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abr 10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, Apr. 5, 1978 Numbers decline will force education priorities squeeze. | v PRODUCT OF DENMARK 2 i : Na processes Under such legislation, to determine #. © Dr. West's whether proper protection is given to the rights Nl TOOTHBRUSHES NOXZEMA of persons who have received, or who may | ¢ ORANT receive, health services, to preserve the confi- | i 2 2 ron a4 dentiality of information collected under such | te : 1.5 oz. : legislation. = 3 a - VEIGHT 16 02.454 4 a a. sss : . Public hearings will commence on Monday, g Spe the 17th day of April, 1978, at10:00a.m.,in Hearing MINI-PADS $1 69 : PLASTIC BUCKET 88¢ Room No. 1, 2lst Floor, 180 Dundas Street West, 30's Plum rose &3 SPONGES Toronto. Anyone wishing to speak at these hear- o SKIN ings is requested to contact the Commission in QUENCHER 5 DANISH PORK Seas fo TAPE ¢ wig or by telephone to arrange a time for BY CHAPSTICK 233 w § SHOULDER PICNIC § 2" wie x 160 Fr. Lona 83 pT ; : : e Commission continues to welcome opin- COOKED eo BONELESS : LISTERMINT . lind NLESS LYSO L ions, comments and information from all interested ANTSEpHC MALTY $ 166 DOMESTIC SPRAY $ 1 33 individuals and organizations. oe $ 13 oz. Correspondence may be addressed to: "IRISH SPRING i" ASA. tues en ROYALCOMMISSION Of INGURY INTO ~~} SHAVE CREME 9g¢ fo / ay THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH RECORDS : mg 100s { LIMITED RR _-- 220 oon 10 Dondlos W : IRISH ouantiry (EIR TORONTO, Ontario, MSG 126, SPRING 3 88° Net Weight 16 oz. (454g)] Telephone: (416) 965-4003 i: Back nas Sees it 1978 for this Great Monsy Siving Photo Offer! * The Honourable Mr. Justice Krever, i LAWRENCE PHARMACY operated by: Commissioner oh BN . » PORT PERRY PHARMACY LTD. aro TSvbar 34 Phone 985-2231 209 Queen St., Port Perry, Ont. « Wiel to he Cormission, A projected decline in student population in the next five years will force boards of education into a reassessment of priorities. Durham Board of Educa-' tion chairman Yvonne Christie told the annual meeting of the scugog Rate- payers Association last Thursday night in Port Perry that the "the squeeze is now on." Citing figures which show a decline of nearly 1500 secondary students in Dur- ham over the next five years, Mrs. Christie sug- gested that some of the programms now being taught in the schools may have to be dropped. Stating that too much is being expected from the schools, she suggested that some things like life-skills and sex education may be dropped from the schools and be- come the responsibility of the parents. Despite the five-year pro- jected decline, Mrs. Christie added that in 1978 Durham is one of three boards across the province that will actually be increasing the number of teachers in 1978 by about 120. She said there will be some increase in the 47,000 students in Durham in September this year. that the policy designed to cut salary costs, has un- officially been in effect for the past couple of years. However, she made it very clear that principals will still be able to hire more experienced teachers where special needs and cir- cumstances demand it. And Mrs. Christie pointed out that of the approximately 120 new teachers to be hired this fall, about 60 will be first- year teachers. With 3058 employees, Mrs. Christie told the ratepayers that the Durham Board is - now the second largest single employer in the Region. per cent increase from Ont- ario this year. In future, she suggested, taxpayers will have to bear more of the cost of "super-duper" education, if that is what they want. Board of education statis- tics show that the net cost of educating one elementary student in Scugog Townshi® has risen from $283 in 1974 to $523 in 1977, and the net cost for secondary students has risen from $537 to $921. New officers In other business last Thursday night, the Rate- payers Association selecteg anew slate of officers for the However, the increase' in Referring to the 1978 educat- v the number of students will ion budget coming before the coming year. They are: be small. Board on April 10, she said a * president, Jim Gibson of Mrs. Christie told the meeting that the topic of sex education in the schools is a very 'delicate one," although there is less con- troversy generated in rural areas than in the urban centres. Lo Sex education in the schools is now undergoing a hike of more than five per cent is necessary just to cover increased salary costs. Other costs are going up as well. Insurance premiums this year, for example, will cost the Board half a million dollars. Direct provincial grants are under careful scrutiny by the province and Port Perry; vice president Eric Carre; secretary Liz Perry; treasurer Nancy Williams; ward 1 June Ald- red and Werner Mees; ward 2 Bev Muir; ward 3 Doris Williams and Cliff Redmang and ward 4 Moria Fallis and Bill Ferguson. The Associat' ion is still looking for another thorough review with four Mrs. Christie said Durham rep from ward 2 (Port parents meeting with a was 'very lucky' togeta4.8 Perry). board committee on a regu- : lar basis to study the issue. The Durham Board's con- n troversial hiring policy which, where practical, re- ~ stricts new hiring to teach- New president James Gibson with Ratepayer Association past president ©rs With less than two years NaF John Kingstone. experience was also discus- Ontario GUARD YOUR FAMILY'S HEALTH AND BUDGET G; GUARDIAN DRUGS DRUGS SPRINGTIME SPECIALS PLUMRUSE BONELESS SKINLESS DANISH PORK SHOULDER PICNIC WATH NATURAL JUICES - GELATIN ADOE! sed, and Mrs. Christie said GUARDIAN PRICES EFFECTIVE UNTIL APRIL 15 KLEENEX FACIAL TISSUES = FE = Public Hearings Confidentiality of Health Records in Ontario The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Confiden- fiality of Health Records in Ontario invites you to attend its public hearings. The Commission is reviewing health and related legislation and regulations, and administrative hy