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C C N A BETTER NEWSPAPERS COMPETITION 2000 www.oakvillebeaver.com ^ K V IL L E rp H c b a k ite iryltd u s to m u p h o ls . For thefinest in CUSTOM UPHOLSTERING M akersoffin eu p h o ls tere dfu rn itu re . S S it t f f ii t K S ) 827-2681 (P V E R i Oakville J's call the shots at annual tourney ______________ Sports Brother Act T he arts Mercedes-Benz 48 Pages 75 Cents (plus GST) A Metroland Publication Vol. 39 No. 103 WEDNESDAY, AU G UST 29,2001 C a th o lic s tu d e n ts fa c e to u g h e r code o f co n d u ct Board director says he wants to ensure schools are safe Policies covering the last two aspects of these requirements, namely student sus pensions and expulsions, had to be in When classes begin next week at the place by Sept. 1. "It's sending a message we want to Halton Catholic District School Board, provide the safest possi students will be expect schools," said ed to adhere to an even " We want to make it very ble Piovesan. more stringent code of clear to students and According to the conduct. p arents... that certain Board report voted on According to infractions will not be last week, the purpose of Director of Education tolerated." the policies are to "sup Lou Piovesan, the -Lou Piovesan, Director of port a safe school envi Education, Halton Catholic changes were made to ronment through the District School Board comply with provincial application of conse Safe Schools Act amendments by ensuring that certain quences for student action" contrary to the Codes of Conduct prescribed by behaviour will not be taken lightly. "We want to make it very clear to both the Board and the Province. These policies apply to all Board stu students and parents ... that certain infractions will not be tolerated," he dents on school property, at authorized activities and while using authorized said. Last week, the Board passed the new transportation services. It also applies, policies regarding student discipline in says the report, if a student's "conduct in response to Safe Schools Act require the community adversely affects the ments that were first issued a year ago. tone of the school." That said, the policies are not Draconian and allow teachers and prin cipals some flexibility when dealing with a variety of possible infractions by taking mitigating factors into account. Under the revamped rules, teachers and not just principals - are now permit Two suspects are facing a host of ted to suspend a student for one day. charges in the wake of an assault on an Principals - who may extend one-day off duty Toronto police officer in teacher suspensions up to 20 days - can Oakville Sunday. also expel students. In the past, this had According to Halton Regional been up to the Board. Police, the incident started when an Mandatory suspensions will be off-duty Metro officer in Oakville pur meted out for infractions ranging from sued a car that ended with a con possessing illegal drugs or alcohol to frontation inside a Grosvenor Street swearing at a teacher or someone in a home. position of authority. Principals only can Around 9:30 p.m., the officer hand out a mandatory suspension pro observed a vehicle being driven at ceeding to an expulsion hearing for excessive speeds on the wrong side of weapons possession to sexual assault. Discretionary infractions run the the road, on a sidewalk and on front lawns. When the vehicle stopped in a gamut of persistent truancy, willful driveway of a Grosvenor Street house, destruction of school property and use the officer tried to arrest the driver for of profane language to smoking on school property and the distribution of dangerous driving. The driver, however, had other ideas hate material. New to this list is the pos and ran inside the home. When the offi session of a replica of a prohibited cer pursued the man, he was attacked weapon. A pamphlet outlining the policies by both the driver and a female and will be sent home with students so that received minor injuries. Halton Regional Police officers everyone knows what behaviour will then attended the scene and apprehend and will not be tolerated by the Board, said Piovesan. He also explained that ed both suspects. Aaron Kennedy, 21, of Grosvenor while there are a "significant number" Street is charged with impaired dri of suspensions each year, outright ving, refusing to provide a breath sam expulsions are rare. The fine-tuned policies were circu ple, dangerous driving, resisting arrest, assaulting police, escaping lawful cus lated among the appropriate stakehold ers and 14 generally supportive respons tody and breach of probation. es were received back by the Board Melanie McLeish, 19, of Glen Erin nine from school councils, two from Drive, Mississauga is charged with bargaining units, two from principals obstructing police and assaulting and one from Board legal counsel. police. By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Pair faces charges following chase, officer altercation Photo by Barrie Erskine E A S Y D O E S IT: Reed Maybee was one of the junior gardeners who worked hard on their flower arrange ments at the Oakville Horticultural Society's annual flower show Saturday at Oakville Place. More birds carrying West Nile Virus By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF The number of Halton birds bearing the West Nile Virus (WNV) continued to mount over the weekend with confir mation that two more in Oakville were carrying the disease. In fact, the evidence o f WNV spreading through southern'O ntario keeps growing as health officials test for the virus in birds and begin trapping mosquitoes to also track its progress. The three WNV-infected birds found in Oakville - first a blue jay, then two crows - were Halton's only con firmed reports at press time. In Windsor, the first Canadian loca tion to confirm WNV in a dead crow, has confirmed the presence of WNV in seven dead birds. In Toronto, one crow presumed to have the disease is under going further testing. WNV is transmitted by mosquitoes after they become infected by feeding on the blood of birds carrying the virus. According to Julie Davis, Environmental Health Specialist with Halton Region, 10 special traps provid ed by the Ministry of Health and LongTerm Care were deployed Monday evening to help determine whether mosquitoes in the area are habouring the WNV. Davis explained that the traps will be set out at dusk in likely mosquito breeding areas in Oakville by public health inspectors, then picked up in the morning. The insects will then be taken to Brock University for counting and to determine their species. From there, the now-frozen mosqui toes will be shipped to a federal virolo gy laboratory in Winnipeg to be tested for the presence of WNV. In addition to Halton, the WindsorEssex County Health Unit has also (See `Virus' page A2) today's paper Editorials.. Focus.. Business^ Fall I Entertainment. 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