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Alternate books courses If material is offensive Censorship will be the key Issue Board of Education trustees will have to come to grips with at the Board next regular meeting Superintendent of Program John has filed with the board a six page report dealing with textbooks and the censorship question Mr a report dealt with a situation that occurred in Kanawha County West Virginia Controversies In that county over books being used in the school system eventually led to a board being Intimidated a super Intendent being driven out teachers becoming angry and fearful and students being depressed he said According to Mr Boich report the board there passed a resolution that stated no student would be required to use a book that Is objection able either on religious or moral grounds The resolution also stated no teacher Is authorized to in a student to follow either moral values or religious beliefs which arc objectionable to either the student or the student parents According to the report that action did not appease the firotesting parents Eventual y rallies and marches were organized school buses were hit by gun shot blasts one parent car was Ire bombed and other disturbing actions took place the board moved from a position of con ciliation to one of capitulation and stringent guidelines for textbook selection were developed It Is reasonable to state that under these guidelines there Is no textbook in any area of literature to which some Individuals and groups might not take offence What is being promoted as a neutral education that is controversial according to the values and traditions of individuals or groups These Hoard guidelines could and would destroy education for there Is no literature that Is value- free Literature con tains ideas and Ideas concern values Mr Boich said The Kanawha Board set up a procedure that would have a parents committee screen books A per cent majority is required to allow any book to be used This procedure has all the aspects of an administrative nightmare and gives nificant opportunities for censorship The real issue however Is that the Board has abdicated its legal obligation to maintain responsible control of the schools and has made censors of the parents What ultimately is endangered Is the atmosphere of free inquiry and the free exchange of ideas without which education cannot survive Mr said has asked the board to pass a resolution that would allow any student to read an alternate book or take an alternate course if material is considered of On the same hand the resolution states that the controversial material should not be banned Hie onus under guidelines falls to the teacher and principal In the school His report also asks six questions of trustees dealing with the rights of parents and the obligations at the school professionals What are the rights of parental and community involvement in the selection of public school and supplementary materials What are the obligations of public school professionals ana boards of education to provide for such involvement and at he same time main tain responsible control of the Where is the line drawn between legitimate public concern for and criticism of public school curricula and criticism that is Illegitimate and educationally deslruc live Shall the purpose of education be confined to the transmission of basic skills and of a preconceived of facts carefully screened to ensure against cultural shock or against any intellectual awakening that might cause students to question the pre cepts and traditions of their nurture Shall the content of public education be determined by the parents of each com munlty to ensure against violation of prevailing com munily and parental values And if so which parents and whose values shall prevail Shall the entire of programs anil materials be submitted to popular vote in order to determine the prevailing value system what then shall be the rights of those whose values lost out polling place What then would be the need for an elected board of education or for the professional know ledge of educators What then would be left of the right of students to learn He said The Board needs to give direct leadership to this issue There is a need for the Board to take a position which will stall clearly to the community what its position is The more we delay this action the greater increase will be in time consuming and ineffective use of staff and ever declining morale by the teachers principals The Acton Free Press Wed April 1975 KIDS THY out anything at an auction sale In Saturday April kids climbed over boats and beds to entertain themselves The more serious shoppers kept their eyes on the auctioneer and their ears to the jingle in their If the Board delays action on Ihis matter all forms of may soon be exerted individuals forcing teachers to use materials which lock substance and re levance to the young This is the worst form of censorship It can only lead to divisive and inconsistency In Hit Board Mr Law ridiculous regarding Mopeds Corporal Bob Arbour of the Acton detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is concerned about the passing of Bill regarding motorized bicycles called In a letter sent to the finance and Personnel committee of Hills Corp Arbour explained these vehicles can be driven anywhere an or dlnarv bicycle tan go need no Insurance no helmet no license can be driven by anyone over andean reach speeds up to miles per hour lie would like to set tighter controls placed upon them At Monday committee meeting Councillor Harry Levy old the other members he saw one ing in out of In Brampton at a busy intersection at five clock that day with Ihe drmr unprotected Mr Levy feels tin newly passed provincial laws regarding are ridiculous laws There was Some concerned expressed by the committee about he potential speed of the vehicles Councillor Miller pointed out that a ten speed bicycle is capable of doing miles an hour or more with the same laws as Moped Pat McKenzic councillor for wards one and two pointed out that at the rider would not be keeping that pace constantly is w the motorized Mrs Miller would like to set tin same by laws applied as to snowmobiles but the mailer is being placed under further discussion Poor turnout for new classes Canada and I rank complaining about he mail A complaint of he mail service was given by lit every member of Acton Hydro commission during Thursday evening meeting Apparently notice of an important meeting of interest New Theres mother chapter to the continuing of the Fairy like ducks There an about them wintering in a sup posedly wilting for approval of lie of Resources before llicy arc Now new directive an hut no wildfowl are loin moved from to mother due to in nut fori of disease elsewhere This is to prevent ihe from spreading Buck again The birds will now likely be put back on the ice Is completely broken up Then ihoy 11 be free to find their own feed and for summer director Harold who is in charge of the wildfowl she will seek firm direction from council iboul procedures for next The large floe of birds which settled here could be prevented- by feeding them he and certain geese could be penned for the winter In this way the wildfowl could be more successful he feels KEYS MADE WHILE VOU WAIT STORE Searing Machines WILL KEEP YOU IN FASHION ON A BUDGET This the first year night school classes have been offered starting in April and according to organizer Boris Shean it may be the last Registration figures were dismal for the new classes There were lust three people each who signed up for spring gardening and per son a I Income tax so these two classes arc cancelled Motors due The other new class small motors Is due to begin next Tuesday if enough people show up The yoga class is still operating it has its previous members as well as new comers The metric system class Is offered free and It will begin today Wednesday no matter how many more Night school has had a very good season all In alt Mr reports Cover over dump will sod plant The old Esquesing dump is being completely covered over Heavy equipment from Quarries smoothed out week with the Job to be done by Wednesday today The property will then be grassed and trees planted by Indusmin It been the location of many ftre alarms for the Acton brigade he ears LILLIPUTIANS dance with glee as they are saved by Gulliver from the at this week s production of Gulliver as portrayed by a student cast of the I public school Breakin at garage in and entry at Motors as reported to Acton April 11 at was gained by a w It wis believed hat in cash and three boxes of chocolate bars were taken The break in Is still under investigation FIRST LINE TELEVISION SALES and SERVICE Mill St E- Acton Bald People lose strange things but among the strangest must be one of the Lost and Pound items in the front window of Jocque Smoke It wig found on the mam street 8532385 8532385 GW ELECTRIC Residential Commercial Industrial 8532385 ANNOUNCEMENT 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