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Former Saskatoon private school admin, pictured with paddle in 1997, testifies at former principal's trial
1997 magazine photo now a court exhibit at Duff Friesen's assault trial
A photo of a former administrator for a Saskatoon private Christian school holding a wooden paddle, published in Maclean's magazine 30 years ago, is now evidence in the assault trial of a former principal at the school.
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photo → picture → school
Duff Arthur Friesen faces five counts of assault with a weapon.
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Friesen → face → weapon
He has pleaded not guilty to all of them.
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Friesen is accused of hitting students with a wooden paddle.
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Friesen → accuse → paddle
The charges stem from his time at Christian Centre Academy from 1997 to 2007.
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charges → stem → 2007
The school was later renamed Legacy Christian Academy, then Valour Academy.
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school → rename → ?
It's closely associated with Mile Two Church, now called Encounter Church.
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He testified Monday that paddling was school policy and parents signed off.
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parents → testify → ?
Brunelle worked at the school from 1989 to 2001, first as a supervisor and then an administrative assistant, reporting to the director and senior to the teachers.
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Brunelle → work → teachers
He said the role can be compared to that of a vice-principal.
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role → say → principal
He said the paddle was one of multiple methods, alongside things like demerits and detentions, that the school used to enforce discipline for things like stealing, lying or cheating.
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school → say → stealing
“We would chat with the child.
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We → chat → child
If warranted — three swats,” he told the jury.
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He said the student and the discipliner would then pray together.
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student → say → ?
Brunelle also testified that none of the staff at the school at the time were certified to work as teachers.
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none → testify → teachers
He added that the curriculum was approved and that students received Ministry of Education transcripts that allowed them to go on to university.
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them → add → university
The Crown closed its case Friday after calling five former students, each of whom testified about being struck with a wooden paddle.
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each → close → paddle
Robyn Mandell said Friesen spanked her hard enough to leave bruises for days.
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Friesen → say → days
She said it was extremely "humiliating, shameful and terrifying."
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it → say → ?
Coy Nolin, who testified on Wednesday, told the jury he was called to Friesen's office during a school day after Friesen sent a letter to his mother about his schoolwork, and was told he would be taken off the basketball team if he didn't catch up.
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He said Friesen told him he’d be getting paddled and sent back to class.
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Nolin said he then put his hands on the seat of a chair and bent over.
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“He struck me three times,” Nolin said.
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Nolin → strike → me
The trial is set for two weeks, with Justice Daryl Labach presiding.
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Labach → set → weeks
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