Show I The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday October 29 2003 — A9 already 31 people onthe ' school’s waiting list he said not including the number of students that will be eligible to attend the school from the county’s youth corrections Add Continued from A1 without any problems But tra- ditional school just doesn’t wait for everyone diey said Their son was one of those students “We were not going to get him through school" Kathy Ward said “He is a bright kid but he learns a different way” The Wards credit Fast Fore ward’s teaching laid-bac- k atmosphere and incentive programs for keeping their son in school on track to graduate If it worked fa- - him Kathy Ward said it can work for others This is a miracle for them (the students)” she said “It’s ' program There currently are SS students enrolled at Fast Forward which is the maximum amount the charter allowed for this year The school is advertising to fill slots that will be open when students leave this year According to state charter mandates the school must advertise to give all students in the community a chance to be put on the waiting list Students are then chosen randomly from the list Lindsey said from past experience he expects that 80 more students will be added to the list by the time die slots one-on-on- a heaven-seblessing” Fast Forward Executive Director Eric Lindsey said the potential for the program’s growth is evident There are nt are filled With the charter amended all of the students could potentially enroll next year he said “We are not haphazardly pulling numbers out of the air” Lindsey said “We are realistically looking at ISO ' students who within a very short period of time could be in attendance at Fast Forward Charter High School ” v Trial Continued from A3 ' i other children in the back yard- - v v Peterson said that Lema told him he was playing with die children and telling scary sto-- ries and then later laid down with' the girl because she had gotten scared Lema reported-l- y told Peterson he didn’t remember touching the girl Peterson also testified that ' Lema told him during inter- views that if he did touch the girl it was while he was sleep- ing and that he was dreaming about doing something sexual K with his fianc6? Peterson testified that Lema later changed his story about Study: TV WASHINGTON (AP) — Children who live in homes where the television is on most of die time may have more trouble learning to read than other kids a study says Tuesday’s report based on a survey ofparents also found that kids 6 months to 6 years spend about two hours a day watching television playing video games or using computers That’s roughly the same amount of time they spend playing outdoors and three times as long as they spend reading or being read to The study by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Children’s Digital Media Centers of chilfound about dren 6 and younger have TVs in their rooms and a similar proportion live in homes where a television is on most one-thi- or all the time In those “heavy TV households” 34 percent of children ages 4 to 6 can read compared with 56 percent in homes where the TV is on less often “Watching TV is far inferi- or to playing with toys being read to or playing with adults or talking with parents” said Dr Henry Shapiro chairman of developmental and behav- ior pediatrics at the American Academy of Pediatrics “Watching TV without a parent is a junk experience espe- cially for young children” The report found that 27 percent of use a computer each day spending an average of one hour at the keyboard Among kids in that age group the report said half have played video games and rd make sure there are no other concerns about the equipment Although nine defibrillators have bran purchased Meaker said he has considered returning two of them to meet budget Revive Continued from A1 council at the Nov 5 meeting even though further approval is not required Meaker said he is caning back before the council as a sign of good faith and to time affects reading level 'needs - '& Thompson who accused councilmembers of defeating a proposal that would help the city said the financial shift to ' play several times a week or more In a typical y day 24 percent of boys played video games compared with 8 'I percent of girls ! have “These kids will a terms in of great advantage hov media can aide their learning but parents must understand the pitfalls” survey researcher Victoria Ride- out said one-quart- er Despite the heavy media exposure the report found that reading continues to be a regu- lar part of many children’s lives Almost 80 percent of those 6 and under read or are read to every day Still the report said children spend only 49 minutes on average with books par day compared with 2 hours and 22 minutes in front of a TV or computer screen The report found parents V accommodate the purchase was unnecessary and should have been paid for ova the four-yelife of the proposed lease “Now we’re taking it out of the (current) budget” said : Thompson “It’s disappointing because it hurts some other ar areas” - : Meaker denied that the administration had tried to over have a hugely positive view about TV and computers — 72 percent say computers moftly help in children’s learning and 43 percent felt that way about television Twenty-seven percent said TV mostly hurts kids’ learning and 21 percent said it doesn’t have much effect one way or another Shapiro said it isn’t all bad that many kids are sitting in f front of TVs computers and videogames “Kids are home safe they are learning things” he said The report is based on results of a national random telephone survey of 1065 parents of children ages 6 months to 6 years conducted from April to June The margin of ' error is plus or minus 3 percentage points ride the council when the purchase was made at the end of September “This didn’t come from the mayor as a plan to try patience or push weight around” said Meaker who lob-bie-d the mayor before buying the equipment “It was nothing more or less than the tire chief trying to live the city values of thrift and first-claservice” ' ss V vv ‘ i V-- -' jm C rm iTwhat he remembered admitted later that he ' curious and horny and '"iwas ' j£had touched her” Peterson said “He seemed to be upset with himself He was bordering oh weeping and saying he knew it was wrong” v:-Lema’s attorney David Perry argued that his client wasn’t responsible for babysit- ting the children as the prose- cution had suggested Perry ' said that there were other the residence at when adults the alleged molestation occurred He asked Judkins to amend the charge by dismissing the aggravating factor Judkins denied the request Lema didn’t take the stand It is rare for defendants to take the stand during preliminary : hearings ' Lema is scheduled to be Nov 10- back £ any ifienn in the store! 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