cy 12 — Friday, Febniary 6, 1998 — North Shore News Deana caster reporter Horseshoe Bay Dundarave/Ambleside British Properties Norgate/Pemberton Heights Capilano/Delbrook Hightands Lower Lonsdale ~Central and Upper Lonsdale Lynn Valley Blucridge/Deep Cove TOTAL, ...sesccsesrecceoreee eocseorencaceeee DOA YS , THE North Vancouver Schoo! Board, by a vote of 4- 3, decided on Jan. 27 not to take part in a province- wide student health survey. The reason? Trustces said some of the questions on the survey made the assump- tion “that you had done some things ... to do with sex- uality.” The purpose of the survey, says the Burnaby firm conducting the research, is to help improve the . . . _ health of B.C. youth. But is there a risk of young peo- my ngutring ple falling prey to suggestive, indecent or risky behav- tours they find out about from a survey? Young people are growing up fast these days — from TV, the media, movies and the World Wide Web, there is little out there they haven't heard of. Most youth are responsible enough to make their own decisions about what is appropriate and it seems unlikely that questions on a survey would influence them otherwise. NORTH SHORE DEMOGRAPHICS YES 419% 47% 50% 39% 55% 51% 42% 51% 6A% NO 14% 71% 13% 2% 17% 12% 13% 15% 13% DON’T OTHER KNOW ANSWER 20% 18% 8% 18% 14% 12% 27% 20% 12% 16@ 18% 29% 4G 13% 25% 18% 13% N% _j- Tricia Andrew North Vancouver Yes. 1 believe it’s extremely important that we raise youth’s awareness about health and focus on preven- tion, and it’s important to involve youth in the process. Why do a survey abour a group and not ask the group their opinion? Jacqueline Millis North Vancouver Detinitely. [work — with young parents and they've been sharing information with other young people — { wholeheartedly support: what they’re doing. Educated people — make smarter choices and by say- ing “they should know this” you are not condoning any- thing. Cheryl McBride North Vancouver Yes. But as a parent my con- cern would be how it is pre- sented and how they go about conducting it. I would be more comfortable if it was a reputable firm conducting the survey. 13.9% 17.0% 18.7% DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE INQUIRING REPORTER? E-mail your comments or question ideas to: deana@nsnews.com. Rally against gov’t service Ae i . restructuring set for Sunday Courts in session Deana Lancaster News Reporter deana@nsnews.com THE provincial gov- ernment’s proposed restructuring of ser- vices for people with disabilities has many North Shore residents frightened... _- They'll be voicing their concern at a rally this Sunday in downtown Vancouver. 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