K 2 4 4 5 » “At this point we just don’t see how putting “him back into that environment in September where there's going to be constant change again “is going to work.” “McCracken and her husband said they are currently considering legal action agains. the ‘school district. - “We're. not after cumpensation here,” she “said. “We j just want change that works for all the « children.” - Guy. Murphy ‘and wife Lori Wallace are in much the same predicament as McCracken. Their six-vear-old son Conor is afflicted with Aspergers Syndrome, a close cousin to autism. Conor, who. attends Carisbrooke elementary, has difficulty interpreting and observing social rules and requires constant supervision both in and our of the classroom. Murphy said the SEA helps Conor to con- cenerate’ on his work and stay interested and has inade a big difference in his behaviour. ‘“Withour the SEA he’d just tune out when he’ 's in the classroom,” said Murphy. The SEA makes for a more stable classroom . From page t foot Pacific Environment Centre. Terms of the lease with the Squamish Nation dictate that the Jand can only be used for a facility with an envi- ‘ronmental theme. The centre was never built and the govern- ment has, been paying annual lease payments based ‘on 9% of the waterfront property’s mar- ket yaluc — these days that equals $4.4 million a year, But Thursday’s announcement could it consi | | | NEWS photo Cindy Googman | IAIN Robbins (front) and mother Heather McCracken and Conor Murphy with " mother Lori Wallace. Lawsu From pagel dered on all counts, said Murphy. When Conor is calm, that means less disruption for his fellow pupils. Like Iain, Conor doesn’t deal well with tran- Sition. Now that the SEAs have been laid of ¥, how- ever, Murphy and Wallace are left wondering — like so many other district parents with special needs children — what will happen when the new school year begins this fall. “The SEA we've got now works perfectly with him and he knows her,” said Murphy. “They’re well-suited for cach other.” Murphy criticized both CUPE and the school board for giving special needs students short shrift: “In taking care of their own mem- bers and their own interests, they are putting these kids on the last wagon on the train and that’s not the way it should be.” Murphy said ‘he supports parents in taking legal action against the board for affecting the quality of education of special needs students, “I think the mood of parents generally is that they’ve reached the end of their rope and unless they see some definite response to what the chil- dren need that may be their only option.” Land lease payments mount mean the governinent now has plans for the site, According to Conor Pacific’s release, it - will be using technology developed by the University of Waterloo to mitigate the contam- ination, which includes heavy metals like cop- per.and zinc. 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