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Lack of action on derchant decision bothers trustee Chronicle Stall Vowlng he “won’t be pushed around anymore," Waterloo trustee John Kendry aaya he will wait only and] the end of February for the Ontarlo Human mum Commlsslon and the Ministry of Education to present a decision on the appropriateness of Shakespeare’s Merchant ofernlqeln nu sehmttJilytma.tt program; - --- _ _ If nothing i; resolved br" uni ate. Hendry will start his own com” for the play’s return to classrooms of Waterloo county high “It's deftrtiteuy not a dead issue," said the rookie trustee. "If there's nothing forthcoming by February, I fully intend to push it either at the program committee of at the board table. I'm not afraid to start the wheels in action affix." According to Hendry, silence - that the play is acceptah ' and therefore, it should be In July Waterloo county thine” suspended teaching of the play and asked provincial authorities for a review of its "appropriate- ness" in the secondary school curricula. following a protest by a coalition of Jewish and Christian parents and students who maintained The Merchant of Venice sparked anti-Semitic incidents inhigtoehomswheeeit was taught. _ Ray Ward, superintendent of educational services with the Waterloo board, said there has been a constant correspondence with the two provincial bodies concerning the play, with most of the discussion revolving around a resource document prepared by the board's English consultants to aid teachers teaching the play. The board has recently received Ministry of Education and Human Rights evaluations of the document. and will revise the resource materials to incorporate any recommended changes, said Ward. He would not, however, provide any additional details of the changes proposed by Human Rights and the provincial ministry. _ Beyond this, it appears that neither provincial body is prepared to provide the midnnge ouch the Waterloo board requested on whether 821.3171}. Over 22.... salient: tyeebtmtr1tet'temaattiruot but: and and tatsAse.afhsr MartttMe sauna march. §chool 1:9qu “It! be including the' play in its sécondary-level pm - Ward cinch revision of the resource document will be completed by month’s end, and added that the Merchant of Venice question will be dealt with by the board "sometime in February." Tush]! 1Mt6MsttttMeSe1ero. 'isRrilAD-aAt-eameteraeiose hWamloolutweek. AtrttaietfWrehttottrinthuarea Jiiiiiili, "eMnrr-MenNetatttt-%todrilasttaneeatseett8tuty kmmemndm. _ "v-rr-tHatter-rv-ter-fret-ee 'ttrtHsta-,-teiatrO-netih-rmda "e-d-mit-tg-tttdt-ttttgat-inte g-tBeatty can M an plum with ttutter .Uumdunmm.rman 'int.dhehtt.gsatthitrHtterKitet-er . 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Par- ticipating students in grades one to eight, then read as many books as they wished, obtaining pledge: from family and One thing that la already certain la the overall goal of the project. Endorsed by the neighborhood cornmlttee In Amt. the key motive la enhancln; the Mary-Allen -ittttbtetttted In an effort to maintain the reetdeutlal character of the area. ’l‘heAngnetreportthengoeaontolletlelndlvldual goals that the commune will etrlve for Including thoee of a general nature. development. transporta- tlen and recreatlenal not. ‘ A euheequent Nov. I draft action plan report we; Ire"" of attaining the scale. The high- "uostuttrtteundertaurtttytttareitytodotermine the trattle Impact on the "tttttttttet-td from the Melamine-lento: Weterbo Clty Centre. lieu Carpentlon end the are». mum. "bntth.et%eteteisrqhas-ttttgvarittu, trttBe- epeed control mechanleue on llerhert and Willow Streets each as etreet chenre. mdtteed need halts. and burn tone-way “one. etc. he lnveetlnted. of!!! mam. _ 6- 90..” Pehey%reRrsteyt 7 7777 rrirGiiGiiridii" Biaiim 7 I 41"“ the E,tile'ii'ili,'ii'ii'tt'ttat1u'u1urdue '.Td1'l'='l'lli't'h-ds-t-s- Chronicle Staff Sandowne public school will be attracting an older group of students beginning this month, with the Introduction of the Sandowne Parent's Eduea- tion Workshops, a series of programs developed to "inform and assist parents in the area of parenting and family issues." The workshops were developed by a group of Sandowne area parents working with the school’s principal and a teacher representative, and will Include lectures by resource people from the community, videotapes and discussions on a broad range of topics of interest to parents, explained Rochelle McCarthy. chairman of the organizing committee “In the past during Education Week there's been enough parental interest in the speakers offered to indicate parents were Interested in a support group and additional educational programs where they could pool their resources and infoematioet to develop their parenting skills," she said. McCarthy believes the Sandowne parents' group is the first of its type to be established in Waterloo. Three workshops will he offered this winter. it there is tmftieiertt public interest others will be presented next fall. 'Older' students beneficiaries at Sandowne workshops NAM W. WV. WY r, 1”? --PA6M 3 the Waterloo County Separate School Bond to 'tttsaith-trad-tdsc-desi-d-tes "tatrdtoSt.ut-tmt-L05tti-tayiraetpM. municipal aequisttioa, a Joint w. huh.- mtoftheUptaw-W'Wun mutational”. an: neatttutittatatteirtitiated “01mm Natietaa1Raihr-rdirtatHttseaatdirer-t of the rum-oh!" thmattttt the new to: 'ted-trun/ttttte-tia-ttttses. m. be ',li,12tl and ifattltt'h"le man: may ",e'l',egTtgtStth',r2htttS':t'i, ".dimetioattttrmtharteiattge- in taidentttstettreotmeit" "eettataandatieethes. "_ttrmaintairomtatmattttt-tVithatial "tghtt-tdsaatiae-ttot_rimathr+ 'tmee-ot-ty-tae-ttia-tra."). "eMarr-AlVglh_msset.etedasth. Mmdsudyhnumhlndw and Pt: Bob W's 'iih?'ii'rCi4ti 'gtg,eg'tdt2'r$trdtc'lr.m I“. ol-r-elated",'-- It.” 2tt2,grtAt2'g'trttpi,trgtgttrtt ",e'l',egTtgtStth',r2'tetttgtt'i, Ill - “MI. W "" . WI “WP VII - u . c parenting led by local social worker Sue Anderson. Anderson will examine what affects the ability of parents tolerate their children‘s behaviour, and offer suggestions on ways for parents to cope with the major frustrations involved in parenting. F'etmmrystheworhshopwiitfoeusmtthe allergy question. At 1:30 pan. Don Cave, a special education consultant with the Waterloo county board of education. will discuss food allergies and environment seatsitivities,higtttigtttiq how they effect behavior and learning. Then at " p.m. Waterloo nutritionist Lise Culley will otter sm- tions on how parents can treat their chidren’s allergiesnaturally. Andersuwinretarntoglve the final workshop on larch a. ,rhgeA will deal with stress and how it affects one’s relationships. Admission to each of these workshops is 81. Also M%red each week We; larch 6 will be the nine-part Systematic mu tor Effective Parenting course. a program desiped to provide practicalskillsforpanntstoaidtha-neetthe challenge at child-rearing. Cost Itat" is m. Ttttas $11 to purchase a - . The program gets underway January 28. at 7: Mt [ the school, with a workshop on effective