. an ey Cs tae ‘ oe, NTT Wednesday, ‘SCHOOL. BOARD BRIEFS ate Chay: ' Schools. ras ues hd ry rq. ‘ fur wth - Pringe: Ruparti Daily. News. flu during | a “He recent’ “flu epidemic bine aie hard&during: Aptil,. reports. given’ to: the: ‘District 92 os Mey 6, 1988, ee school: ‘board: showed last: night. veh ee dy . eBooth | Memorial * High school principal R. FP. ‘Lucas ‘told ‘the board : that: average daily atten- “Mance: last. month of 89.4 per cent was the lowest it had been . for: at least a year and a half. . Lucas ‘said that asbence of students | was particularly heavy Ain: the week of April: 20 to April 24 with 127 students away from ‘sthool on April 21° and 130° on ‘April: 22, “Roosevelt Park © ‘Elementary ‘school principal John H. Steele. réported that in the last two. 7 - weeks, of April the flu epidemic : had brought: the average -atten- ‘dance,,to its: lowest figure’ of, ‘the ‘school year. - wate ‘said. absénce ‘varied’ from .. ‘between’ 50 to. 70 daily with two - iteachers ‘also being ill.” ; “herhere is no sign: of ‘any les- soning - ‘at’. this” writing,” Mr. ‘Steele reported, adding that the ‘epidemic had been reported ‘to ithe’ Skeena ‘Health| , Unit. thiboo. weehie ‘ int iH Theasalary- committee of? the nr nee Rupert: District, Teachers ‘assodlation: ‘wrote the board: ask= litle for a meeting: with the trus- :tees’ salary. committee on “group | ‘life insuranice, department heads ahd northern: allowance. ' car. Te fe oN “phe board granted King Ra. iward » school teacher Owen” Ir- Win - “permission to. attend a ‘Northern: District Recreation. as-. ‘sociation course. in Hou ton, | srize-winning’ stid- olumbia Cellulose ‘poses, iva - ‘ + hie Gtial ‘High school student bowl- ‘ing club, to hold a banquet and dance in the high. school was granted ‘provided . that: principal R.- EB. _pucas ‘approved. a upervision be’ provided: Gas told’ the board that the . eying | ‘club “was ‘sponsored’ byl. Const=L. A, Harrington and was not_an official. school group.- ced ny A request from T. G. Masich, ‘Zecreation director of the Civic’ Centre, for track and _ field ‘eguipnient was granted. The ‘board’ said the ‘high school could ‘buy the equipment and that if ‘Wr. Masich wanted to continue training students in track and - (fjeld activities during the sum- ne geet the school could sign out - (the @qhipment to him and he oul be responsible for its re- ‘turn, a. the fall. The equipment would’ be for the use of high - gschoolastudents only, the school _poard stipulated. yee — ‘ {The board voted to write ‘County Court Judge W. A, ischullz to thank him for his _diaterest in the high school stud- |: ‘ents “for allowing Citizenship ;Court to be held at Booth Mem- ‘orlal. High school, ‘The board ‘Waid “Judge Schulta's: were appreciated and that the ‘Hoard would ke to have the ‘geremony repeated every second y third year so that a different be o! students would witness the atlizenship court conducted, te “eGhalrman W. J. Seoul reported bat he had met with Northern ‘BC. Power Company gencral ‘Hanager T..B, Black and agrec- ment! had been reached, where- wae . seoomen Vs ae e vob tify vege fay ats Ve mt wr itt seit ‘ye hope yd we sgt wt ap) othe ede ve tiby vay a Wwe een ee 2 ee RV .e ee ee ae) who: band. ‘yesterday A request from a. ‘Booth Mem: L efforts |: would be supplied ‘with: 1 primary. power," : Sr ¢ A. ‘directive. ‘from’ the. ‘Depart- ment: of Education informed: the board that’ ‘from ‘now on the board. “would provide: ‘150. per cent of: the: cost. of: operating a ‘branch of ‘the’ Retarded Child- ren’s association schoo! in Prince Rupert.” Whereas the ‘board had been: ‘paying » $262. a. year :per ‘pupil’ for: the | local’ retarded children’s school,’ it, would’ now ‘have: -tO