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Committee Motion 82-12(7): To Amend Clause 68 Of Bill 25, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

Committee Motion 82-12(7): To Amend Clause 68 Of Bill 25, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you. Mr. Minister, I got you this time. Mr. Minister, I saw your hand go up and I just anticipated that you were going to ask a question. The chair recognizes the Member for Nahendeh. Okay, let's do this once more, start from the beginning. The Minister had his hand up. The Member for Nahendeh had his hand up. I recognized the Minister and he didn't want to speak. I recognized Mr. Antoine. Now, Mr. Antoine.

Committee Motion 82-12(7): To Amend Clause 68 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Thank you. Mr. Chairman, I need clarification on 69(2)(k). It says that the duties of the principal or the acting principal will be to ensure, to the best of his or her ability, the safety of students and school staff. This is a good responsibility because there was an incident in one of the communities that I represent this spring where a young boy got hurt on the school ground and broke his arm during recess. There was supposed to be a teacher supervising the kids. Who's responsibility is that? Is it the teacher's responsibility or is it the principal's responsibility in a real-life situation like that? Is that covered under section (k)? Thank you.

Committee Motion 82-12(7): To Amend Clause 68 Of Bill 25, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Antoine. Mr. Minister.

Committee Motion 82-12(7): To Amend Clause 68 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. To advise the honourable Member, this particular section was not in the previous act. It's being put in for the very reason the honourable Member has pointed out; that there have been incidents where the safety of students and school staff have been in jeopardy, to a point where there has been physical abuse of both staff and students. The idea here is to make certain that it's clear that part of the responsibility of a principal or acting principal is to ensure that there are considerations and there is a recognition procedure for dealing with the safety of students and school staff.

That, Mr. Chairman, is also why we did have some concern earlier about the whole matter of parents having direct right into classrooms because in some cases ...Another incident I know of, Mr. Chairman, is a parent actually went into a classroom and actually attacked a staff member. There has to be some considerations for those matters.

Committee Motion 82-12(7): To Amend Clause 68 Of Bill 25, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Clause 69. Mr. Antoine.

Committee Motion 82-12(7): To Amend Clause 68 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh

Just a further question on safety. I'm more concerned about the safety of students because, ultimately, when they have children, a person entrusts the school system with the education of a child as well as the safety of the child. That's very key. In the section under the duties of the teacher in section 45, I don't see any point in there where they to the best of their ability the safety of the student is covered. I take it that the responsibility of the safety of the students falls on the principal or the acting principal and if there is staff on duty then indirectly, through the staff, the principal is ultimately responsible for the safety of the child.

If the child gets hurt, breaks a leg or breaks an arm while under the care of the school, then the onus is on the principal. Is that correct? Is that what I'm hearing, Mr. Chairman?

Committee Motion 82-12(7): To Amend Clause 68 Of Bill 25, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Antoine. Mr. Minister.

Committee Motion 82-12(7): To Amend Clause 68 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta

Well, Mr. Chairman, all I can say is that what we were trying to do was articulate clearly the responsibilities and the duties of the principal or acting principal. Also, there's a responsibility on the part of the principal to lay out the rules by which teachers operate. Part of that responsibility could include the safety of the student, and other considerations for the safety of the staff, as well.

In that sense that is all part of the rules and these are things that are laid out for the district education authority, for the parents and for the students, so it is clear as to how things operate in the school. We certainly agree with the comments made by the honourable Member.

Committee Motion 82-12(7): To Amend Clause 68 Of Bill 25, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Mr. Minister, again.

Committee Motion 83-12(7): To Amend Clause 69 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Richard Nerysoo Mackenzie Delta

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that clause 69 of Bill 25 be amended by striking out "and" at the end of proposed paragraph (2)(f).

Committee Motion 83-12(7): To Amend Clause 69 Of Bill 25, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mr. Minister. We'll just pause a moment here so we can get copies of the amendment circulated to the Members.

Yes, Mr. Minister, we now have the amendment circulated. Would the pages please continue to distribute them quickly? Thank you. The amendment appears to be in order. To the amendment.

Committee Motion 83-12(7): To Amend Clause 69 Of Bill 25, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Thank you. The motion is carried.

---Carried

Clause 69, as amended.

Committee Motion 83-12(7): To Amend Clause 69 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

Committee Motion 83-12(7): To Amend Clause 69 Of Bill 25, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you. Clause 70.

Committee Motion 83-12(7): To Amend Clause 69 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

Committee Motion 83-12(7): To Amend Clause 69 Of Bill 25, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you. The chair recognizes the Member for Thebacha.

Committee Motion 83-12(7): To Amend Clause 69 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha

Mr. Chairman, I have to ask if you could look up at the Members, because even though Members are saying agreed, you don't have a tendency to see whether or not our hands are up.

However, it's not clause 70 I am concerned about. It's clause 71.

Committee Motion 83-12(7): To Amend Clause 69 Of Bill 25, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you, Mrs. Marie-Jewell. I was looking directly at you, and I did not see your hand up. Clause 70 has been agreed on. Clause 71. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Committee Motion 84-12(7): To Defer Consideration Of Clause 71 Of Bill 25, Carried
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June 21st, 1995

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Jeannie Marie-Jewell Thebacha

Mr. Chairman, I move that we defer clause 71.

Committee Motion 84-12(7): To Defer Consideration Of Clause 71 Of Bill 25, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

We have a motion on the floor to defer clause 71. The motion is in order. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

We shall defer clause 71. Clause 72.

Committee Motion 84-12(7): To Defer Consideration Of Clause 71 Of Bill 25, Carried
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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

Committee Motion 84-12(7): To Defer Consideration Of Clause 71 Of Bill 25, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you. Clause 73.

Committee Motion 84-12(7): To Defer Consideration Of Clause 71 Of Bill 25, Carried
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

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Some Hon. Members

Agreed.

---Agreed

Committee Motion 84-12(7): To Defer Consideration Of Clause 71 Of Bill 25, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Tony Whitford

Thank you. The chair recognizes the Member for lnuvik, Mr. Koe.