March 18, 2010
Burnaby, BC – Today, the Early Childhood Development Provincial Partnership (ECDPP) learned that the Government of BC will commit $2.5M in funding, half of the previous annual commitment to Success By 6. The government partner has advised that they will no longer continue funding this initiative beyond 2011.
The ECDPP has determined that Success By 6 BC is not sustainable without the full involvement of all three partners.
The funds available will be directed towards maintaining capacity funding for completion of existing projects through March 31, 2011.
The ECDPP has identified guiding principles which will direct the decisions going forward to conclude this initiative. The first principle is transparency and as such, we are committed to disclosing plans and information as they become available.
CBC News – Prince Edward Island – Autism Society backs parents
The Autism Society of Prince Edward Island is standing behind parents who say their autistic children were unfairly removed from school for extended periods.
But the Eastern School District argues it was a matter of safety.
"Parents feel in some cases as if they've been abandoned and the school system is turning their back on the child," said Jeff Himelman, vice president of the autism society.
Since December, four families have come forward after their children were removed from school, in some cases for weeks.
They've been told it's because the kids were being loud and disruptive.
"It's a safety concern. If we're involved to that level where a student is asked to leave, it's safe to say the behaviour is aggressive, said Adrian Smith, director of student services for the Eastern School District.
Smith won't say how aggressive the children were, only that no one was harmed.
Although the current district policy says children can be removed for things like bullying, threats, and physical harm, it does not address what to do when children with special needs are involved.
Two of the families were asked to sign crisis intervention plans, said Himelman.
"Possible involvement of law enforcement to remove their children from school property if they don't come and collect them. That's a little concerning," said Himelman.
The school district says these interventions are rarely used. Smith can't explain why there have been two issued in the last few months.
The school district hopes to come up with a new policy by the end of the year with procedures, and standardized procedures for everyone to follow, said Smith.
That policy will include extra training for staff, including educational assistants who look after the 78 children with autism in the district.
via www.cbc.ca
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