CONFLICT CITED

WV French decision
raises parents’ fears

IT WAS only closed for a year, but if a recommen-
dation by School Superintendent Ed Carlin is ac-
cepted by the West Vancouver School Trustees,
Pauline Johnson School could be reopened to
house the overflow of French Immersion grades.

The board also approved
Monday night a controversial
plan to make Sentinel Secon-
dary School the secondary
school which will house the
French Immersion Secondary
Program.

The recommendation to
open Pauline Johnson was
sent to the board’s facilities
committee; however, Carlin

By BILL BELL

pointed out that with the
‘“‘fantastic growth’’ in French
Immersion at  Hollyburn,
‘‘l’m concerned that we will
have no place left to continue
French Immersion.”’

‘‘We’re looking at 30 per
cent of the school population
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Carlin asked.

Meanwhile, several French
Immersion parents have ex-
pressed concern over the
board’s approval of French
Immersion at Sentinel.

‘‘It appears that there has
been a very hasty decision
based on wrong information
... there are at least two high
schools where there is room,
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According to one parent,
the Sentinel decision could
lead to a potential ‘‘racial
confrontation’’ between the
French and English students.

‘The board is asking for
trouble — there was one ugly
scene at Hollyburn and it
could be worse at Sentinel.”’

The French Immersion
decision comes as a result of
a report by Carlin on Secon-
dary Schools.

That report outlines two
goals:

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‘*‘Maintain common basic
programs in the three secon-
dary schools, each preferably
with a= student population
1,000, grade seven to twelve.

‘*‘Develop a unique pro-
gram in each = secondary
school which will challenge
our students and will attract
families to West
Vancouver.’’

Carlin told the News that it
was his intention that West
Vancouver would ‘‘continue
to offer excellent’? programs.

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