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10 w = = a KATHY YANCHUS: kyanchus@metroland.com Naming schools after individ- remains an option despite di- vision among trustee: ton District School Board to con- 2 tinue the policy. ‘ollowing a lengthy debate at a recent committee-of-the-whole meeting, there was more discus- sion at the Oct. 26 regular meet- ing of the board before the major- ity voted to retain the Status auc quo of the school naming and re! ing policy, which had been ander review for months. The decision was not without its detractors. e know there are a lot of po Sndividuals, but we only know one aspect of them and not everything, and that speaks to our ability to mitigate risk," Oak- ville trustee Joanna Oliver said. “The obvious thing that comes IFP - Halton Hills | Thursday, December 1, 2022 OPTION TO NAME SCHOOLS AFTER PEOPLE REMAINS to mind is the what if? Humans are ee she said at the earli- er COW meeting. Nowhere i in the policy does it specify “we will absolutely name schools after people," countered Milton trustee Donna Danielli. “There seems to be a percep- tion that we will definitely be naming schools after people; all this does is leave the door open,” said Danielli. In addition to being against ing schools after people, stu- dent ‘trustees Cindy Wang and Ethan iero said students should havea voice! inhow school names are chosen, an opportuni: ty that doesn't currently exis! Students are the ones ‘iho wear these names; they are prob- ably the most relevant stakehold- ers at at play, said Cindy. ‘lington trustee] ‘Leah Reyn- olde ‘said the lack of a “rigorous” vetting process of names leaves Graham Paine/Metroland It was not unaminous, but HDSB trustees have voted in favour of allowing schools to be named after people after much discussion. the board and schools vulnerable tee the risk of having to rename a tation Hills trustee Jeanne Gray agreed, saying she was un- sure of the Gent at which she board c estigat sons pry oO ensure it was aD. propriate to adorn a school. feel like nobody has changed. their mind over the last number of months and weeks. I don't see us coming to a landing on this,” said HDSB vice-chair Tracey Eh] Harrison who voted in favour of the motion to maintain the status quo, which "in no way precludes the next board from taking a look at this again." Opposite to Allison's Farm Market theifp.ca WEE PHARMACY WALK-IN & FAMILY CLINIC 221 Miller Dr., Georgetown 905-873-6776 GenesisHealthTeam.com Sher good health begins ONTARIO FARMLAND TRUST PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD CONSIDERS BOUNDARY REVIEWS To address aoe ttion pressures and pulation growth, Halton District School Board staff have recommended three boundary reviews, one each in Halton Hills, Bur! ton and Oakville, to take place during the current school year. The following are the pro- posed Poundary t revrews. ure at Ethel Gardiner sebhe ‘school in Halton Hills, due to new devel- opment and numerous program offerings at the school, areview would be undertaken with the intent to distribute enrolment pressures and explore program ONTARIO'S a Possibility grows here, IS WORKING FOR YOU relocations to other schools. + A boundary review for the newly funded Oakville NE #3 id NE #5 public schools, would encompass the following elementary schools: Palermo, Forest Trail, Munns, Sunning- dale, Post's Corners, River Oaks, Falgarwood, | Podenawi and Dr. David R. Wi nview Ree. school in Burlington is approaching its school capacity with additional ‘development expec- ted over the next few years while Maplehurst public school is projected to remain underuti- lized. Staff will study how Ma- plehurst can offset pressures at Glenview and avoid a potential re- direction of students. will vote on wheth- er a mre to proceed ers the recommended bow views at the Dec. 7 board meet. ing. SIGN UP FOR OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AT THEIFP.CA rmlandtrust, belt