Show Feasibility F Study Of West Side Schools Ordered I IA A feasibility study has been requested request request- ed cd by the Uintah District School Board from Edwards end Daniels and Associates Associates Assoc Assoc- architect firm to come up with witha a plan to Integrate the two west side schools West Jr High and Todd Elementary Elementary Ele Ele- into one one- combined school from Kindergarten into the grade IT IS the boards board's thinking that by adding adding add add- ing another structure between the existing existing exist exist- ing schools accommodations for the high school students that are presently attending attending at at- tending Union High School can be pro pro- vided A proposal will be made in the near future by the architect firm who agreed to research and study the peculiar needs of the west side school A PETITION was presented to the board in its meeting Wednesday of last week w from the Utah Welfare Rights Organization members The petition was signed by Marie Darling state president ent and 14 local residents stating the demands demands' of the group Nine demands were listed as follows 1 1 Free school lunch for all welfare children or those whose income is the same or below welfare Recognition and application of School School Lunch Bill of Rights 2 No regulation gym suits to be required required required re re- of any student Students should be allowed to choose uniforms or shorts and white blouses 3 Sewing cooking and shop projects should not be of any additional expense to all students or the fees should be waived 4 4 The practice of making charges or fees for field trips movies special outings glee club and pep pcp club trips and other outside fees charged in or through the school should be stopped and prohibited 5 The practice of making and charging charging ing book rentals fees fines and sales should be stopped and prohibited 6 Fees for insurance Weekly Readers Read Read- ers Explorer or any other teaching aide used in the school should be stopped and prohibited 7 Tuition or registration or same by any other name should be stopped and prohibited 8 Prior to the expelling of any student student stu stu- dent there should be a review board made up of one representative chosen by the students student's family one chosen by bythe bythe bythe the school and a third party to be chosen chosen chosen cho cho- sen from the community and agreed to toby toby toby by both parties 9 should be given an answer to these demands on or before the April Board of Directors' Directors meeting Time should be allowed on agenda for discussion of the same ALSO INCLUDED with the Welfare demands were a fact sheet of a school lunch program bill of rights a sheet telling the right to appeal a denial of free lunch benefits and a sheet giving suggestions for things to do in incase incase incase case a welfare persons person's rights are vio vio- la ted In other business before the board it was decided to let bids for tearing down the old oid north junior high school building THE BOARD is also in the process of salary negotiations with the Uintah Teachers Association A meeting was held Thursday of last week by board members and members of the to discuss salary increases for the coming school year contract |