P)AGI: '18. XV:DNI:SDAN . AI>Rl L 22-. I ')8,.Wl Il I Y LR['l*:PRESS Bugelli promises a fight to get sound barriers installed by 401 Since Oshawa has the green noise barriers along Highway 401 there is no reason why Whitby shouldn't have them as well according to one mem ber of Whitby Town Council. Since late last year, West Ward Councillor Joe Bugelli 4,4 bas been pushing for the in- stallation of the barriers but his request was turned down by Ontario minister of tran- sportation and com- munications James Snow. However, Bugelli has said that he will flot stop in his ef- erected on the north sîde of the highway at Bayvicw Avenue. "I can't understand it," Bugelli said last week. "If the criteria for having themà installed is the closeness of houses to the highway, then Whitby qualifies just as well as Oshawa. " "Is i t a matter of population or something else?" he asks, adding, "I want to find out. " Last December, Snow told council ini a letter that Whit- by would flot be getting the barriers without telling them why. In a further letter in February, the minister said that the criteria used in building the barriers are the number of homes involved, existing noise levels and an- ticipated noise reduction and construction costs. He also informed counicil that seven new barriers were due to be constructed in Metropolitan Toronto this and next year. Bugelli indicated that he is angry at Snow's reply and that since the provincial election was now over he would take up the matter again. Edulnfo By TIUSTEF IAN 13ROWN ~ P thirbin Board of LdLcation (The Whitby Free Press presents this monthly column as a public service. Readers are invited to send questions to Trustee Brown at The Durham Board of Education, 555 Rossland Road West, Oshawa, Ontario. L1J 3H3.) 1 amn 14 years old and want to quit schuol. What cholces do 1 have? The board provides several alternative learning programs. [n 1980, 50 students aged 14 to 16 were involved. The options are Gi) fuil-time employment; (à i) the TRY program which provides training in life skills, career orientation, job search techniques, basic Math and English, and guidance coun- selling. Students are required to outline a contract for their activities; (iii) Durmach Project, designed to train selected students as machine operators. The training could last fromn six months to two years with some classroom instructional extensive practical experience; (iv) part-time attendance at school or night school to acquire course credits, or enrolment in correspondence courses; (y) Youth Employment Service which provides counselling and pre-employment training, assistance in obtaining employmnent, pre-employment orien- tation, and follow-up. In order for you to be considered for any of these programs, your parents must apply through your school principal. What Is meant by the "block budget"? The block budget is money allocated to each school prin- cipal, based primarily on the number of pupils in the school, to be applied to the following expenses: purchase of tex- tbooks, library books, general class supplies, postage and telephone, industrial arts, music, family studies, equipment repairs and replacements, class excursions, etc. The way in which this money is used is largely at the discretion of the principal. In 1980, the average block budget expenditure per elementary pupil was $40 and $123.28 per secondary pupil. What is the board policy on lunchroom supervision? There is no policy per se dealing with lunchroom super- vision, but there are guidelines to be administered by prin- cipals. The board employs about 100 people to work one hour per day (at $4.20 per hour). They are responsible for super- vising alI pupils who remain on school property over the noon hour. They are assisted in this by teachers. Approximately 12,000 elementary pupils a day eat their lunch at school. Eîenture Therapisi 400 Dundas St. W. Wh itby 666m1 555