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economist sunlsuntribune educ saturday oct 8 2005 publication mail agreement 40007673 board requires markham students to take public transit to school in richmond hill lack of busing angers parents by caroline grech staff writer denis belec is upset his daugh ter is not getting a ride to high school the markham father is not alone as a group of markham par ents have started petitions demanding transportation for their children who despite living in markham have to attend school in richmond hill- his daughter andrea attended high school at pierre elliott trudeau secondary school in markham but for grade 10 was told she would have to go to richmond green sec ondary school we had no choice we were told she has to go to the richmond hill schpol mr belec said they didnt even tell us that we wouldnt get a bus for our children until two days before school start ed as the belecs live more than 48 kilometres away from the rich mond hill high school their daugh ter should be bused according to tire school boards policy while there is york region tran sit sendee in their neighbourhood mr belec doesnt believe it is a prac tical strategy following the bus route his daughter andrea is designated to take to school mr belec was unim pressed ft was a fiasco the kids were late to school he said the markham father is not alone in his concern over the lack of transportation a few parents have started peti tions to get busing for their chil dren markham resident fanny choi they didnt even tell us that we wouldnt get a bus for our children until two days before school started denis belec students father who has a daughter in grade 9 is among them so far 51 parents have signed the petition ms choi turned to the petition after she became frustrated by the lack of answers she was getting from the school board we want to know why we are not getting busing ms choi said for now ms choi and other par ents in the same predicament are car pooling their children to school york region district school boards policy states secondary stu dents arent eligible to ride a school bus if they live within 32 kilometres of the nearest high school where public transit is not available and within 48 kilometres where public transit exists discussions are continuing between parents and the board about the situation board spokesperson ross virgo said argu ing all affected parents are within the 48 kilometre distance a drive by a york region news paper group reporter measured the distance from ms chois home to the school at just more than five kilometres ill to keep halogen and regular light bulbs away from anything that can burn place them where children and pets cant knock them over hwa ijlplhis message brought to you ljornmunity service of the 11st suntribune on the occasion of our 2nd anniversary we invite you to enjoy our specialty beverage and we will give your friend the same kind of beverage cc this is our way of thanking you for your support during the past 2 years thank you timothys world coffee 182 main st unionville expires nov 3005 not valid on holidays ciaras vnioiivitte s 1 50 main street prestigious mmjm 905 4800491 fitness studio sports lounge performance apparel october 10th 2005 nd opening free fitness classes all day registration sale expires oct 31 2005 wwwicegearca casual clothing for the whole family denims sweaters tshirts sneakers boots and accessories labels such as juicy couture seven jeans vince simple shoes ugg australia ed hardy and more 3tuiqjouuw hu 155amain street unionvhle yftfm i 9054776464 w w w c i a r a s c a s u a i c h i c c a