Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 6, 1988, p. 10

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Page Saturday February IBM Teen First Class Rockers Big Brothers means a lot to fatherless young boys Brace left and band called March The McKcowd from the band the band here Real are teen here la Tomato during a Got Me Photo by Jamie liar concert competition among other rlion Guidelines established to handle problem students Ever wonder what happened to kids who were always laic or school or forever cutting class Just what went on behind the prin cipal closed doors In order to help principals hand out appropriate punishments the Hal ton Board of Education has set up guidelines for student behavior to answer Just those questions In its guidelines which follow legislation set by the Ministry of Education the board IS pro blem areas which range from be ing late for skipping school and cheating to smoking drinking fighting and the possession or use of drugs DisdpUaary actions range from having Informal chats with the principal formal Interviews with several school officials and parents to suspensions up to 10 days or 30 days in extreme cases and eventually expulsion For example students who are late for school once may get called down for a chat with the principal while others who are constantly late will have formal talk with several school officials and their parents At Interview students agree to correct their behavior First time truant students ore called to the office for a visit Those who continuously skip school may eventually find themselves on a holiday when slop ped with a suspension Students can also be suspended for repeat offences of cheating de fying authority verbal abuse disorderly conduct vandalism theft smoking drinking using drugs fighting carrying weapons arson extortion or reckless student could be expelled for repeated cases of cheating defy authority disorderly conduct vandalism theft drinking using drugs carrying and extortion Before a disciplinary action Is taken a students past record of behavior Is taken into consJdere What a it like to grow up In a fatherabsent home Coming from a family that had two parents I really don know So asked Eddy and Stanley My sons From what they tell me its like trying to read a book only every other page Is lorn out You have to guess at what the other pages con tain I can relate to that Fortunately they no longer have to guess they were successfully matched to Big Brother four years ago Stanley Is the kid who hangs from the highest tree in the neighborhood usually upside down He likes adven ture explores every little nook and cranny that cross his path 1 ex pert Brian was the same sort of child Brian is Stanley Big Brother a fireman married and a father They explore caves scale cliffs hike and yes climb tall trees together Eddy tikes art cars movies and always wants to know what makes things go He also likes sports Ran his Big Brother is the same They go to the movies or rent them play hockey together and frequent car shows Sometimes they talk very Important to a 13yearold trying to discover where he fits Into the world Randy Brian are not paid for this at least not with money They volunteered to spend lime Eddy and Stanley to help them grow up enjoy It at the from school dejected because their friends were going somewhere or do ing something with their fathers All they had to look forward to was another weekend with mom and her two female room mates Now they have something other to look forward to A few hours with their Big Brothers Also They have been able to attend camp tor the last four years The Big Brothers of have sponsored them for Camp McGovem for a week each summer For single parents that is an lux Eddy also plays with toe Kinsmen Minor Softball This too is funded every spring by the Big Brothers of Last year he won the Good Sport Award I But this would not be possible without the support of the Big Brothers come from the com munity as do the funds for Bowl for Millions This year Eddy and Randy Stanley and Brian will be at the Bowling house bowling for Big 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