Prince of Wales Public School (Barrie)

Infobox Education in Canada
name = Prince of Wales
Public School

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imagesize = 300px
streetaddress = 50 Bradford Street|city = Barrie
province = Ontario
postalcode = L4N 3A8
areacode = 705
phone = 728-3105
fax = 728-0022
fundingtype = Public
language = English, FSL, EFSL(Extended French Second Language)
grades = JK-8
principal = Jan Olson
teamname = Knights
colours = Blue & Gold
schoolboard = Simcoe County District School Board
schoolnumber = [http://sbinfo.edu.gov.on.ca/schdata.asp?schoolNo=455466 455466]
enrollment = 308
enrollment_as_of = 2004-2005 [http://sbinfo.edu.gov.on.ca/schdata.asp?schoolNo=455466]
founded = 1876
url = http://pow.scdsb.on.ca /

Prince of Wales Public School, built in 1876, is the oldest operating elementary school in the Simcoe County District School Board. The school is located in downtown Barrie, Ontario and shares a field with neighbouring Barrie Central Collegiate Institute. It is one of two elementary schools in Barrie, Ontario to offer an Extended French program. The current principal is Jan Olson. Olson completed the 2008 Boston Marathon. [cite news |first=Leigh|last=Blenkhorn |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Barrie teacher proud of marathon effort |url=http://www.barrieadvance.com/barrieadvance/article/105944 |work=Barrie Advance |publisher= |date=May 28, 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-21 ]

Future of the school

Prince of Wales Public has been placed on the list of 'Prohibitive to Repair' schools in the Simcoe County District School Board, but after a campaign by parents, residents and teachers, including an online petition, [cite news |title=A PETITION TO SAVE PRINCE OF WALES PUBLIC SCHOOL BARRIE, ONTARIO |url=http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:OfJetM2mWu8J:www.petitiononline.com/SAVEPOW/petition.html+%22Prince+of+Wales+Public+School%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=9&gl=uk| |publisher=PetitionOnline.com |accessdate=2008-06-21 ] it remained open but under review. [cite news |first=Kelly |last=McShane |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Board opens school reviews. EDUCATION Mandated meetings to examiner future of five Barrie schools |url=http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1066015 |work=Barrie Examiner |publisher= |date=June 10, 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-20 ]

Homework policy

There has been a significant controversy over homework with parents and educators arguing that it imposed an unfair burden on the children and that it discriminated against those from less-supportive homes. Consequently, the school has a homework-free policy for the 2007-2008 school year. [cite news |first=Kelly |last=McShane |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Waging war against homework. School pleased with zero-homework project |url=http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1071437 |work=Barrie Examiner |publisher= |date=June 13, 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-20 ]

Medical guidelines

New medical guidelines have recommended that all schools with a competitive athletics program should have an Automated external defibrillator (AED). In launching the guidelines, the case was instanced of an 11-year-old student, Chase McEachern, who died of a heart attack in the school gymnasium in February, 2006. Prince of Wales did not have an AED. [cite news |first=André |last=Picard |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=School defibrillators could be lifesavers |url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070427.wxldefib27/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home |work=The Globe and Mail |publisher= |date=April 27, 2007 |accessdate=2008-06-20 ]

References

External links

* [http://pow.scdsb.on.ca/ Official site]