A10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 1, 1995

School tackles
drug incident

By CRIS LEYKAUF

FOR CHILDREN snd teens, part of growing up is test ;

_ ing boundarics — and sometimes kids find out the, hard
way just where those boundaries are.
_ At-the end of September, four students at Centennial
- Christian School tested their boundaries by bringing a joint
o£ marijuana to school. There were no incidents of ‘‘smok-
‘ing up’? and they were not trafficking to other students, ac-
cording to school authorities. The four were suspended for
periods of one to three weeks,

- When asked if the students were trying to get attention, .
_ school principal Frank Voogd said they were not, bul were

either curlous, naive or under a bit of peer pressure,
_.Moogd is realistic, acknowledging that although his is a
‘Christian school, it is not immune to problems common
throughout: our society and community,
‘We are not a head in the sand type of school,’ ** said
Voogd. |
“ That's why the school made no attempt to cover up the
incident, but sent a- newsletter home to parents, letting
them know what actions had been taken,
“Those. actions focused more on helping the students,
rather than punishing them, though Voogd points out that
he won’t pretend there are no consequences for the stu-
dents’ actions,
~ "We have dealt with the situation very directly and fair-
Tyee + The school is taking an approach of reconciliation and
healing,’’ said Voogd.
"The four students and their parents were involved in a
counselling session with the RCMP. The students are now
under school probation and will face further suspensions or
expulsion if there are any further discipline concerns,
_ “In‘addition to this action, the RCMP are talking to
"classes about drug abuse.
“This is a teachable moment,” said Voogd.
There Already is a fairly comprehensive drug awareness
“« program.at Centennial Christian School. The grade seven
“curriculum includes a unit on the use and abuse of drugs,
both: legal and illegal. This education continues through
"grades eight to 10.
_.-The recent suspensions have added a new dimension to
drug. education programs.
’**The students now have a clear indication of what is ac-
cepted and what is not accepted,” sald Voogd.

F Waterworks

WORK CONTINUED fast week on Hwy37 as it
passes by the Mount Layton Hotsprings. The ob-
ject is to clear away debris so that water flowing
down from creeks in the hills won't back up and
flood the property. At the same time, a newer in-
tersection was put In to make it safer to enter and
exit the hotsprings property.

Lot regs eased

FRONTAGE REGULATIONS are being waived on [ots
in a Jackpine Flats subdivision.

Ed Dobler Contracting proposes to create 12 lols on a
13ha site off Woeste Road.

The regulations say frontage of a lot must be 20 per cent
of its perimeter. Dobler’s application would see six of the
proposed 12 lots fall below that figure. AN lots do meet
minimum size requirements.

Noting the property was an inegular shape, regional dis-
trict planner Ted Pellegrino suggested the lot configuration
was appropriate..

Cyclers

benefit
THE TREACHEROUS hill
up Old Lakelse Lake Dr, in
Thornhill may become safer
for cyclists and pedestrians.

A plan t cut oa
bike/pedcstrian path into the

side of the hill has been pre- -

posed by the Kitimat.
Stikine Regional. District
and has received a $30,755
grant from the province,
The money came from its

$2 million Cycling Network -

Program to develop cycling
routes,

The dike path would cover
the narrow portion of road
from the bill's bottom to the

“entrance to the concrete

plant.

Roger .Tooms of the
regional district said the
project has not yet been ap-
proved by the highways
ministry, which has con-
cems about the roadway
being too narrow in a couple
of places where the path is
to gO.

That may mean more than
the originally anticipated
$60,000 project cost, Tooms

added. ‘

Acting area. highways
manager Barb Leggett said
the money will still be used
for a cycle path in the area
even if the proposed Thorn-
hill site isn’t approved.

“With highways’ con-
cems, we may have to mod-
ify it and those modifica-
tions . may cost more
money,’’ said Tooms,

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