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nd MILTON PUBLIC ZAK'Sn PHARMACY4 Miton's Indepenclent Pharmscy M0 Senkn Disco"r AI 0"s PllîmAcc%*Wo nWt ok' Wde Gvar48 ad A 70 MaIn t E. 875-424&&328 %Going through. W.l. Dlck Mlddla School'a Ellasa Whltmnan, 11, goos from a look of calm ta concern durlng second-round competition In the Halton Elemnentary School Chae Pflotos Dy ummmmrFdI'4O- the (e)motions Championahips at her school Wednesday. A total of about 80 studants from grades 1 to 6 took part In the avant. %/Bill 74 undemocratic, public school trustees tell Premier Harris in letter 8v TIM WHrTNELL Special to The Champion The Mike Harris Conservatives are ramming undemnocratiC legisiation down the throats of educators and somnething should be done about it, say the majority of trustees with the Halton District School Board. To voice tiseir dispiessure witis tise controversial Bill 74, tise board voted 6-2 recently to send a strongly-worded letter to Ontario Premier Mike Harris and Education Minister Janet Ecker. Bill 74 is intended to amend tise Education Act. Among otiser tisinga, tise legislation cails for tise mandating of previously voluntary extra-curricular activities by teacisers. -Tihe nainister in I Toronto can sit in his office and tire any board employee for non-compliance of the big.,, Several trustees also expressed concern about the tack of public consultation on the bill and tisat it gives unilateral power to tise minister of educa- tion to lire teachers or trustees in certain circum- stances. tise Halton unit of the elementary women's teacis- ers' federation, auggested the board send a letter to the government. 1I have an open letter to the citizens of Ontario frora the Ontario Public School Boards Association. It cails tise legisiation a Draconian measure," ase ssid. "ise minister in Toronto can ait in bis office and lire any board employee for non-cornpliance of thse bill," added Ms Andrew. A defiant Ms Andrew said it appears tise attempt to make after-school activities part of a teacher's job description evolved out of issues in Durham Region. Tise two scisool boards in tisat region are in tise ese. BILL on page 12 Comment........ 6 HS Report ......14 Datolino ....... 24 A&E ........ 25-26 Sports ......27-29 Classifiod . ... .30-33 1 - m ab ÀK JO'>LEEN'qàfS C4 . Aes« e 224 MIN ST. E. MILTON 878-0500 GLITZ e CASUAL * CLASSIC a.umuim ~CUIN oe N~ Iii ~n TI00I 145 Ontaro St. N. diMntin st 878-4131 M