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Show ::nr T 'Tlx ns At 1 I -sippr fit r. ? if :' - : ionAJ 0 l:?i:sisii:.ss S' .:;;. TJ o (A 33 3J 00 I- o o o m Students give reactions to Davis Co. teacher actions Davis High coach Dickson asks, 'Will football games still be played?'. By CHERIE HUBER Student reaction to the teacher strike was generally happy and supportive. sup-portive. The kids felt the teachers were doing the right thing but they also enjoyed the time off. Suzanne Pierce, Heide Alder, Kim Hincks, Hannah Hunter and Trudy -Bailey, all eighth grade students from Farmington Junior, attended the special board meeting just to see what was happening. They supported teachers, saying that there were 38 students in their first year Spanish class and SO in general music. They also said their orchestra- had to 'share Inusical iti-" struments wkhanother school.' "If there is any surplus money in the state, it should go to the teachers. They put up with us." About two dozen students from Mountain High also attended the meeting. They didn't say anything. They were there to show support for their teachers. "If it wasn't for the teachers at Mountain High, I wouldn't be in school. I don't know where I'd be, but I know I wouldn't be doing very good," one boy who recently came from California to Utah said. -r- K. Jersete Willcox, a member of the Davis High Band, said,'We stayed and practiced for about an hour after the teachers left to show our support of them and especially of our band director." t " Cindy Home, a Junior at Davis, . , said, immediately, aftecthe teachers "left ;$r meeting. JtfEOk Unkseake vote was taken, "It needed to be done." Heather Love, her friend said, "They should stand up for Students lounge in school hallways shortly after the teacher action was taken. their rights." Jennifer Williams said, "We have 30 or 40 students in each room. Education needs more money." Jared Swensen a 9th grader at Centerville Junior High said, "I think it's cool as long as we don't have to make it up. I think the teachers deserve more moneyThey don't get paid enough to put up with us." Tryon Huber, a 9th grader at Cmterville Jimior-High said, 'It -made for a great day at the mall. They ought to do it more often. But we told our teachers that if they picket, we'll bring them food and help them." |