Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a return to oral questions, Questions 0170-12(2) and 0171-12(2), asked by Mr. Lewis and Mr. Todd on February 26, 1992, concerning students. The Department of Education is currently providing funding for two students from the Northwest Territories to attend high school in southern Canada. Both students have exceptional emotional needs. One is attending school in British Columbia, and the other is attending in Alberta. A few other students of high school age are also supported by the Department of Social Services for treatment in residential facilities in southern Canada.
The Education Act provides the general authority for the delivery of education programs and services. A directive on special needs education was developed in 1986. In 1991, the department published "Our Students, Our Future - An Educational Framework,' which provides the philosophical direction guiding all education programs and services. Respecting that philosophy, a new policy on special needs education is being drafted.