A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 8, 2002 Parent, therapist urge halt to violence amongst youth By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN A LOCA! parent says two recent cases of youth vio- lence here are signs of a problem people most often think only happens in larger cities. “My concern is that a child is going to die unne- cessarily,” says ‘Carolyn McNamara who .wants pat- enls to become more in- § volved in the lives of their children. “I’m suggesting that par- enls slart paying attention to behaviours,” McNamara “aeporer|] cause of their age, have @ been charged with aggrava- d ted assault. In a second case, a 14-year- ‘| ald boy was stabbed in the ] shoulder during a fight out- 2; side the Terrace Aquatic Centre April 26. A bay aged #115 has been charged with assault with a weapon, po- lice said. 4 McNamara isn’t pinning the | recent bouts of violence so- lely on parents. 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The victim, whose name has not been released by po- lices, eventually made his way to a 24-hour service sta- tion in Thornhill where RCMP and the B.C, Ambulance Service were called. He was admitted to Mills Memorial Hospital then airlifiled to Vancouver to receive further medical treatment. Justin Nigel Blake, 19, and James Allan Webb, 20, along with five young men, who cannot be named be- to them growing up and being healthy young adults instead of hoodlums,” Mc- Namara says. , Janice Robinson, a forensic therapist who works mostly with people convicted of sexual offences, agrees. She says though socializing children how to react to conflict’ situations starts in the home, it must also be re- inforced by other people in the community, “Showing respect to orrselves and others - we're nol born knowing that; we need to be taught,” Robinson says. “Bullies come in all ages, all colours — in the work- place, in schools and on the street,” says Robinson. Adults need to take responsibility for teaching young people how to walk away from fights and how to deal with bullies, she says. “We as a society need to say ‘no’ to it,” Robinson says. “We need to be reinforced and encouraged not to do it.” Teachers, workers fear layoffs FASHION FABRICS AND HOME DECOR All regular stock Buy 3m or more TEACHERS IN the Ter- race area are bracing for layoff notices as a mid- May notification deadline gets closer. It’s still not known how many layoff notices will be sent cut to the more than 380 members of the Terrace and District Tea- chers’ Union. Ever since the district learned how much money it would be getting from ' the provincial government, school trustees have been warning of massive im- : pending layoffs among mat’s teachers — 64 out of about 115 full time tea- chers — received layoff no- tices early last week. “It’s devastating,” Kili- mat District Teachers’ As- sociation president Randy Tait said. “It’s a mess. It’s a big, big mess.” He said some will be called back ta work, once the district has a clearer picture of now many tea- chers will be needed next fall. That’s going to depend on how many = schools close, School trustees won't be making that deci- sion until June 11. “They don’t know what the final picture’s going to be until the middle of June,” Tait said. “In the meantime, people don’t know what’s going on.” He said the number of layoffs in Kitimat is unpre- cedented and is creating chaos in the public school system there. “It’s very disruptive for children and it’s very dis- ruptive for parents.” Class sizes are another factor that will determine the scope of teacher lay- offs. School districts are now permitted to increase class sizes as long as a district average is met. Assistant superintendent Rob Greenwood said a de- cision on class sizes has not yet been made and will depend on what hap- pens with school closures. *hAa To ite Selected stock Buy 3m or more Buy 3m or more 65% ee Excellent selection 10% 2k PRINTS & SOLIDS *Marmlers ¥ 30% 2%, fo as \ leachers and support work: ’ ers to” help‘ balance ‘the ‘ books for the coming med opie dada AL ‘ school year. : The district is facing a $3.5 million deficit for the coming school year unless cuts are made, As many as five schools will close, a move that will save an estimated . $2.2 million. - Much of the remaining budget cuts will come from teacher layoffs. Meanwhile, teachers in Kitimat — where the tea- chers association had an earlier layoff notification deadline — are reeling. More than half of Kiti- Reporter wins two awards SENIOR REPORTER Jeff Nagel of The Terrace Standard has won two major awards. 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