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"WEEKEND STAR" FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2001 -.13 By Rik Davie Weekend Star A heated exchange between members of the Durham District School Board may have resulted in information on a family involved in expulsion hearings surrounding an Uxbridge Secondary School student being entered into the record at the public meeting held on 'Monday. Matters pertaining to students, employees and legal actions are tradition- ally covered behind closed doors with strict By Kay Langmuir Weekend Star Scugog's public works committee has agreed to put up $5,000 to help a Whitby club of off-road vehicle enthusiasts clean up piles of garbage along the Boundary Road by the infamous Test Hill area. The funds will pay for the costs of trucking and disposing of the garbage which will likely include tires, metal and shingles. The effort will cease when costs reach $5,000, public works director Larry group of volunteers from a- the volunteers collect, Martin Demmers questioned on confidentiality of student rules around confidential- ity. The references began when Scugog Trustee Martin Demmers attempt- ed, early in the meeting, to enter a letter on to the agenda for that night's meeting. The attempt was met with swift reaction by board chair Liz Roy. "If this is what I think it is then we have already discussed this matter and it is not appropriate that it be brought forward here," Ms. Roy said. "Everyone has a copy of this letter, | simply want to acknowledge it on the record," Mr. Demmers said. "I would have to know specifically what letter you are referring to to put it on the agenda and if it is the letter | am thinking of then it is not appropriate," Ms. Roy said. After some debate and a ruling that the inclusion of a letter concerning the identity of a student should be dealt with out of public session, Oshawa Works committee pitches in funds Postill said Monday. If the township were to use its own people to do the cleanup it would cost about $14,000, he said. Councillors were relieved to hear of some productive activity in the troubled area. "If we could have peo- ple in that area for pur- poseful things more often . than we do now, that will discourage some of the more ratty behavior," said Scugog Mayor Doug Moffatt. Ward 2 Councillor Marilyn Pearce said the v exercise also provides an environmental lesson for peoplé who off-road in the area. "I think this could be the beginning of us work- ing with the four-by-four clubs to say you've got to take some ownership of what you're doing," she said. The first date for the clean-up, which will start Beginning September IVA Trustee Susan Shetler shouted to Ms. Roy, "Oh, for heaven's sake, he's talking about the (name deleted) letter." "That letter is an in- - camera matter and it will not be dealt with in public session," Ms. Roy responded. Another Oshawa trustee, Kathleen Hopper, interjected to say, "If we discuss this matter further we will be breaching trustee confidentiality, and I will not be a part of that." Township okays $5,000 for Test Hill clean up on the east. end of Boundary Road, is Saturday, Sept. 29 begin- ning at 9 a.m. The Test Hill area, a large tract of undevel- oped land southeast of Blackstock, is a popular area for off-roading vehi- cles, but it has endured vandalism, environmental damage and illegal dump- ing for years. Trustee Demmers quickly added; "there is absolutely nothing per- sonal about what | wish to bring forward." "You are out of order Mr. Demmers," Ms. Roy told the Scugog trustee. Another trustee, Paul Crawford, then made a motion calling for a recess to discuss the matter behind closed doors. As trustees were raising their hands to vote, Trustee Demmers said, "student trustees keep your hands down please." Ms. Roy pointed out that although student trustee votes do not count towards the passage or failure of a motion, they "do vote and their posi- tions are recorded. The name in reference to the letter was repeated during debate on two more occasions before the motion was defeated. Scugog trustee breaches school board's confidentiality policy When asked about the incident following Monday's meeting, Uxbridge-Brock Trustee 'Nancy Loraine opted to keep silent. "I am not going to com- ment on that particular matter at all," Ms. Loraine said. Mr. Demmers later said that he had no intention of bringing forward anything of a confidential nature. "It was a matter of pro- cedure that | wanted dealt with here," Mr. Demmers said. 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