PAGE 10, WEDN ESDAY, J UNE 3, 198 1, WIIITBY FREE PRESS Board passes hard poliey on drugs in sehool Trustees with the Much of the action to The topic is currently Durham Board of be taken against such being implemented in Education voted to abuse revolves around junior and prîmary publicly support strict an improved abuse grades. enforcement of education program, in- "We have with us a disciplinary action con- cluding making sub- very serious problem in cerning the surge in stance abuse a com- schools in, Durham," alcohol and drug abuse pulsory topic in the said Trustee Grant An- in regional schools. health curriculum. drews, program and curriculum committee chairman. Andrews introduced a study of the current programs research and teaching methods con- cerning substance abuse. "Action must be taken and this represents a start," he said. Current programs and counselling services are not adequate con- sidering the serious proportions the problem has taken recently, he said. Trustee John Buchanan (Whitby) said t.hat better teacher awareness is needed since many do not know how to identify a sub- stance by looks or smell. While the majority of the trustees welcomed the stricter handling of students caught with drugs or alcohol on school premises Trustee Ruth Lafarga said she was concerned with parent reaction to the board's position on discipline. Lafarga said that parents might deny t.heir children use drugs or alcohol and look upon the punishment as severe. The board will start offering work shops for teachers corne Septem- ber on topics such as current research fin- dings, and coping with substance abuse in class; set up abuse in- formation centres in each school; make a list of ail community resources available to schools; review material being used now by Durham Regional Police in regular safety visits, ask the Durham Health Council to coor- dinate community assistance fo'r adolescents with sub- stance abuse problems. RecommeÉdations from senior staff on planning, staffing and finances for the program will be discussed later by the committee. Board chairman, Trustee Art Winter (Oshawa) told the trustees that a Peter- borough judge had recentiy sent a l6-year- old student to seven days in jail for being in possession of one marijuana cigarette on school grounds. GRADUATION NOTICE David J. Gillespie, an Oshawa-Whitby native is pleased to announce his caîl to the Ontario Bar in April. He is an O.C.V.I. graduate and Trent University Scholarship winner. He articled with the firmn of Kelly, Jermyn, Zuly, Oshawa, and J. E. Howell, Crown Attor- ney, Whitby. He is an instructor at Durham College. for the Law Clerk's course. 1980- 1981. Hie is also pieased to announce the opening of bis office for the practice of law at: 214 Dundas Street East, Whitby, telephone 666- 2221. CHANGE 0F NAME SALE Whitby Indoor Golf (Formerly Golf-o-tran) CLUBS SPALDING DOT Il il po. set M RH, MLH, LRH, LLH 114995 RAM TRADITION i1 pc. set 12955~ SPALDING EXECUTIVE il po. set MRH, MLH $439111 (1ast week) Titleist Pin nacle BALLS $1 65 per dozen TNT all Ieather GLOVES $6- BRONSPORT Ladies blouses 2 for s29 SALE RUNS FROM SAT., JUNE 6 TO SAT., JUNE 13 1450 Hopkins St. 668-9671 Hours Mon. - Fri. 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. AN OL~D ISHIONED GRAND OPENING You're invited! Corne in to Swensen's Ice Cream Parlour and see for yourseif our rich, f resh ice cream In a deliclous array of f lavors. Relax In our turn-of-the-century atmosphere and enjoy a generous quarter pound ice cream cone or any of our fabulous fountain speciaities. Gather the whoie family and corne on In to Swensen's, an Ice cream factory In the rich tradition of oid San Francisco. S~akeCr~ .G.A. Plaza Pickering, Ont. FOI