A program for troubled teens does not belong in an elementary school, say outraged Mississauga parents who were not told of the class at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School.
?I am all for kids and teens having second chances, but to have this program in an elementary school next to a Grade 1 class is not right,? said Khaled Iwamura, adding parents still have few details about the program.
Iwamura ? whose son is in that Grade 1 class ? said there have already been incidents involving the older students.
He also wonders why the program isn?t located at a high school, considering there?s one right next door.
A meeting is scheduled at St. Vincent tonight, after the parents? many questions went unanswered at a school council meeting last week, he said.
?So many parents were in an uproar,? added Iwamura, noting some only found out about it after a local mom noticed something on a school door mentioning high school.
?It was an emergency meeting last week, and unfortunately the principal didn?t have any information, so he?s having this meeting (today) to hopefully answer any questions.?
Bruce Campbell, the Dufferin-Peel Catholic board?s manager of communications and community relations, said the class has a ?very small number of very vulnerable kids.?
He could not specify what type of program it is, only that it falls under Section 23 of the Education Act. Such programs serve students up to 21 years of age who can?t attend a regular school because they are in care, treatment or custody including rehab, a correctional facility or even sick in hospital.
(TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE)
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