Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 3, 1998, Winnipeg, Manitoba Or Rpsa free base Wiser trustees Arent pushing panic Button when Latag one Board by Nick Martin itt Yinn Tegone trustees Arent the panel Button despite dropping in several schools and a steady erosion of the of Neh immersion enrolment has fallen from 324 dents to 245 at Niji Makwa while Pott Rouge school has shrunk to just 127 making it by far the divisions smallest that a significant chair woman Lori Johnson said after trustees debated 1998 enrolment figures behind closed doors tuesday the administration is trying to mine where the Niji Makwa kids have she said for a myriad different parents and Young people Are exercising schools of Wehof and going inner superintendent Pauline Clarke said parents students Are still adjusting to Niji Markwas original have transferred to other kids have come kids have Gore she Niji Makwa serves the whole the school was set up As a its not what every Parent said adding that the schools Grams will be publicised Johnson said the Board Only consid ers closing a school when enrolment dips below fort Rouge school would be an exception even if it threatens to fall below triple she fort Rouge school was built to serve very Small population South of Down town and surrounded by Busy streets feeding into the Bridge and the Donald Street there a very Long Way from other crossing Ever major Johnson said there plans to drop French immersion from any of the 13 schools offering the program despite kids leaving the program since june of French immersion students now account for Only eight per cent of the division Down from 9 j per event seven years in the last is 43 Lansdowne school students have left French 41 from Kelvin High 31 at River Heights 30 at Laura Secord 22 from and 20 from French immersion programs across Canada took a major hit after the ure of the Meech Lake John son this was not a phenomenon that was exclusive to some kids follow friends to English track Middle years said some trustees believe the Motet significant it Renee in an Dole seens decision is their peer group whips Are my friends going a Survey of students leaving French immersion showed per cent feted to keep up in two Lan pages As a major transportation problems were identified by per while per cent pointed to the most of lunch pro in per cent of the child was generally turned off or frustrated by while per cent wanted a More challenging one family in 10 said the child had with French and the parents lacked the linguistic ability to of those departing students who per cent said the child chose to while in per cent of it was the parents who chose to remove their fresh 0 f f t h l i i n i count on 91 Taurus la 4spbbd 4speed automatic air Standard Antilock braking system stereo with dual front air 24hour Roadside pm theft deterrent i Remote keyless illuminated Power door cargo volume 487 447 litres worry free driving at its litre v6 160 he engine 4speed automatic transmission 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divisions Board wants to meet As soon As possible with its lawyer and decide just How far it will authorize principals to go in carrying out the supreme Couit the police would love to have the kind of Power that the supreme court gave to Santos it was a very Strong it tells you How con Vinced the judges were of their pro Santos said the division needs to ensure that students rights Arent trampled but argued that his con Cern is protecting the i still want to have the ability to carry the big stick when Santos told the Board this i dont want to prevent staff from protecting the other we must provide Safe Santos said any policy has to be flex Ible and reasonable but students bring ing drugs or weapons to school Bear a responsibility for their but Orlikov said he was absolutely disgusted by the courts what Are we teaching that some people have More rights than others said the charter is for Why do we get to super sede that As a school Board Orlikov will push for a policy that prevents searches before parents have been notified and students Are quite capable of Vendet tas that can produce false accusations against each Orlikov vice chairwoman Liz Ambrose sided with one of the flags that was raised for was if the rights for students Are the same As for other peo particularly in the workplace Doraine Vic president of the Manitoba association of Parent said her Board will Likely debate the Issue parents Are split Between students rights and their desire for Safe she i would support calling the Par Wachniak As a would want to be the first one if there were a tried tested True Only at your Chevrolet Chevrolet chd Mobile Hauld mow Titi based on a 39 month lease of a Tumins Obi 88ll5n the an pal Kilometre m per i muted Pegler mss or isms Tor Oure Heta Al Nastos me correction notice re Power Sale advertisement that ran the Technics Saex 320 surround sound Home theatre receiver is not available at our Winnipeg we apologize for any inconvenience this May have caused our valued 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