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the tribune thursday july k iks 5 more mail student strapping barbaric dear sir as a resident of york region i was profoundly disappointed when i read that the york region board of education voted to retain the strap while progressive boards throughout the province have rescinded this barbaric practice york region has not only condoned it but has dug it out dusted it off and imbued it with new vigour nd dignity the whole issue of strapping came to light recently through an in cident in which a young learning disabled child was helping a friend carry a cumbersome project into a school before the bell rang which would permit such intrusion into this sacred enclave the helping child had had two previous warnings about such outrageous behaviour the owner of the project had not the learning disabled child was strapped the other child was not and this is symptomatic there is no need to beat normal children because they will learn in spite of our system and will not be frustrated or discouraged or angry or despondent they will have no need to act out its the borderline kids who will be the victims of the strap the retarded the gifted the learning disabled the behaviourally and emotionally disturbed they are the children who are persecuted abused and neglected by our school system they are much more prone to punishable misdemeanors there fore they will be come the scapegoats the severed heads displayed at the city gates to keep the populace in line the psychological damage that is inflicted on ex ceptional children whose needs are not met in our school system can never be measured but there is ever growing opinion that they may be one of the most damaging forms of child abuse to superimpose physical abuse on top of this psychological abuse could be the final coup de grace that turns the vulnerable child to mental illness or delinquent behaviour children lack reserves of self esteem to sustain them under humiliating conditions and the sophistication of adults to cope with an attack on their dignity they will either acquiesce and succumb to depression and mental illness or they will fight back in ways unac ceptable to the adult one additional danger in any policy condoning corporal punishment is that it leaves room for in dividual interpretation a few years ago a principal in york region threw a sixyearold child to the floor kicked him and tore the sleeve from his shirt in the name of corporal punishment certainly not what a judicious parent would do but one sick minds in terpretation of corporal punishment in any barrel of superb dedicated teachers there will always be a few- rotten apples if the school is ex periencing adverse behaviour that is en dangering the safety of the child or other children they should report it to the parents and allow the parents to deal with it to contemplate strapping a child without first in forming his parents as one trustee suggested is unthinkable if the childs behaviour has deteriorated to the point where he merits this severe a disciplinary measure the parents should have long since been involved moreover what of the epileptic child to whom a strap induced seizure might mean irreversible brain damage im not suggesting that parents should never resort to physical punishment as long as it is dealt in an atmosphere of love and discipline and what is considered to be in the best interests of the safety of the child and others but there is a vast difference between a child being punished by parents who normally show him love and af fection and the callous calculated strapping by a school official who to the child is only a symbol of societal authority schooling is society making a deliberate and highly organized in tervention into the childs growth process during a time when that child is both most malleable and most vulnerable surely in a civilized society if we are going to require by law that a child sit in school from ages six to sixteen we have a responsibility to ensure that this is a positive kind of intervention the knowledge is available now to allow us to meet the needs of exceptional children we have a large surplus of teachers many of whom are trained in special education we have empty classrooms begging for small self- contained classes to meet the needs of the 20 per cent or more of our children who had the misfortune through no fault of their own to be born something other than our concept of normal we have money for just about anything else youd care to mention surely with all these resources at our disposal if we cannot meet the needs of these children if we therefore frustrate embarrass humiliate or in a hundred other ways provoke these children to act cut surely the last thing we should do is to beat them to protect our children from physical abuse i would urge every parent of every ex ceptional child to direct a letter to the director of education forbidding the use of any form of potal punishment and subsequently to lay an assault charge if their wishes in this respect are ignored there will be a municipal election this fall i would further urge these parents to request from the board office 8875931 a list of the trustees who voted to retain corporal punish ment and to actively campaign against the re election of these trustees sincerely yours rosemary underwood reg n bsc executive director ontario acld desire for simpler lifestyle isnt return to hells of past fresh chicken legs or breasts now now mr editor it is not fair of you to assume that concern over the modern trends of society and a desire for a simpler and more natural way of life would mean a return to the various hells of the past we would surely have enough sense to retain what was good in the matter of sanitation nutrition and scientific use of resources if we recognise the hazards of today we must deal with them from experience and when we find ourselves off the track on the road of social progress in a wilderness of doubt and difficulties we should retrace our steps to find where we took the wrong turning in his comprehensive study the crisis of our age pa sorokin differentiates between the physical materialistic and the ethical idealistic aspects of social change and sees hope only with a return to the latter the english jurist veale in his history of wars advance to barbarism shows how the last world war was a downgrading trend from the wars of the age of chivalry when the victor was magnanimous our leaders must now see how in fear and panic they accepted as an ally the wouldbe world dictators of the future now when all our politicions cry peace peace we are turning our ploughshares into bomber planes because of course we must find work for our unemployed andrew glen locust hill ed note when it comes to victors being magnanimous there never was an age of chivalry apple crape or orange allens fruit drinks wfl 0z tin palanda choice 49 whole peeled tomatoes oz 59 470 ifroz box cut from canada grade a beef rib steaks catelli lasagne assorted varieties pouch packs skt0100z monarch cake mixes pkgs 39 canaoian queen the fourth quarter by leslie holbrook my series on shelter for seniors has prac tically put me in the real estate business and me without a realtors license something similar is happening with my travel in canada columns where readers are trying to turn me into a tour counsellor please contact a travel agent for specific trip prices and other details although most of you are trying to continue living in the old family home as we discussed recently there is a growing interest in modular socalled mobile housing unfortunately quality modular housing communities are still few and far between in canada this seems particularly true in western canada mrs afb bur- naby bc is a case in point because of her struggles with stairs she is looking for a non- basement single- dwelling home she wants to move to alberta to search the alberta market she subscribed to papers there so far she reports she has found no mobile home buyers in formation services in those papers if there are operators of adult parks who think they can offer something suitable within the city preferred let me know i suspect that the flight of the elderly to sunny us states in winter is not as great in the west as in the rest of canada after all bc boasts of mild winters and the well todo and such places as hawaii considerably closer than eastern folk so just once more here are additional comments from eastern letter writers mr and mrs at ottawa believe that the case i cited of a lifetime guarantee of 50 a month maintenance fee in florida is exceptional im putting them in touch with the peter borough couple who reported this all residents of our modular home com munity have had to pay 200 to have city sewage put in even though we had a fine sewage plant of our own now the city is trying to force us to have municipal garbage pick up though we have our own satisfactory system thev write these additional letters emphasize that east or west this type of living presented as ideal in the glossy brochures put out by the developers is not all fun and games but then what is on the plus side i open a letter from a mobile homes operator in ontarios haliburton area who quotes attractive prices and describes good facilities in this popular vacation district this man also has started a christian retirement park in florida a stamped selfaddressed envelope will bring you his name cut from canada grade a beef beef short ribs mary miles lb beef steakettes mary miles sliced side bacon wieners 117 pbtk sausages ia mary miles by the piece bologna canadian oueen sliced mac it cheese mock chicken or bologna sandwich meats thompson seedless raisins jet puff white or fruit flavored 1 kraft marshmallows ba 1 11 oz pkg 45 109 potato salad or cole slaw jwarfsdown bathroom tissue mmmmmmm i hll ijfloity send comments and questions long stamped addressed envelope for reply to the tribune co po box 1506 guelph ontario nlh 6n9 guard your familys 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