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June 4, 2001
For Immediate Release

(OTTAWA) - The Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) is proud to announce that, with funding from the Laidlaw Foundation, it has developed a resource to help school boards address the issue of social inclusion. Social Inclusion: The Role of School Boards is the third in a series of publications by the CSBA looking at the broader issues around children in poverty. 

Social inclusion means that students have the opportunity to be part of society by learning and exercising their citizenship and democratic rights while in school. This report offers school boards a broader framework to examine their policies and procedures in the context of social inclusion and child and family poverty. 

" Schools have a key role to play in ensuring that all students receive the education that will enable them to become thoughtful, caring and productive citizens," said Kathy LeGrow, CSBA President. "We want to work together with communities to create positive learning environments." 

Over the last three years of CSBA's poverty initiatives, consultations have been held with many groups and individuals in educational communities across the country. For this report, specific discussions were held to determine what is happening in Canada and what schools can do to create social inclusion. 

The Canadian School Boards Association is the national voice of school boards. It is comprised of nine provincial school board associations representing over 400 school boards and serving more than four million elementary and secondary school students. 

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For information:
Elizabeth Hodges, CSBA's Communications & Government Relations Coordinator
(613) 235-3724 ext. 23