Show ww m w m Page 2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday August 24 1 999 fmm Students without immunizations sent home SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The first ®sy of school was cut short for many students who didn’t have all their required immunizations School started Monday for 11 of the 40 school districts and some schools reported their students didn't come fully inoculated A particular problem was the lack of the required second dose of the mgles mumps and rubella vaccine Paric City High School alone sent 100 students home according to Linda Abel immunization program manager at the state Department of Health "We just couldn't let them attend class” said Principal Hal Smith “We tried to do the best job we can (to inform students of the requirement) and some kids and their parents got caught in the bureaucracy" State law requires all students to get a second dose of MMR and for kindcigart-ner- s to be immunized against hepatitis B by July 1 School districts have been working since the end of last year to make sure students and their parents know what is required Smith said his school sent out four letters and ran public service announcements on the radio Students who didn't have proof of vaccination were allowed to call home to check their records “It's a small-terinconvenience but hopefully it will be gone in the long term and we won't get into an unhealthy situation" Smith said m Greg Proffit principal at Jeremy Ranch Flementary in Park City said none of his students were sent home because administrators didn't know until noon who wasn't in compliance Administrators called their parents and told them their children weren’t allowed in school In Moab two public health nurses gave dozens of shots to teens who were told they had to have a second dose of the MMR vaccine before they could return to school Of about 500 students enrolled at Grand County High School nearly 30 percent had delayed getting the shots “I guess a lot of people weren't aware of it despite our efforts" said Tina Brown the district's nurse who placed a newspaper advertisement mailed a notice to all students and made dozens of telephone calls to students' homes The problem was worse at high schools and middle schools than at elementary schools Since 1992 elementary students have been required to get a second MMR dose School nurses expect that most kinder-gartnealready have been vaccinated against hepatitis B because the federal government recommended that several years ago In the Provo districts measles outbreak in the early 1990s prompted the Utah County Health Department several years ago to require the second dose of MMR vaccine In brief Fraternities seek a lower profile SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Under political siege from their neighbors University of Utah fra- ternities are trying to keep a low profile as the school year begins Homeowners complaining of loud parties lewd behavior and littering petitioned the City Council this summer to ban alcohol at fraternity houses Classes begin Wednesday and at the fraternities “the attitude is a little different" said Ashley Offcrmann president of the university's Interfratemity Council “They (fraternity members) are taking it very seriously The last thing we need is to have the chapters caught up in litigation" The fraternities have agreed not to have alcohol house parties this Friday during the annual "bid night' which is when new members are invited to join "They are keenly aware (of the scrutiny) and the Salt Lake police have stepped up their presence” said Cherry Ridges the university's liaison with fraternity and sorority houses The neighborhood group is not ready to say the problem is solved “We’re going to pursue it from every direction we can to get them some peace and quiet" said Bruce Maak an attorney hired by some Federal Heights residents Middle schpol1 barisJockefs' HURRICANE (AP) — After a week of lugging backpacks for six hours a day some students at Hurricane Middle School don’t like the school’s new policy In an effort to cut down on tardiness fights in the hallway and students taking drugs or weapons to the school principal Roy Hoyt decided he would ban the lockers this year for all students except band members and athletes Students dispute the idea that no-lock- this will prevent tardiness and discipline problems ‘Now we only have three minutes between classes so we run a lot in the hallways and you get pushed around from other students trying to get to their class" said student Emily Ewell “The three minutes I think makes the tardiness worse” Another student Megan Schear argues that the new policy won’t stop students from smuggling in drags or weapons either “It’s not going to change things at all” Schear said “The kids who carry drugs and guns don’t put that stuff in their lockers They put them in their backpacks and down their pants because they're so baggy no one can see it The only way you're going to stop it is to get metal detectors at the doors and do regular searc- hes" Some parents also object to the policy contending the backpacks are too heavy “My daughter and son have a notebook for every class and my son has two three-rin- g binders he carries That stuff gets really heavy" said Tori Schear Motorist pleads guilty to runover SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An Orem motorist who ran over a woman following a Rolling Stones concert at the Delta Center has pleaded guilty to third-degrfelony aggravated assault Justin Kole Phillips 23 struck the woman with his pickup track ee after impatiently revving his engine and honking his horn at the stream of pedestnans crossing the street after the Feb 4 concert according to testimony at an April preliminary hearing The track's rear tire rolled over Monica Mon son’s back and right arm fracturing the woman's spine breaking a rib and crushing her arm muscles She was hospitalized for six days Please visit us at our conveniently located store Mon-S- at Cache Valley Mall 10-- 9 Sun Closed 753-613- 0 rs |