Show School Board allegations fly The controversial and highly emotional dispute involving the Uintah County School Board and a group of Vernal residents reached a new dimension thus this U s past week when the Deseret News and Channel 4 television of Salt Lake City reported allegations brought against the board by the citizens TilE THE CONCERNED Citizens for Better School Government as they are referred to charges malfeasance in office and improprieties regarding the actions of the board in various matters Tom Snyder leader of the faction against the board reported that j the move to Inform inform in in- form the Salt Salt Lake City news news media was necessitated in part by the lack of coverage on the part of the local media The Concerned Citizens group points to a series of events beginning in 1975 that forms the basis of their dissent with the school board In January of 1975 a group of Uintah High School teachers presented year first principal Stanley B B. B Allen with a three- three page letter of problems they thought existed at th the school and their recommendations for solving the alleged problems IT WAS reported to The Express by several of the teachers among the grievance committee that Allen was unsympathetic to anything the teachers had to say and wouldn't allow teachers to recommend any changes It Jt was also reported that many members of the group had been threatened with transfers from the high school to West Jr High It Il was also stated by a few of oC the teachers that they were threatened with loss of jobs as a result of their actions Allegedly there thre were also letters of reprimand filed in many of the teachers teacher's files Dr L. L Wayne Reid shortly after being hired as the Uintah School District Superintendent in the summer of 1976 hired Allen to be his Assistant Superintendent over Elementary Education following Allens Allen's dismissal as principal at the conclusion of the 76 1975 school year The following January during the 77 1976 school year Dennis wrestling coach for Uintah High School submitted submitted submitted sub sub- his resignation It was felt at the time by many that his resignation resulted from on Mr Allens Allen's part |