If you require further information, please contact the public health nurse, Pat Alexander. Cindy O'Neill has been away on an acting assignment during most of September. She will be returning to continue her work at our school on October 17. We look forward to seeing Cindy at this time. Special thanks are extended to Sandra Parsons and Melissa White who have volunteered to keep the CIS work going in Cindy's absence.
Parents often have difficulty understanding why students are suspended.
There is never a desire for children to miss classes. However, certain actions have been designated as unacceptable at our school and when a child engages in such actions there must be a simple and consistent way of clearly saying that the action is unacceptable. A suspension from classes is the most immediate and direct way of sending a message to the children that the unacceptable act cannot be. Rarely is it possible to have an in-school suspension due to the difficulty of providing supervision. Generally the student and the family appear to appreciate the serious nature of the action when there is time at home for discussion and reflection.