A Sarnia man is baffled that college students at an elementary college close to his home had been outdoors enjoying at 11 a.m. on Monday.
Jay Gudrie, who lives on Montcalm Avenue, tells Sarnia Information As we speak it was something however silent in his neighbourhood on November 11 as he marked Remembrance Day.
“My home backs onto Coronation Park, which is form of shared with the Queen [Elizabeth II] college yard and I used to be observing the second of silence at 11 o’clock and all I may hear was youngsters screaming,” stated Gudrie.
He stated he immediately questioned why the kids weren’t observing a second of silence as properly.
“I am not a veteran by any means, however I do know fairly just a few and it is simply upsetting,” Gudrie stated. “It is not that my second of silence was interrupted, it is that they need to be observing that second of silence as properly to grasp why we’re doing this.”
Gudrie stated often he is engaged on Remembrance Day, so he is by no means observed it earlier than.
“I am a pipefitter with [UA Local] 663 right here in Sarnia. At work, we all the time observe the second of silence whether or not we’re out working or not. Guys will set their watches to know when the second of silence is so we will cease work and observe that second of silence for a minute,” he stated.
When requested for an evidence, Lambton Kent District College Board (LKDSB) Public Relations Officer Caress Lee informed Sarnia Information As we speak all LKDSB faculties acknowledge November 11 as Remembrance Day.
“How that is acknowledged, and at which period(s) throughout the day does differ from college to highschool,” Lee stated in an e mail. “Whereas some moments of silence happen throughout a faculty meeting straight at 11 a.m., others could happen earlier or later within the day — and sometimes, each. Many colleges will host a morning and afternoon meeting, for example.”
Lee stated Queen Elizabeth II College held its Remembrance Day observance and presentation within the first block of the day, as their lunch break takes place between 10:40 and 11:20 a.m.
Lee added LKDSB “educators work with college students main as much as Remembrance Day to make sure they perceive the true which means of the day and perceive the ‘why’ behind the commemoration.”
