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IF YOU think your.child might be
considering dropping out of
school, you may want to attend

a May 24 forum examining the
consequences of and solutions
to the probiem of students who
may not complete high school.

As part of their Stay in School
initiative, ihe North Vancouver
~ $choot Board is sponsoring this
event where members of the -
community will discuss the issues
and expiore the solutions, ex-
plained Bruce Gurney, chair-
man of the forum organizing ~
commities, and curriculum
consultant for the North Van-
couver Schoo! District.

Teachers, administrators,
parents and businesspeople will
participate in the discussions, as
well as community support ser-
vices such as counselling cen-
tres and volunteer agencies.

Keynote speaker Doug Mann-
ing, active in organizing Stay in
Schoo! activities in the
Okanagan School District, will
spearhead discussion on the
topic of students at risk of drop-
ping out.

A five-member panel —
pareni, a teacher, a
businessperson, an ad-
ministrator, and a researcher —
will respond fo Manning, and
members of fhe audience will

be asked to participate through
discussions.

Drop-out studenis will also
have their say through a video
filmed at the North Vancouver
Youth Learning Centre where
dropouts who are back in
school will give their opinions as
fo why the school system failed
to keep their interest.

The students at risk forum will
be held Thursday, May 24 from
7 to 9:45 p.m. at the Leo Mar-
shall Curriculum Centre, 840
West 24st St., North Vancouver.

Anyone with an interest in the
topic is invited to attend, and
potential participants are asked
fo pre-register before May 15 by
calling 987-6667.

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STUDENTS AT risk of t dropping 0 out can sometimes be kept in the mainstream system, but
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offer a ditierant approach fo study that some siucents prefer. SWAP students recently held
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