A . “North ‘Vadcoaver

woman. “has Jost. her :.case.

against. the. local ‘school
board to have’ community
schools .declared illegal, as
' well as the hiring of coordin-
ators for such schools.

A judgement by B.C.
Supreme Court: Judge. Mr.

-Justice F. Craig Munroe
Monday

announced
dismissed a petition by Mr.
‘Arlene Bell of 901 Forest
-Hills: Drive that challenged
-the legality of community
schools. -

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; Tn: his judgement,

Justice Munroe held that,
“Subject to approval by the
Ministry -of education,” the

school board “has the po
under the Public. ‘Schools

Act ‘to authorize the estab-—
lishment and maintenance of _
‘school ©

im community

wer

any community ~
education programme which -

it deems. desirable for the ©

instruction of. persons 15
years of age and upwards

-and to ‘use school board

funds for that/purpose.”

This’ ruling seems to. give’

North _ Vancouver's:

schools,
about two . dozen others
around the province, a green

eight

. light to grow.

APPROVAL.
DISPUTED:

But as Mrs. Bell noted i in a

‘ministry of education,. and

‘and -

later interview, “The -judge.
made it clear that it’s all'still
Subject, to- approval: by “the

Bone of these community
“school programs : ‘have’ ever
_ been approved.”

What the’ judgement did
‘not do was ‘to ascertain what

_constitutes “education” and. —

“instruction” and Mrs. Bell’s

lawyer, Mr. H.D.C. Hunter, |

later conceded: “There is no
way any judge is ever going
todo that.”

At the time of | being
contacted by the News, he
_ did not know. whether or not
. his client might appeal: the

decision, saying he felt a def--

: inition. of | “education” was

-going: to have to be made at™
some, time, although he did

not know how, ”

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controversial .

‘education’ J
don’t. know,” he commented:
on the ‘application of the
word as used by community’
schools for. their courses.

It would now appear to be
left to education minister Pat
McGeer to decide ‘if certain

‘courses at

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“education” and _ “instrue- :
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