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Belleville in
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Christine White, 49, was
arrested on Nov. 18 otter alleged:
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Belleville near Toronto.

On July 15, 1997, White is
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Katharine Hamer
Contributing Writer

CALL them Luddites if you will, but
Cheryl Ennis, Sarah Branson, and Katie
Douglas don’t want more computers: they
want more books.

The seventh-graders at North Vancouver’s Capilano cle-
mentary school gave a presentation last month to the school’s
Parent Advisory Council (PAC), decrying the decre
school textbooks. The students pleaded with PAC members to
prioridze hard covers over hard drives.

“Our school has spent too much money on computers when
us students need new textbooks,” said Ennis. “The books
torn and damaged and there is not enough books for everyone
in our class — we have to share with another classroom.”

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Katie Dougtas said thar some of the school’s new computers
are in StOFaye.

“Th no room for them,”
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Said PAC member Peter Chapman, “Basically the Ministry
of Educvarion is forcing computers down everyone's throats vet
ignoring basic needs such as text books.”

He was so impressed with the girls’ presentation that he has
arranged for them to meet with the district PAC, and is plan-
ning to set up a meeting with the North Vancouver school dis-
trict.

“There are a number of courses (at Capilano elementary)

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CAPILANO Elementary school stuctents Sarah Branson and Cheryl Ennis would like their North Vancouver school to spend more
money on textbooks end less on computers.

where the Ministry will not recommend textbooks, and as a
result the students are being taught from very old, discontinued
s that no longer apply,” aid C hapman.
sman for the Minis uvation said that
although core funding and a learning resources budget is given
to school disiricts throughout the province, the ministry does
not allocate specific amounts of money for school supplies.
“Fhat’s up to the school district,” she said. “We don’t
micro-manag
The province currently has a “learning outcome” regulation
in place for all B.C. schools, whereby student exam results at
the end of the year must prove thar they have learned the pre-
scribed curriculum.
However, there are no prescribed texts which schools must
se — only suggested fists. As Jong as the students are learning
the facts, the Ministry of Education doesn’t mind which learn-

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