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In each case students were allowed back onto board property to smoke. Ward 3 trustee John Scheel said at Oakville-Trafalgar High School there's a concern about students smoking in an area containing dry leaves, near homes. Those exceptions, which deal with student safety concerns and community interests at secondary school sites and adult-only facilities, were approved at last Thursday's board meeting. The board first told people to butt out on board property in I990. However since that time, six exceptions to the policy have been granted for safety reasons over the past three years. Oakville accounted for three of the six exceptions - at Oakville- Trafalgar High School, White Oaks Secondary School and Queen Elizabeth Park School. Other exceptions included Burlington's Central High School and General Brock High School as well as E.C. Drury Secondary School in Milton. After running into snags implementing its no smoking on board property policy, the Halton Board of Education has agreed to afew pol- icy exceptions. M In 1992 the agency assisted 1.564 families. This was slightly more than the year before. but a whopping 20% more than it served in 1990, according to HCAS spokesperson Teresa Pitman. She called I991 a bad year. "There was a big jump from '90 to '91 and it stayed at that high level last year," said Pitman. She attributed the huge jump to Smoking ban in schools working ...with a few notable exceptions By BARB JOY Oakville Beaver Staff Halton Children's I handled a accord numb: assisted cases last year, from the huge increase before. Children's Aid Society handles record number of cases Studer Entrar Limited m id-year placements available 203 For At Glenburnie and skill devel students an maxnmun September 1993 registrations now being accepted , Upper Middle information & applications please call 338-62 36 Senior Kinde Before and a yr hid Society T of family- , carry-over of the year IE ft adl (9th Line QEW &403) Oakvill IN was presented to Ist, is targeted at slightly less than million budget, SI It means the the recession with its accompanying high unemployment and money squeeze. As a result. children are often affected by parents who are attempting to deal with the stress and strain of making ends meet. The Society's workers help families cope with these stresses so that chil- dren need not be put into foster care, said Pitman. Soc It are ISOUI‘CC D At 5, said F It the s asking iety rec pre is t :es. The l esented to targeted at rece 1me for D tve time more t: help, howev d little in inc 1993 budget, 0 the region C at $9.323 mil] n last year's Q said Pitman. amc numbe million r's $9.3 amines er, the :reased which m Feb. 351 of Pitman. Adolescer the Society's 70% of the t of the HCAS of the HCAS are aged 13 to 16. "We have always had a percent age higher than the provincial aver age (of adolescents in our care),' noted Pitman. Robert Fulton, a consultant who has done considerable research in with Pitm cle related ; explore how to efficient tions wa never date." parents munity Sexual down has be the "f " prog Hons was that groups could I Parent-Child ( "We have with other or fit worker mere avoided so Itman ,lt mam. The Oakville’s Fa Crowd mull" be making ““9 , f alilirlli),l,)' 55 vii?“ : h Although layoffs have been have ast kers must deal with a used workload. Each of the 2 workers handle about 60 case ied so far, Pitman said some rams have had to be scaled 1. For instance, play therapy een eliminated and only one of four or five" mothers' groups on& ' bee ' she Watch for details $15,448 agencies Cl duplication make these t. Among tr s14,488 ye KERR CADILLAC Soc a: and scents form groups Abuse 845-1681 1990 BUICK REGAL GS 2 DOOR -term rehabilitation l TI part of the CAS ml t explained. "Other ag always been involved." :ar. all of Halton's chi gcncies came together Jplication of services 2 org ms torm a m s clientele. F children und iety has 1 children ups such at '. these se ong the n t mothers attend me Centre ins Mend meeting fentre instead. increased on zanizations." ten under aged 13 to pro always re to other as the f tgram, 1 service recomme 'S in the l toa hot ajor 'itm TTIE OAKVILLE BEAVER our spot Ir part nan s: the c: r com- Halton noted st child ferred W more enda- CAS at the man agen said ate ork has md are of to , n MERAY OF OAKVILLE 1990 MERCEDES BENZ 300E s42,900 $12,763 $15,900 845-6623 this area said declining populations always have more social problems and the adolescent population in Halton is declining while the under- five group is growing very quickly. Fulton felt adolescents are under stress for two reasons: First, the "under fives" being added to the 1966 BMW S35t a 518,495 3:24.14“; d s12,995 KENNEDY FORD 845-1646 HICLES TC $8,795 1989 TAURUS SHO 1991 FORD ESCORT population tend to be second or' third children, often in families with a teen already. Many adolescents find coping with these young sib- lings stressful. Secondly, American research suggests that fathers who are unem- ployed or concerned about their :e Rd. W OAKVILLE HONDA s13,445 844-9831 1990 HONDA ACCORD EXR COUPE s13,995 55,995 1984 MAZDA 626 CiTiGifiEfiri jobs are likely to take out their stress on their adolescents. Although the numbers of abuse cases stabilized last year - at 44 at month in 1992, just about the same as the year before - the figures represent a dramatic jump from 1990 at 30 cases a month. _ 't 1988 CHRYSLER LEBARON PREMIER CONVERTIBLE 1987 VOYAGER SE 7 PASSENGER s7,700