Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 17, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba 6 Winnipeg free january Oleson awaits report to act on school paddle by Pauline Comati family services minister Char Lotte Oleson said yesterday her department would report to her today about the disciplinary practices at a James religious Oleson said she will make a Deci Sion about the need for action against the school after hearing from her outside Bounds we will do whatever we have to to protect the Oleson the minister made the statement after she and education minister Len Derkach were pressed by Mem Bers of the opposition parties about the use of paddles on students at Sturgeon Creek Christian Oleson initially said Winnipeg police were looking into the while Derkach said the private institution fell outside the Bounds of his Juris decision to let pins in condemned by Janet Mcfarland opponents of a controversial Lapel pin have condemned the Federal governments decision not to ban its importation from Harold the cites race relations said yester Day the Federal government should use provisions in the customs and excise act to prohibit that promote there is no room in this province or country for the promotion of Rac bigotry or Dis criminal Rampersad Errol president of the Manitoba association for rights and i said yesterday he will not let the matter Lewis said he and other opponents will Contact Federal members of parliament and will lobby the prime ministers office to have the decision in very Lewis we have a prime minister who is committed to multiculturalism and getting rid of we should ask the prime minister to reexamine the decision in Light of the Public outcry on the Lyle a lawyer represent ing Bani said he would like to know the Federal governments reasons for its a spokesman for the customs and excise Branch in who was described As the Only person Avail Able to answer questions on the did not return phone Calls Mordin said he is especially Dis appointed by Revenue Canadas decision because Gerry Feder Al Secretary of state for condemned the i am surprised and we will certainly be following the matter up with the Federal Mordin Rampersad said the Federal government in the past has banned the importation of magazines and movies that promote he questioned Why the pins were not its not there Are other things that Are less demeaning than this that have been ram Persad its not Only toward the three but also toward White the pin depicts a Semi clothed Black Man holding a a turbaned sikh and an Oriental figure in a chinese coolie hat staring Down at a White Man in a its message asks who is the minority in Canada provincial Justice minister Jim Mccrae has assigned three senior prosecutors to advise him what to do about the potential Sale of the pins in Mccrae has been asked by opposition parties to study whether the province can seize the pins under a Section in the criminal Gigantic Home Sale circular Sale Date january 17 to 1990 correction the following items will not 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basement of Kirk Field Park Baptist was charged with assault after an 11 year old girl complained her but Tocks were bruised with a plywood the Grade 4 student told police she was punished with the metre thick paddle three times twice on 30 for walking Home with friends against and again on 1 for not doing her according to a police a handbook on school policy appears to indicate paddling students is acceptable under certain Circum Otteson wants to see report Derkach no jurisdiction Oleson said the departments investigation will attempt to deter mine what the Normal disciplinary actions taken by staff at the school Are and whether the incident involving the 11yearold was what Steps we take will depend on the Oleson i certainly cant say were just going to March right on in Derkach said his hands Are tied because the which has 50 students in kindergarten to Grade does not receive any Public funds and is not i do not have jurisdiction Over the he As he the teacher charged with Susan Jean does not have a teaching certificate from the prov a document the minister can suspend in similar cases in the pub lic school not consistent Derkach said enabling legislation before the House would allow him to Register All schools in the giving him some Power to intervene in both Public and private school nip education critic Jerry Storie said Derkach and Oleson should use their clout to Call a meeting with school officials about policies governing use of the the disciplinary practices in this school do not seem to me to be consistent with the Public school Storie flin flon Storie said that even if the incident does not specifically fall under Ole sons or Derkacht there Are questions of whether adults in the school failed to report the which is being investigated by a change to the family services act last year makes it mandatory for third parties to report suspected cases of child abuse to the fact that it was not reported is grounds for investigation to Storie Alpine packages Alpine 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