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- suIT. AGAINST | SCHOOL BOARD DISMISSED

Victim

for: assault by teacher

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awarded $5, 000

KN B. C: SUPREME ‘Court Nlstice has awarded $5, 000 lo-a - August 1981 to the fall of 1982 at
‘former North Shore resident -for psychological and emo-'
“tional ’ damages suffered ‘as la result of his being sexually:
“assaulted by a former North: Vancouver teacher.

: Jeffrey. Lyth “originally launched
the Supreme Court suit in 1986
against Campbell Colin Dagg after
the drama teacher pleaded guilty. to”

“one -count, “of gross indecency | vin
~ connection: with sexual encounters

" «that took place between. Lyth and
 Dagg at. the .teacher’s : cabin//i
Washington State in 1981.

The plaintiff claimed damages
“for psychological’ and emotional
damages suffered as a result of the
sexual assaults, ..

- «© Lyth, who was 15 ‘at the’ tine of:
the initial7: assault; also} named
. North Vancouver’s ‘School District

. . 44-in the suit; alleging the district’ 8
schoo! board: had’ been* “negligent
because’: it had ‘been aware. of
allegations* made’ about Dagg ° and.

is sexual activities’ with ale stu~

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dy TIMOTHY RENS
:News Reporter

y es
dents. prior: to August 1981,

Dagg's- cabin “and Jat! a portable
:$chool classroom: in North: Yan-
_ couver, Justice Trainor. found to
be consentual: }

He awarded Lyth $5,000 ‘andj in-
terest on that amount since Auigust
“1981 and court costs. :

On Aug. 23,:1984, Dage receiv.

and / eda suspended sentence and! ywas

that it should have known Dagg's , Placed on probation for 38 months |

inclination “to become. involved:
sexually with male students, |.”
'* But, -in ‘dismissing “the suit
against the school -district last
week; Mr. Justice. W.J. Trainor
agreed.with the district’s. defence
that’ it did not know and should
not have known the sexual activi-
ties of the teacher. n

- He also found that only the ini-.

dal sexual encounter between Lyth -

and Dagg, in -August 1981,
non-consentual. », .

was

Subsequent encounters, “alleged”
to have occurred an
average. of twice per, month from,

by: ‘Lyth

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‘August 1981 to July 1982.

‘after he pleaded: guilty’ in North”
Vancouver provincial : court,
incidents involving Lyth from
A; stay of proceedings,
entered by the Crown in a second
gross indecency charge laid against
Dagg in-connection with alleged
incidents involving two other miales «
“between, August 1981. ‘and March
- 1982. ee
The: Handsworth: “Secondary
School ' drama’. instructor”. was
dismissed from teaching'soon after.»
his 1984 guilly plea. 4

"Sunday, mainly suany.,
Monday, a few clouds.
* Tuesday, chance
‘Highs 14-16°C.

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gross indecency in connection With .

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PARTY GUIDELINES GIVEN
APPROVAL BY COUNCIL

1948 - Nocth Shore News

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Task force
tackles WV
youth p roble m

RIOTOUS YOUTH . parties in West: "Vancouver have “
prompted the creation of guidelines to reduce the number

of events that. get out of control, and to deal with: the
issues leading up to thase incidents. aod

ok
The recommendations, ap-

proved by ~ West. Vancouver
District, Council Monday, were
drawn up by the. Youth Parties
Task Force, which was set up last
year following 4 party which at-
“acted hundreds of young people
and resulted in’ considerable
| Property damage. :
. A list of guidelings bas. been
‘drawn up to help, young people
plan and carry out the hosting of
well managed parties, as well as
deal with problems with drinking
and violence, should they occur.)
But the. ‘Task Force was also con-

t cernéd with social and economic :

details - “that © to ‘such: in-
cidences;'

. “West Vancouver can be a dite
feult; community to grow up in.
M's a community, of .achievers.,
‘The community “at lazge has: high «

“expectations ?*.* said” Ald: * Pat
who! ‘sat on "the t

lead

invitatio
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po
{ bring rome vie.

at ‘from’ ‘the’ three: Local!
‘high -schools, “as. well

sentatives from the. West ‘Van-: ©

couver.School Board, ‘West .Van-
| couver Police Department North

. ‘Community, Services’ 8

Commission . vand ) West":
“couver * Family Court/¥ ;
Justice Committee. : :

the rapport; that already exists
between students. and officers,
including putting a female officer
one two person youth squad...

>The . task! force . highlighted
alcohol and; drug’ abuse as, the
single most important: ‘cause of
problems with :young peopte at
parties.. In.,B.C., which has the
highest; proportion of drinking- |
associated problems i in the coun-
try, the average age at which,
alcohol is First: itied is 11. years:
(12. years being the na national 1 fig:

«their. parties ent ‘extending, pen: :

uppar for. programs: for’:
disabilities