A2- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 24, 2004.

_ Four-day week once more

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WILL COAST. Mountains school irustees continue to

close’ schools one day Week hexlyear?. 9027,
Or will they argue ‘for a return.to a- five-day’ week?

very soon, ‘board chair Lorrie Gowen said..:

trict-wide survey be ready’ for: the: ‘Aptil 7 board meeting.

new: school. calendar for: the 2004-05. school Year
“We have: iv ‘get ’a ‘draft calendar out ‘by the’ end of

’ April: becausé. it must. be accépted: by. the ‘end of May
Gowen said, referring: to regulations in the School Act.
So far, district 82: is only: the second one. in'B: Cyto

a recent lawsuit launched ‘by a‘local parent.”

calendar fer the coming : schdol year.”

hopes to decidé ona final draft April 26
The. proposed: calendar . would “be then’ circulated

final approval” at an open ‘poard meeting.

behave on
Thursdays,

FRIDAY SCHOOL closures don’ t seem 1 to have eal

school week was introduced, the RCMP ‘has found. :

the Terrace detachment shows.
monitoring thé impact-of the. closing schools ‘one day“a’
and focal’ governments: if. they’ve noticed. “any difference.:

° Thursday nights. as-a result. .
.A ‘comparison between: the’ amount of ‘youth ct

rime’ :

' past two. years. suggests. that’s not ‘the-case. :
Last ‘year; one-quarter. (26: percent): of. all’ crimes

' committed: by. youths: took: place during the. same 24-hot 1
peiiod each week = Thusday eveiiiigs “sind” Fridays’

ing the daytime. io. yo ah
ite’ ‘Stats. chow ‘out crime. ‘clay aigepal by. 16°

. of the four-day school week:back.in September. °°

of youth-crime occurred between, Ay P. me: Thursdays and
p.m." Fridays. .

Meanivhile, ihe overall ‘number of calls t the RCMP:
remained the. same,

| ~ About gas prices”

Bas. prices has .given'some drivers: the wrong: imipression.”.
(While. standard: targe, signs: at. gas. stations may: carry’
one price, additional “signage: may. indicate’ a’ ‘Price drop. * =

“price when paying” their
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a + istudents had to say. ina recent suirve cond
: The debate. over ‘the four-day .school week will. begin. 7 :

. Trustees have-asked ‘that “the resulls’ of a: ‘recent: dis. :
spring. break, ‘Those:have, now been’ submitted: to: ‘Malat-

» The. board: is up against a préssing * deadline; it will.
have just’two weeks to "debate. the. pros and. cons: of a.

. delivered to- a representative sample ‘of parents’ and, other
four-day. week Versus ‘a’ five-day. week and’ “prepare a’

7 residents over: Spting break, Gowen said;

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“tg: tore: than’ 40° groups,.. includin
‘ Scouts; the: ‘Northern - ‘Health | ‘Author
. Sources. ministry. and Terrace’ Ss: parks and: recreation. de-
. partment.: Terrace - trustee’, Diana, Penner. said a ‘number,

"close schools one day a'week, which: was. the: subject. of:

AS ‘supreme court justice ‘told the. school distiiet it
must properly -consult: “parents before’ drafting: a proposed.

: From front’

Ticking. closure clocks |

B.C. school districts. are Tequired ‘to approve. ‘school
calendars before the end of May. Gowen said: the: board -

“make a-final. decision. ‘at a: special: Teetiny

among employee: and ° arent groups: ‘for. 30 da $- before:
nied i BrOups us  April’6 in Terrace, starting at '7 p.m.

~ The Fovr-day- week was expected to save. the i dist

~ “tice of closure. The'board is ‘expected to. face- some: op-"
oo) position there: by parents who may. nok: be. ‘in favour. os

ed into higher youth crime in: Terrace since the four-day *

The amount of youth crime has’ actually: dropped on’
’ Thursday hights and daytime Fridays,” ‘stats ‘compiled al.

“The Coast Mountains School ‘District is ‘currently >
... week’ and. have-asked clubs, agencies cand’: organizations

_ -When the four-day-week was. introduced, “some ‘Won- 7 :
dered: if-the amount ‘of youth, ‘crime. would increase on i

: between the: months ‘of September and December for the

‘pet cent during that 24-hour: period alter the’ introduction.

AL PHOTO. eaption. in-our, March. A? ‘edition. concerning e

> Those ‘lower ‘prices are ‘already. posted at’ the pump. on
- Drivers: should hot. expect a reduction’ from ‘the ‘pump: |”
r-bill. based.o “on the, additional Sigs ot

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ings have not ‘been’ released yet... a
Trustees: are also. eager. to: find. piu what parents, ‘and a

the district. eee Ie
«Gowen said. all “of the istrict’ s-students ‘in. Grades 5 \

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* The’ survey: is: just. one’ of the ways the: district i is mon.
itoring: :the-impact’ of the: four-day school week,

“In: January, the school. district sent! ‘outa questionnaire -
the” RCMP, the
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“Board chair. ‘Lorrie Gowen’ ‘confirmed trustees - “will | WINTER MAINTENANCE io
Tuesday Ts. “Motorists should. be. awiire - that despize
: eee Ne maintenance’ efforts, they. .are ‘still’ going -to
: [encounter hazardous conditions on the highways.
‘Trustées head. tothe. Hazeltons the’ ‘following night for. B “Drifting snow, bleak ice,-conipact sow dind shish.

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