In the Legislative Assembly on March 25th, 1994. See this topic in context.

Question 383-12(5): Transportation Policy For Parents To Visit Children Attending Regional Schools
Item 5: Oral Questions

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Samuel Gargan Deh Cho

Thank you, Madam Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Education, Madam Speaker. With the new direction the Minister is taking in regionally centralizing high school and having our children go to these schools, does the government have some type of policy that would allow children to go home for spring break, Christmas holiday, Easter holiday and, of course, summer holidays? And, are they developing any kind of policy with regard to parents being able to visit their own children at the regional high schools?

As you know, Madam Speaker, we don't have any kind of transportation services for the kids who are going to school in Fort Simpson, as we have bus service and some scheduled air service in Providence. We don't have anything like that. It is only the parents who have vehicles who have the opportunity to visit their children or get their children for the holidays. With the new direction in education, are we looking at developing new policies to allow for parents to visit or for students to visit their homes?

Question 383-12(5): Transportation Policy For Parents To Visit Children Attending Regional Schools
Item 5: Oral Questions

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Mr. Nerysoo.

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March 24th, 1994

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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Just to correct the record, Madam Speaker, the direction I'm undertaking in pursuing community high school programming is not a new direction. It has been in place ever since my colleague, Mr. Kakfwi, was the Minister of Education. He began the process of developing community high school programming.

On the matter of support, Madam Speaker, at present we provide for assistance to the students to travel back to their communities during Christmas. However, it is the choice of the

parents, also, to decide the holiday for which they want us to provide assistance.

I will certainly look at the other concern the honourable Member has raised, but again it will be with considerable concern for our financial situation. That is the remark that he made where we provide for assistance to parents and students for additional trips home.

The last point I wanted to make, Madam Speaker, is the matter of where the students attend school rests with the board and they can make the choice in their region as to how they want to provide high school programming. I will review the matter, however, it has to be within the context of the financial resources we have available to us.

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The Speaker Jeannie Marie-Jewell

Thank you. Item 5, oral questions. The honourable Member for Baffin South, Mr. Pudlat.