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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1990

FOUND IN

WERE AS IN PREVIOUS SURVEYS, NO HIGH TAR CIGARETTES THIS TEST PROGRAMME AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF BRANDS OF VARIOUS TAR GROUPS BETWEEN THE CURRENT AND PREVIOUS SURVEYS HAD REMAINED MUCH THE SAME.

VERY

A FULL REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S FINDINGS ON TAR AND NICOTINE YIELDS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE LATEST EDITION OF "CHOICE" MAGAZINE.

GUIDELINES ON BRINGING SCHOOL DROPOUTS BACK TO CLASSROOM ISSUED

GUIDELINES ON BRINGING SCHOOL DROPOUTS BACK то THE CLASSROOM ARE BEING ISSUED TO SCHOOLS TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

RECEIVING THE GUIDELINES ARE ALL GOVERNMENT AND AIDED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, PREVOCATIONAL AND CAPUT SCHOOLS, ASSISTED

INDEPENDENT PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PRIVATE

SCHOOLS IN THE BOUGHT PLACE SCHEME, AND SPECIAL SCHOOLS.

AT

ITS

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAID THE NEW ADVISORY

GUIDELINES COMMITTEE ON THE PLACEMENT OF PUPILS APPROVED THE FIRST MEETING HELD ON OCTOBER 27.

PLACE ONLY

"WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICERS WILL

AND DROPOUT PUPILS TO SCHOOLS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES

CANNOT BE DIFFICULT CASES WHICH

PLACED WILL BE REFERRED TO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

POSSIBLE,

HAVE

THE

THE

SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT AS FAR AS ORIGINAL SCHOOL WHERE THE PUPIL DROPPED OUT SHOULD OBLIGATION TO RE-ADMIT THE PUPIL, HE SAID.

THAT THE

PUPIL

"THE OBVIOUS ADVANTAGE OF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS CAN ADJUST TO THE ENVIRONMENT EASILY," THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

PROBLEMS,

BEING HE ADDED THAT IF

RE-ADMITTED ΤΟ THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL WOULD AFFECT THE PUPIL'S MOTIVATION IN STUDY OR CAUSE OTHER A TRANSFER TO A MORE SUITABLE SCHOOL WOULD BE CONSIDERED.

BUT THE PHYSICAL LOCATION OF THE NEW SCHOOL IN RELATION TO PUPIL'S HOME SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED.

THE

SCHOOLS HAVE ALSO BEEN ADVISED THAT:

*

A SCHOOL WITH MORE VACANCIES SHOULD HAVE MORE OBLIGATION ADMIT THE PUPIL;

TO

TOO SCHOOL;

IN GENERAL, THE ABILITY BAND OF THE PUPIL SHOULD NOT BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF THE OTHER PUPILS OF THE NEW

AND

IN PRINCIPLE, NO DISTINCTION SHOULD BE GOVERNMENT, AIDED OR BOUGHT-PLACE PLACEMENT OF THESE PUPILS.

MADE

BETWEEN

PRIVATE SCHOOLS

ON

THE

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