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PAGE 8, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1982, WHITBY FREE PRkESS Discipline isn'tpunishment; -policy Parents shouldbe ac- ceptln g more responsi- bilty for their chlld- ren's 'behaviour 'in school according to Dur- ham Board of Education Trustee Ian Brown. . In fact, Brown says that the board's draft discipline policy is 'an attempt to ma ke -the parent realize' that the sehool Is not solely res- ponsible for .a child'ý, behaviour in class.1-. "Discipline reaily -be- gins at home and that's where the resonibility should belng," the Whitby trustee said. in an interview last week. "The school didn't crate the misbehaviour of students," he added,' !'The parents ýshould be responsible for, tat'- Brown was one of the >authors-0f the. board's ."draft ýdiscipline -poicy 1that wil abolish the use BRIAN DEEGAN DENTURHE HENAPY CLINIC HARWOOD AVENUE'SOUTH AJAX, ONTARIO 683-6074 IAFOT TYPWRT of corporal (or physi- cal) punlshment by June 30, 1984. He says that the re- pot is an attempt to set policy guidelines for in- dividual schools who will in turn establish rules of conduct that are in keeping with the opi- nions of the local com- *munity served. Brown points out that the Toronto ares school, boards abolished the use of physical punishment 12 years ago and has yet to run into any serious problenis. "Punishinent isn't discipline and discipline isn't punishment,". he observes adding that the report is "trying- to mnake students more ac- countable for their be- haviour." While the board will establish the guidelines for sehools to follow, eachwill 6e responsible, for lying down rules of conduct and the punish- ments; for violations. "The consequences should be laid down by the school, "Brown says pointing out, that "the school should reflect community standards. " He also dlaims that the -board bas neyer established its own poli- cy on discipline. "As far as I know, the board'bas neyer.had a policy on discipline," he noted adding the object ST. tOHN day, 7 NGEpSTm. Sra assa tury 7p.m.' ch Sundy, am, 1:30 .m. 1215 .m. Sunday asses1000a.m.,n1115rao m "Kno tha I an wih yo a Coyl; e tote 4enderofte." **.*..%* ~ S%** us**' above Dundt*SQ 576-2098 e.ASE MA --.v*-. ---**-SSES *-~* Saudy 7 CIJSTOUa,' pm Knw hbesamw t mto d 0f ds; en-To hesen"d o s" e- ~ RCLAIN rpeis. Te (Dmae iSacert- *. IMPROES DRAPE celluo f eab- Te If adrapeils es-g Draprie oT ur-sorb water and sweil in heat, such as near e 00 allowed to shrink Up when -It lowers.. capacity to hand le SLto 4% of their original Changes caused by drapes. In the wash- sesize. 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Gases home Is f requent *a Jýback atao rIgiriaF from cooking fumes, vacuuming, since dra- ** -dimensions- and cigarette smoke, gas- perles, synthetic fa.7 stae.This speciai heated , appliances brics especiaily, lpick ( prostems1 also sets-in and poilutants in the up dry soil (dust) from pleats perfectly. air of your'home set- the air due to statîc a *. Drycieaning is the tie In your drapes. electricity. 4: 1. CfLanipz 19t t& foc tI ' 8 £ ganiLy" S112 CO L130RN E ST. W., WH ITBY-668-2831 of, this report is to en- sure there is I"no ambi- guity ....if you 'do 'A' then,'B' follows"-<1 The -rookie ,trustee also rejects the 'sugges-' tion that a teacher could ignore the policy, espe- cially the parts concern- ing physîcal puntish-, ment, because of, their Section 43 rights. Section 43 of the Criminal Code of Canaàda states: "Every achoolteacher, parent or person standing in place of a parent is.justified in using force by' way of correction toward ,a pupil or. child, as the_ case may be, who is un- der his care, if the force does not exceed what, is.> reasonable under the circumstances" Brown says that if a teacher ignores the policy and--stands on his or ber Section-43 rights it would 6e "Profession- al suicide," because a teacher is bound to obey board policy. He also rejects the suggestion made by, Trustee John Buchanan, also of Whitby, that, the policy would be illegal because the board can- not negate'an act of Parliament. "I don't think that's clear at ahl, it's just to, the courts to decide," Brown says. Buchanan also sug- gested that since deten- tion,is a form 0 f incar- THE WORLD IS YOURS,.. IF YOU KNOWTHE RIGHT POEOP LE... Wherever you moya the Welcome Wagon hoateas le the rlght'person ta hoUp you llnd a place'In your new cam* munlly. CaOU 666-1 523-or 668-8943 Brown ceration which is consi- dered corporal pumish- ment then they too would be.banned under the policy. Brown'also rejects this. "What we are talking about, is the, deliberate use of'physical' force as punighmnent," he says., "A detention is a logical consequence for a beha- viour." However, a teacher wii 6e forbidden to use- physical'punishment. "As of June 30, 1984, that option, won't be available to the teach- er' Brown is. also,,a da- mant that, the. policy concenrs discipline, not, punishment. "You have to teach the student discipline," he says,, "It is an attem- pt to instruct'I He is also personîally against corporal punish- ment. " It doesn'lt do any good, " he, says, "it doesn't work. It's only short terni, it's the long termi consequences that matter."' .The draft policy wil be presented to the in- terested public at a forum to 6e held in the lecture room of the Henry Street. High School on September 14 at 7:30 p.m. ,Ail that it will do, Brown maintains, is define each person's responsibilities in the school system. Brown says that peo- ple have to 6e made aware that"suet hâve responsibilities, parents have responsi- bilities, teachers have responsibilities and the board bas reponsibili- ties." Rýep'ort ,from Queen' spark By The Hon. George-Ashe, MPP (PC -Durham West) Ontario Minister of Revenue The courtroomn murders which occurred in, Toron- to in recent years shocked many Ontarians into an awareness of a problem which provincial police for- ces were already attempting to solve. This problem involves courêt security ensuring that those indivi- duals involved in activities within the provincial courtroomnsare protected from'threats of' violence. In the second Intérim Report of the Attorney- General's Special Comrnittee on Court Security, one~ of the recommendations is to initiate a pilot project to test electronic metal detectors as a means. to in- crease court security. .This projeet, scheduled for completionin 'tbree- months, wiil be conducted at an undisclosed locationin order> that the sophisticatedl equipment can be tested to its fullest extent. Information resulting fromn the project will enable the Ministry of the Attorney-General to determine the effectiveness of the monitoring equipment and to assess the equipment which would be best suited to increase courtroom securiity without interfering unduly with public access'to the courts. >Another recommendation contained in the In- terimi Report involves the preparation of a compre- hensive report of security requirements presently in place in courtrooms throughout the province. In- formation from this report is expected by the fil0fý this year. Access to the courts is one of the cornerstones of Onta rio's justice system and it is my hope that the Attorney General's committee will establish an ef- fective security system which will prevent further incidents such as the one which occurred in Toronto earlier this year. In order that our laws may be maintained and our_ basic freedoms preserved, it is essential that violence is hlot permitted to threaten the courtrooma of our province. I look forward to further reports from 'the Attor-, ney-General regarding an effective solution to this problemi and I.arn certain that, As -a- resuit of the commnittee deliberationa,' the new Oshawa Court- house w ill- incorporate the most up-to-date. cour- troomn security technology. This courthouse, although flot located in Durham, West, will serve Durham residents -commencing in early 1983. The building, situated at-King, and Bay Streets. in Oshawa, will contain provincial court- rooms as well as judge's offices, crown attorney's offices and general administrative offices. Juveniles arrested m school Tbree juveniles were apprehended by mem- bers of the Durham Re- gional Police Force last Wednesday evening af- ter the alarm went off at E.A. Fairman Public, School. Aèccording to a spokes- man for the force, the alarm at the Palace. Street school sounded at, about 8 p.m. and arriv- ing officers found one juvenile hiding behind a garbage bin. >After discovering that the door leading to the furnace room was inse- cure, the officers enter- ed the school and appre- hended two other juve- ies. The spokesman said it appears, that they were attempting to steal some sports equipment. Two volleyballs and an air pump were discover- ed lying next to a door. Damage to the school was estimated at $25., Caré* volunteers drove 6,9537 miles h* Ontario Kawasaki $35995 One and only chance to purchase a GP 1100 at the price of -~ $39995.'D" I - -,.14-133 Taur ~~~shawa iton Road West ,433u1022 ,May . During the month of May, Whitby Communi- ty Care volunteers log- ged 6,537 miles durng, 976% hours of service to 101 clients. In staistics revealed by the agency last week, volunteers travelled for- 242% heurs for medical purposes, 108 hours for long distance errands and'186 hour perform- ing other services. They also gave 55 hours of home mainten- ance (yard work etc.), 110 hours of homte help' and 163 hours for Wheels to Meals. SWhitby Community Care is also in. need of more volunteers to help share, the workload. Anyone with an hour or two a- week to spare and who is interested in helping others is asked to cail Community Care at 668-6m23. wil de fine responsibiles --------------------- -------------- -------------- ------ - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - irp , Mn 1100