Times Advocate, 1998-11-25, Page 32Wednesday. November 25. 1998
Exeter Times -Advocate
Family
MPP fHUen Johns says government is not cause of possible school closures
'i'o the Public School • viuus year. Since that ...'located an additional
Supporters ()I' Huron time .the board has .5...6 million to the Ikntrd
County • received an additional • it, this line item. This
1 have been most. dis- $2.7 'million for special cowl,' mean that for reno-
turbed with the cum- education. rations each year, •for
stents of the administra-. The Board then stated approxi''lately 60 schools.
lion of the Avon Maitland that they• were larking' that Board bad 55.6 mil -
.District School Board this funds. in the "operation lion plus any nim -class -
week. and 1 belie‘e that it' line" of their t'iltancrat moot expenditures which
Is important to outline the statement. Although this are not utilize•tl •
events that have Iran- • Board -had rereived.S 1 . 'Ike Administration has
spired in recent weeks. As million more than in pre- now stated. that the
everyone is aware. the viuus years the govern- increased funding. which
administration of the- mein heard the plea and.. Is for the school year that
Board initially decided to
look at school (14 sun's by
evaluating Seaforth
Uistrict Iligh • School.
Then they prepared an
option paNer which out
lined recommendations •
that would have affected
some 20 •• schools.
Recently. the Board indi-
cated that they are look-
ing.at further options
which are to be released
on December 8, 1998. In
all these crises the admin-
istration of the Board has
stated that the closing
MAO. happen as a result
of the fu nding.fortn►lla
provided by the
Provincial. Government.'
\\ hen this was first stat-
-ed, •1 asked parents.
administration of
Board, trustees, Ministry`
U1` jducation officials and:
Ml'PS to meet rind ensure
that the'children of the
'publicsyStcrn. were.
• receiving sufficient doi-
lars'&'r a duality educa-
tion. The Board'rejec+ted
this proposal. I then
. obtained a tenor from the
Mini'sfer ,of -Education
stating that this Board • .
had S..7 million inose 'in -
revenues at their disposal,
than they had 'in the pre- '
•
Santa -in Lucan
I:vCAN — The fifth '
annual Lucan. Santa Claus
' Parade is set to' thrill
youngsters and ttie young,-
at.
oungrat heart on Dec..5 starting
r
at 6:30 p.m, '
, The parade route begins.
on Saintsbury line next to
Beeker's variety store' and
, heads north up Main St. to
the Loran Community
Memorial Centre. • 1
Judging of the floats will
trake place at, Saintsbury
Line at -.6 p.m. Prises will
be awarded to the ,best
flouts'.
Non-perishable • food
donations to,the Ailsa
Craig Food thank & Thrift
. Store will be collected
along ,the parade route
and 'at the arena after.
Santa has a little extra
• time on his Wands this
year and will be visiting
with children at the arena
.after the. parade.
The children will, also be
treated with cartoons.
I'al'ade organizer Jean
Bennett said sineie the
- parade is an evening
affair; those getting floats
together are asked to Tight
it up and make some noise
with those jingle hells.
for more inii►rmatilm or
r
1 (
If Sou want (l/ enter it
float. call Bennett or her
husband Bill'at 227-1398. •
begins in the lull of 1999 education and the $2.6 because of a funding for-. �•.
is not s•►utt enough. million. fur operations. mula that has given tonal
However,. there has never some members of the the children equity with their
been a proposal to class • administration are still urban. counterparts.
schools prior to this time. trying to say that school f•.\ery •p[►rent would agree
Once again. the adininis- closures are a result of that if the quality. oi' •du•-
tlatian appears to be ere- the funding formula. I ells- •cation is suffering or if
fitting barriers as opposed agree. '1'I►is 1'ornlul.►, has 'there is a,health and safe- .
to looking 1'ur oppurtuui ubaiously benetltted our ly concern in the•schooi.
lies 14) keep schools open. ' community substantially. that school closures .
I with the $5:7 mil If the Board determined should be considered.
lien ut additional funding to close schools they Lets move forward!
from the previous year. should explain why to the • ••\'ours truly. •
. 52.7 million for special parents.. but it will not he - Hr r.l.\ Jon \s,M111'.1Iurou
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