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Show I Education Uintah BBasin Standard A in : Discipline of students has been a major problem in our schools for vesrs. Just how far can a teacher go in disciplining a child? Within the Duchesne County School District teacher may administer corporal punishment as long as it meets the legal standard and is not prohibited by the local Board of Education policies. Corporal punishment is defined in Websters dictionary as physical or bodily punishment A teacher is' allowed to use this form of discipline as long as he or she is not motivated by malice or anger. The punishment must be reasonable, not cruel or excessive and of reasonable duration and administered property. The punishment must be related to the age, sex and physical condition of the child, and it must leave no permanent must be The punishment conducive to the welfare of the child and must bear a reasonable relationship to some prior action. It should not be performed to enforce an unreasonable rule. Corporal punishment is not prohibited by the Board of Education. The above information comes from Opinions of the Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruct- ion. The matter of corporal punishment as a disciplinary matter has hem left to the discretion of local school boards because the Utah Statutes and the Legislature have silent on the matter. This means of punishment in the schools is not used very often because of the difficulty of identifying standtyds of reasonableness and what makes up unreasonable punishment The unsureness of these things leaves the schools open to legal action. In the event a student cannot be controlled by his or her teachers, the student can be been During the due process hearing the "accused is advised of his or her rights. They have the right to remain silent, have the right to legal council etc. Caldwell said legal council is usually not used in these hearings. The student in question has the right to confront witnesses and can bring in witnesses of his own. Caldwell said the student would be allowed to the cross-exami- (11-Bo- x witnesses. Caldwell said the ultimate thing that can happen to a behaviorally disordered student is to be removed from the home and be placed in a dentention hone in Springville or in a State home in Ogden. He said the student can be completely removed from the situation, but this doesnt happen very often.' Caldwell said whether or not the child is removed from the home usually correlates with the leagl record against him. He said all these factors work together. Caldwell has never seen a child placed out in one of the State homes because he is incorrigible CITIZENSHIP District Merit clean-u- p The Duchesne high school studentbody recently began a clean-uproject in an attempt to keep their school clean and foster pride and respect DHS studentbody officer Terr-ilyLarsen said they have been working on different ways to get more pride in the school and figured that if they got the school cleaned up it would be mare Larsen. She said the floor was used in the place of nearby garbage cans. The program has been going for about a week and a half now, but officially started last Mon- p accor- n . , f6Sp0Ct6(L LacrbensaMjfhlMllf 100 scouts in the Badge Pow Wow. undertakes DHS big AAERIT BADGE-O- ver area will be involved with earning merit badges at a alone. ding to Caldwell the Board can legally expel the student if he or she is 16 years old or older. This expulsion can be on a permanent basis. Caldwell said students that must be dealt with in this manner are called incorrigible. Before a student can be suspended from school or referred to family services and subse-atl- y to juvenile court, accor-- 1 to Duchesne County School District Superintendent Lowell Caldwell .must iiMMLeHMM Hveuami dim Caldwell said S'Wbcettl'SJiaiiifrig, the Board has taken on behavior- - according to Caldwell He said in this hearing the child and the ally disordered students is to its meet with a hearing enroll them in the North SchooL and give the pros and cons The North School specializes in Union high school has been provided an opportunity to send a number of students to the Utah State Legislature during the present budget session on Capitol HQL Seven students will participate this year. Students spend five days serving in various capacities from clerks, secretaries to messengers. Each student has the opportunity to meet several members of state government, attend many sessions in the House as well as the Senate, attend several committee meetings and get a good inside look at the workings of the Utah State Legislature explained Ron Wolff, Principal at Union. The opportunity to participate comes through the efforts of Representative Rob Bishop, Elder) and is limited to only a few high schools (Union,' Box Elder, and Ben Lomond) in the state. This is the third year that Union students have participated in the program. Those going from Union are Diane Steinhorst, Amy Dennis, Tyler Jensen, Greg Jones, Kristina Harrison, Toni Hadden and Jolyn Gilman. In this hearing, both the board best be met by the structure of the school The North School has a set of short and simple rules that are rigidly adhered to, according to Thompson. She said the students and the parents know the rules and also know that if the rules are broken there will be certain consequences. The students time in the school is very structured and Thompson said most of the students respond favorably to the structure. Referrals for the school are from parents, principals, family services and Juvenile Court. Thompson said they have many more referrals then they are able to accept. She said a student can't be placed there just because Mom cant handle him or because the principal can't handle him. As a last resort for a disordered, session and the student can go as far as having legal authorities present, said Caldwell The third universal goal is for the students to earn academic credits. The North School teaches four basic subjects; Math, English, Social Studies and Science. Thompson said the students are accepted at the North School only after interviews, referrals and the staff's decision that the needs of the particular child can behaviorally attend kp fcssw' and whys and why nots on whether the student should be in school. behavior. effects. Students major meeting the needs of behaviorally disordered students. There are three universal iwml for students of the North School according to the schools director, Jane Thompson. The first is to get the student back in the regular school setting. With some students this happens sooner than with others. The second universal goal is to get the student's behavior in line. This behavior problem is what led to the problems in the regular school setting and is unique in each child. Thompson said they want to teach the students new day. . Larsen said there were threats of a closed campus if the school wasn't domed up. This sort of sparked something in the students. We are petroling each pther now, said Larsen. "IttBl;have beed'l looked terrible in the past "There was dirt and paper everywhere, The students just didnt care what they did with the stuff said each class, according to Larsen,' is responsible tor and that ! keeping their designated halls deni.. She said they havent decided what to do if a class has not kept their hall clean. According to Larsen, DHS principal Dennis Ercanbrack told the studentbody there is a possibility of having candy and soda-pomThinw installed if the halls are kept dean. The school has been kept really dean since the program began and Larsen said the improvement is quite noticeable. p West Jr. Student of the week Delphine Colorow, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mt Lion, Sr., from Ft Duchesne, was selected as the Student of the Week at West Junior high for the week of January 3 to January 6. Delphine was selected by Mr. Parrish, the Special Education teacher, for the great improvement he has shown in his academics this year, T' ' was presented with itheJJYeek Certificate by Mr. Scott Bowles, Principal at West Junior High. Mr. Bowles congratulated Delphine on his accomplishment and encouraged him to maintain that quality of work. The following students have been selected for the Student of the Week award during the 1983-8- 4 school year: Chad Funk, Teresa White, Kimberly Simmons, Stephanie Todd, Pearleen Ridley, Tory Martinez, Faithann Jordan, Theron Myore, Leslie Barney, Julie Aumiller and Janae Chapoose. Academic Fair dates are set Excellence is through several ways in the county and to highlight area students in their achievements several competitions are sponsored each year. The Academic Excellence program bf the district was founded to encourae students to better and to prepare academically encourage teachers to spend more time with academically oriented students. To work with them in preparing for competition and Academic recognition. The Academic Fairs of the district include Social Studies to Language Arts. Science Fairs to Foreign Language. The schools have chosen Fair sites with a representative from each of the schools to coordinate and prepare Lets not toy with our childrens future! Tell your State Legislators you support investing $150 million to improve educational performance Eor the price of that special toy your child may that already forgotten, you can inmate changes will in better schools, better teachers, and a better Utah. An investment of $150 mifflon to improve educational performance is essential Most of nut even because Utah n money is required just to stay needed to improve quality. rest is The sofast growmz Conv-mitte'Hx bipartisan Utah Educational Reform face ticons has documented that UtahS schools which must be met with emergency action. The axnce is dean Spend the money now to improve educational demands or settle for performance andmeet growth Certain mediocrity. Most Utahns agree that broad- - based tax increases to fund die necessary reforms are well worth the price. You can help by calling your State Legislators. Tell them you support improved educational performance andfthe $150 million funding to make it possible. DOITTODAY. Lets not toy with our children future! unwioucATWNULiwoweoiiMinw: -n qiii 1 arr - - - - the events. Duchesne hosted the first Fair, a Social Studies Fair. It was held on Tuesday, January 10. The Language Arts Fair will be held in Altamont on January 24. Janet Omen will coordinate it Lloyd Burton will be in charge of the Math Fair competition planned February 13 at the Roosevelt Jr. High School. Alan Myrup from Union will be in charge of this year's Science Fair. This has been successful over the years, thus carrying on a tradition in the county. Foreign Language competition will be sponsored by Duchesne high school and John Foster being in charge on March 20. The Spelling Bee competition for seventh and eighth grade students will be held at Tabiona on March 27. Richard Lewis will be in charge. The Fine Arts Fair will be hosted by Union and Joyce Bolton on April 12 and 13. Dallas Reynolds will once again host the countys Woods Fair on - e u UWtWllW acjr-w- t INMNfftMMilMk 13 May 16. 'Die Academic Excellence program is in part financially man supported 9 by the Duchesne County School District Foundation. An organization set up to accept donations to programs available to schools. Dennis Draney is the president if anyone is interested m donating to the schools or to a certain aspect of school activity to further the opportunities of area students and their ability to achieve and compete after high school Uintah shares $2.9 mil. Uintah County School District, and several other Utah School districts will share $2.9 million in the first installment of impact aid payments for Fiscal Year 1984, according to Utah Senator Orxin Hatch. 4 Under Public Law school districts receive impact aid assistance to replace tax revenues not collected by local governments due to the presence of a 81-87- federal installation that is tax exempt-milita- ry installations, Indian reservations, and land programs, for example. Uintah County School District has received $437,843.82 as an initial payment The money goes into the districts general fund and the district does not have to account for it School districts are receiving preliminary payments for 75 percent of their 1983 assistance Hatch said. Additional level, funds will be sent once the applications are processed and an exact amount is determined. To be eligible for federal assistance school districts must be eligible tor at least $5,000 in aid. In small districts at least three percent of the students and no fewer than ten students must stube impacted. "Impacted dents are usually children of federal employees or residents of military bases or other reservations. Other Utah school districts receiving impact aid money are: Davis County School District, $951,701.39; Daggett County School District, $33,975.65; Ogden City Board of Education, $71,332.58; San Juan School District, $1,038,884.58; and Tooele County School District, . $353,268.07. 1923.Two Innocents Pray For Their Deliverance. CUD RIVER 11- -17 ROOSEVELT Jan. Ml 11- -17 cold Rlvor' P.G. THEATRE Jan. 18-- 24 Brolastonn Natalie Wood P.G. |