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Safe Schools a Big Topic at School Principals Meeting
April 24, 2000 -- Safe Schools and communities are a hot topic at the 18th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Principals (CAP) being held April 26-28 at the Ottawa Congress Centre.
Barbara Hall, Chair of the National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention, will be highlighting the value of a comprehensive, social development approach to preventing crime on Friday, April 28 at 9:00 am.
Dan Wiseman, from the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and Randy Smith, Principal of Symmes School in Western Quebec, will be outlining practical actions that schools, parents and communities can take. Mr. Wiseman has been responding to the recent stabbing incident in an Ottawa high school.
Alan King, from Queen's University, will be comparing Canadian schools with others in several countries. One of the topics in his presentation covers bullying in schools.
"Safe schools has been a concern for our members for several years", says Nick Parker-Jervis, President of CAP and Principal of Enver Creek Secondary School in Surrey, B.C. "Educators need to work with others to ensure that the social environment in schools is positive and healthy. The consequences of not doing this can be devastating."
CAP has been working on several projects that help schools and communities to work together, including compiling an inventory of research and resources, building an Internet gateway to online information, studying the impact of zero tolerance policies and facilitating the development of a national network of provincial groups promoting safe schools.
The issue of safe schools is one of many being addressed in the three day conference. Other issues being discussed include: engaging students in learning and school activities, supporting disadvantaged children, developing and retaining school leaders and authentic assessment practices.
The conference has attracted over 400 educators from across Canada.