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I The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, November 1.1989 7 Trustees Support Uniform Policy I Crisis Intervention Counsellor Appointed T? H Î nifAMnr*» . ■n,' IvO/llflrtn AT t I *■* Î C All PIV tft 1AA IT OT-A1 infi f A l/n flirt lftrtrl I - ™ - ■ "Dear Editor; ' This letter is in response to a couple of issues in the news over the past few months. The central question question is School Uniforms. In October 1988 the Lambton County R.C. School Board won the decision to implement implement a policy to determine "Student Attire". Secondary School uniforms are a very controversial issue. However, However, this is only part of a larger larger question of "a return to basics" in our schools. In the July 6, 1989 Toronto Star, in an article entitled "Schools...Why parents are confused", several references were made to excellent schools. The article mentioned mentioned Forest Hills, Leaside, A.Y. Jackson, DeLaSalle, Loretto Abbey and R.H. King Academy. The idea is tojfocus on excellence. R.H. King is a public secondary school and it has introduced a yery structured academic environment with "uniforms" "uniforms" as part of the package. package. Many of the successful secondary schools have uniforms uniforms already. ; Are uniforms that important? important? It is not that simple. However, look around, we all/; wear uniforms; police, doctors, grocery clerks, business business people, etc. Look at the successful companies like McDonalds,T.B.M. or many other references made by Peters' in his book "In Search of Excellence". We live in a perceptual world. Why not lookjthe part "dress for success". ilOur young adults have their uniforms too. They also have the labels' to go with them. Such labels as the Preppies, Jocks or Spor- to's, Smokers, Rambos, and Misfits. The uniforms that I am suggesting allow everyone everyone to look their best (Students (Students & Teachers). My ap- E roach is that students must ecome involved in these choices. In fact, students should take the lead. The article article I mentioned from The Star also mentioned the rapid rapid expansion of private schools. Our young people today spend unbelievable amounts on, clothes. The labels labels and prices are far in excess excess of what a school uniform uniform would cost. The average uniform would cost $125.00 to $150.00. One Polo shirt or a pair of Nike running shoes could cost more, what about the student student or family that cannot afford all the frills? Uniforms Uniforms would allow us to look past the superficial part of the student and consider the human being inside with no perceptual labels or mistaken mistaken first impressions. Catholic secondary schools have always had a tradition of uniforms. All six Durham separate board secondary secondary schools have uniforms. uniforms. All 30 Metro Separate Separate Secondary schools have uniforms. I am not suggesting suggesting that uniforms will create excellent schools but on the other hand, I am not impressed impressed with some of the alternatives. alternatives. Saint Stephen's Secondary Secondary school in Bowmanville will be considering this option option in the very near future. I challenge our young adults to look around, take the lead and set a standard. I do not think you need me or any other adult to tell you what you have to do. Design your own uniform, crest colours or whatever but take the challenge. Both Caroline Burke and I are supportive of uniforms and would like to hear from you. Your Separate School Trustee John R. O'Toole. 623-4832. Projects Need Public Input Dear Editor: Something is rotten! Why is it that the proponents of three projects which have the greatest negative impact on our environment all want to avoid a full public environmental environmental hearing? Laid!aw has asked for an exemption from a full public review in its- attempts to have it become the Durham Region Garbage Dump of the century. B.F.I. has asked for an exemption of the full public review so it can build its medical waste incinerator in Courtice and Ontario Hydro built both its generator and Tritium Removal Facility without a public hearing. Laidlaw and BFI should take a good long look at Ontario Ontario Hydro and see what happens when the public review review is eliminated. The tritium removal plant sprung a leak, the generating generating plant had a spill and a leak! Now, I will be the first to admit that even with a full ublic review ' this could ave happened but at least the changes in design of the TRF (Tritium Removal Facility) Facility) from the original French design to Hydro's own and the .obolling of tri- tiated heavy water, etc. would have received a more careful evaluation if the public had been involved. Laidlaw and BFI are making the same mistake. By circumventing the Public and Full Environmental Assessment Assessment and Review you are leaving your selves wide open to future problems. Problems which could have F h; Many thinking people are pre-arranging funerals Atquiettlmes, along with their own private thoughts, many people --both young and elderly --are making the sensible decision to pre-arrange their funeral. Their wishes are made known well before time of need, removing stress from surviving relatives. Call or write for our selection of brochures bn the various aspects of fu fierais and pre-planning. Northcutt Elliott Funeral Home 53 Division Street BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C2Z8 Phone 623-5668 been avoided. The people hired by Ontario Hydro, Laidlaw or BFI are not the only ones with intelligence. The public has a stake in this application and should not be excluded, it is our future future we are concerned about. The proposed pipe line from the dump to the Newcastle Newcastle sewage treatment plant seems enough of a concern concern by itself, but add _ to that the proposed expansion of the present site and you've got all the makings of a potential horror story. BFI has stack emissions if the proposal to build a medical waste incinerator by the Darlington Nuclear Generating Generating Station goes through without a full public hearing. hearing. That should be enough reason to demand a full scale environmental hearing but if you add to that the fact that newer, cleaner bet- F ormer Reporter Agrees With VIA Rail Decision Congratulations on your recent eminently sensible editorial regarding the VIA Rail cutbacks. You rightly underscored the absurdity of throwing millions of public dollars at an inefficient system system used by only 3% of the population. Living here in the west as I do, I have heard lots of snivelling from people who feel that Ottawa has destroyed destroyed the National Dream. John Turner, a transplanted Vancouver boy, has resurrected resurrected the kind of histrionic campaign which lost him the free trade election. He probably probably wore black the day the telegraph machines were retired. retired. The railway's status as Canada's lifeline faded decades decades ago as various technological technological advances allowed us to travel more quickly at . less expense to more destinations. destinations. Given the current fascination fascination with the environment, environment, I suppose it was inevitable inevitable that critics of the cuts would call for an expanded rail system to battle pollution. pollution. This is nothing hut a fashionable red herring. (The bandwagon is getting full folks.) We can only hope that the VIA cuts signal a serious commitment by Ottawa to reduce the expenditure side of its ledger. Alas, the chances chances of such a commitment seem as remote as those of Laidlaw setting up its head office in Newtonvule - slim indeed. 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You can voice your concern concern by coming to one of the public meetings of G.O.O.D. or the Port Granby- Newcastle Environment Committee or the Committee Committee of Clarke Constituents or writing to Mr. J. Bradley, Minister of the Environment -Toronto. Now is the time to take action. If we add to all of this the rumours of Metro-Toronto locating its garbage dump in our area we wonder what is happening in Queen's Park. • We have a blue box program, program, central collection bins, 16 companies exchanging exchanging waste, a pilot backyard composting project, a vigorous vigorous educational program, etc, etc. Why does Metro want to dump on us when we do so much to reduce our garbage? J.Veldhuis The Northumberland and Newcastle Board of Education Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Verna Shackleton to the newly created position of Crisis Intervention Intervention Counsellor for the Board. Mrs. Shackleton is a former former trustee and chair of the Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Board. The position was created in response to trustee and staff concerns. There is a need for a staff person qualified qualified to assist students and teachers with situations that may arise in the schools that create serious emotional emotional difficulties such as the death of a student. Trustees approved the appointment last week after receiving a unanimous recommendation recommendation from the selection selection committee which consisted consisted of the Board Chairperson, a trustee from the Personnel Committee, the Chief Superintendent, the Superintendent of Instruction Instruction (Program), the Superintendent Superintendent of Instruction (Special Services), a secondary secondary school principal and an elementary school principal. Shackeiton has over 30 years' experience as a child care worker and was most recently employed by Ki- nark Child and Family Services Services as a Family Services Worker. Her experience in varied capacities of social work has ranged from the care of disturbed and multihandicapped multihandicapped children to the responsibilities of a family services worker. She has a thorough knowledge of the school system and has been instrumental in advocating for and initiating new community-based community-based programs that provide services to students in the schools. This has required required very practical experience-based experience-based skills which will place her in a very strong position in developing this new role of Crisis Intervention Intervention Counsellor. Shackleton, who was a trustee with the Board, resigned from her 1 pos Shackleton's resignation creates a vacancy on the Board. According to the Education Education Act. the Board must appoint a replacement within within a short period of time. Di rector of Education, Gary i* Tushingham, said that the ' Board will be advertising • the vacancy in the local j newspapers within a few « days. " Ground Breaking Starts New Addition at Vincent Massey School 97 Vincent Massey School held a ground breaking ceremony ceremony for its new addition on Thursday, October 19. Helping Michelle Tsichlas and Michael Darch turn the sod are Sam Cureatz, M.P.P, Durham East; Marie Hubbard, Mayor of the Town of Newcastle; Ward Two Trustee AI Brunt; School Board Vice-Chairman Wilf Day; Jack McFadden and Director of Education Gary;. Tushingham. In spite of the inclement weather,_ the- ; children sang songs to entertain the assembled digni-', taries. Coffee and cake were served after dt the recep- "' tion. The new $3.7 million addition at Vincent Massey, , is to include a gymnasium, library, and classrooms. 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