t,vit' (. llffi'.1' i;beltlt; b(li i itt tee 't.f;t b'''lu!l :t \Ytl 'v
WIC if tilt' sr:Holli It ':iVst:C?
11 lcatuctI •':hist t WIc! lt;, ,lu(lt 111: it' i ''.•'L.t.r ., Kt: to
• (.11llluti: illi tits(' '.U111C U' * - tj Joust' '. ; c .C' N'I t '.
St itttirtt ia)d •t.ltttll't:.st.li(t1 elh ttirtttt•''-t ! i.'t ! ;,pit!
1'IYills.
till r tut•rtt(1 to br ll.gtt1I,* t
It'd Lt' itis uuhttitititt mint tteeitee 1►r siuC
/'ti well it; .itilrtlltll2'. ti'.ti(Ittt1tr Si•itturt4: ; .','.su't WOUld
ilflu';I till' '.11111111(1111!\. 1\'tti''li. c iIt*' sited) tat: sl.r!rthg11 sup-
purttsd Ihr s':iluui I -le Nuutd bt
Illll'1 beritos/ s1UUt:tll: \\void U!' iutlgt•r•bt- t Wing Lltt it
illllta09 ill lt►1v11 • -
lian(1� I lanititi►n .uf (;hntuu said tit• .'t%a supporting the
dunx►tltilruttun because Itv . cuticertit:d about the pustitbili
Alta s 604 4;oliv +rttstl iota .IK tJ.nc st:l►uutt•.'He said
schools areal.! detitguod Lo bold sunt (I tiiiALOI' ut atudtsnl.�.
Uiigivar (;c'aw1u1d. who hit. run cave for
agreed with IIauttltun and said-outigttr':llildrett shouldn't
bi Iunipod to with ul(lur studnut,.
"N a have tsuuugh prubleiu to our swaut� without Iduuig
that," she -said.. •