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Show Board defines, decries sexual harassment Melinda Williams applies to employees. It defines ual harassment as any gender-relate- d Staff Writer sex- dures those who feel they have been the victims of sexual harassment unwelr The Davis FARMINGTON Board of Education is sending out a sexual harassment will message not be tolerated among employees or students. On Tuesday, the board gave preliminary approval to two policies developed, to preserve an educational environment free from unlawful sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of sex. The first outlines the policy as it come written verbal or slurs, vulgar jokes, derogastatetory or ments It actions. also includes Supt Richard Kendell said the district has always dealt with such issues when theyve come But up, weve not had a detailed poluntil icy, Now kids will know they can't do this stuff any more... It's degrading and uncomfortable for students -- Dan Eastman President of Davis County Board of Education unwanted sexual advances and request for sexual favors. The policy also outlines proce- - should take in making a complaint and procedures for supervisors when such allegations are made. now. In looking over the poliDavis cy, Education Association President Vik Arnold said it was thorough and helpful. He said it was better than any hed seen at a National Education Association convention he attended this summer. The second policy dealing with student sexual harassment drew the bulk of the discussion, with all board members agreeing such a policy was needed and that students should be made aware of the policy because many arent aware their actions constitute sexual harassment. The student policy goes much farther in defining what is inappro see HARASS pg. 2 Wish comes true for young cancer victim Paul Challis Nens Editor BOUNTIFUL Highway Patrol officers with big hearts are sending a young Bountiful girl stricken with cancer to Disneyland proving its a small world after all. Nicole Roundy and her family will be going to and Southern Disneyland California on Aug. 15 thanks to the efforts of the Hope Project Foundation which grants wishes for children with diseases and circumstances. Members of the Utah Highway Patrol started the Hope Project about five years ago after looking for ways to help Utah kids in need. The project targets the states children ages 2 to 18 with Nine-year-ol- d, I'M GOING TO DISNEYLAND: Nicole Roundy is surrounded by her family and two representatives from the Hope Project Foundation who granted her wish to go to Disneyland Nicole suffers from rare form of bone cancer and recently finished radiation and chemotherapy treatment She is shown with Jonathan, Michael and Brenda Roundy, and UHP Officer Rich Wilkins and Hope Project representative David Ball. Detour: 1-- 15 Ray Friess Contributing Writer If you find driSALT LAKE ving to, from and in Salt Lake County to be similar to a bad dream you may be about to experience a real nightmare. Beginning this weekend, construction crews will begin blocking off or restricting traffic on most of the major bridge decks for a $1.8 million repair project The more than two month project gets underway this Friday afternoon when crews will begin with the 2100 and 2250 South bridge decks. Unless motorists find alternate routes to and from their destinations, were talking a parking lot said John on the freeways, Leonard, Utah Department of Two Region Transportation said. Operations Director, Instead of the usual traffic and construction advisories, UDOT and project officials called a major news conference in an effort to get the word out and help prepare the motoring public for whats ahead. Until October 15, traffic will be restricted in some cases to one or two lanes on the bridge decks, and may be parking lot at times some of the on and off ramps may be entirely closed. During the repairs, pot holes will be filled and the decks resurfaced. However, attempts are being made to minimize the expected IT'S snarls and delays. Work will be done only on weekends and will be going on 24 hours per day. In addition, the construction see "DETOUR pg. 3 problems, David Ball, a representative from the Hope Project Foundation said. We are happy to be sending Nicole and her family to Disneyland and Sea World during the week of Aug. 15. Nicole will be taking her family (her parents are Dale and Brenda Roundy of Bountiful) on the trip now that her cancer is under con vo mu now r.iucn? - is worth $544,182.90 a lot more According to Parley L Whetman's tax notice, his 1989 Nissan pick-u- p Willard Gardner Assessor than he realized it was worth. Wien he called about the mistake. County got a bill his was really only $69. laugh out of it and informed Whetman trol and she is est round chemotherapy. rare form of osteogenic-sarcom- finished with her of lat- radiation and She suffers from a bone cancer called a. Several months ago Nicole had her leg amputated just above the knee and since then she has responded well to the treatment provided to her by her doctors. On Wednesday morning Ball and Officer Rich Wilkins made the presentation of the trip to Nicole and her mother, Brenda and other family members. She first made application to make her wish come true last Bell said. But we November, have been waiting for her cancer to be in remission or for her to be in good enough condition where she could handle the trip to Disneyland. Nicoles family is now very optimistic about her future and the odds of her defeating the disease that took part of her leg. The whole family is looking forward to the trip and for a chance to forget their troubles (at least for a while) and enjoy a vacation together to sunny Southern California. |