Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I do not mean to give Members the impression that no assessment is done. The divisional education councils work with teachers to assess which students have problems, which students need individual education programs, which students need classroom assistance, support and so on. My point was that to make a specific diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is next to impossible. I know from personal experience that it cannot be done. That does not mean that there is not some assessment being done to determine how many kids need support and how many kids need what kinds of support, but to label the cause of the problem is sometimes impossible. We still have to find ways to provide support no matter what the cause is.
Charles Dent on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on May 26th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
May 25th, 1998
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