Huron Expositor, 2009-06-10, Page 19News
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Huron -Perth Catholic board could ban school ski trips
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Due to what could be described as
a technicality, a proposed revision of
the Huron -Perth Catholic District
School Board's class trip policy was
deferred at a meeting Monday, May
25.
But it seems quite likely that,
when the policy again comes before
trustees, it will result in a ban on
school -organized trips to downhill -
ski resorts.
According to education superinten-
dent Dan Parr, the risks involved in
downhill skiing have been a hot topic
amongst school administrators from
across the province in recent months,
due largely to the deaths of two stu-
dents on school -organized outings at
Ontario ski hills this past winter.
"I believe other boards are cur-
rently in the early stages of revising
their policies," Parr said in an inter-
view . — although he did not specify
which boards.
A proposed Huron -Perth policy re-
vision states, "high-risk activities in-
cluding, but not limited to, downhill
skiing, snowboarding, snow -tubing,
rafting, and small craft motorized
boating are inconsistent with the
high standard of safety required of
all educational' programming. These
trips will not be approved."
According to Parr, the board's exist-
ing "Educational Field Trips" policy
doesn't specify skiing or snowboard-
ing trips as "high-risk."
But they are identified that way
in guidelines laid out by the jointly -
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Under the board's existing policy,
such trips need only be approved by
the principal. Under the proposed
policy, they will not be allowed.
At the May 25 meeting, a motion
for deferral of the proposed revision
— toallow for Parr to provide some
additional information to trustees —
passed unanimously, with no discus-
sion.
But, speaking after the meeting,
Parr revealed the request for infor-
mation, has nothing to do with the
proposed downhill skiing changes.
Instead, trustees have requested
that Parr look into, possible revisions
' to specific wording in another por-
tion of the policy — regarding trips to
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Trustees didn't attach a date to
their motion for deferral, and Parr
couldn't say when the fully revised
proposal would return to the deci-
sion-making table.
Perth South/St. Marys trustee Ber-
nard Murray, when asked about the
potential reaction from ski resort
owners, noted the entire industry is
aware of the two recent deaths.,
"They can't help but understand
that there are going to be some
changes," said Murray.
Superintendent Parr added, "we
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