A12 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 18, 1996

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TUDENTS with too much free time on their hands, during spares, often gather
in the halls of Caledonia. And that’s causing problems, such as vandalism, grafitti
and false fire alarms. These students pictured here were just on a lunch break,
but students can be found in the hallways at any time of the day.

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solutions sought
to Cal’s problems

THOSE AT A MEETING
about violence and
vandalism at Caledonia
Secondary last week were
asked for the reasons behind
the problems and what can
be done.

The number of spare
blocks students have was
cited as a contributing fac-
tor. [t’s technically possible
for a student to have three
spares in one semester.

One teacher described the
students hanging around in
hallways during spares as
“wasted potential. ”?

Other students spoke in
defence of them, saying the
Spares were good for study-
ing and doing homework.

Many of the students and
parents were frustrated that
the ill-behaved — students
didn’t seem to suffer con-
sequences for their actions.

But it’s difficult for
teachers te catch them in the
act. And students suffer fear
of reprisal should they
“rat’’ on each other, And
when they do come forward,
sometimes it's hard to make
sure the information is cor-
fect,

Caledonia principal Geoff
Straker pointed out a recent
case where five separate
people came to him with in-
formation on who they
thought caused a recent
false fire alarm.

But he checked with the
suspecied kid’s teacher, and
he was in class when the
alarm went off.

A review of the policy be-
hind spares was supgested,
and some people asked for
more teacher presence in the
halts during breaks.

RCMP Constable Brand-
wyn Rigby, the local
detachment’s liaison officer
assigned to the school,
asked students to come for-
ward with the names of
those they’d seen causing
problems.

The more witnesses, the
stronger the case, she said,

When asked about the fear
Students may have of
reprisals from those they
speak oul against, Rigby
pointed out that most of the
students were already vic-
tims now.

“They. more they decline
to come forward with in-

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pensive, could be an effec-
live deterrent,
In the end, those attending

formation, the more they'll
be victimized,’? she said.
She said the 90 per cent of
the students who don’t like the meeting decided to form
what’s happening need to 4 commitlee to look at a
try and take back control of wide variety of solutions,
their school. and ways other schools
Another idea floated at ihe solved similar problems.
meeting was installing hid- Principal Straker also
den cameras in the hallways agreed to hold an assembly
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