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Show Page 10 ( Continued) 1968-69 as follows:. Marijuana Amphetamines LSD voluntarily withdrawn from school, expressed a desire to work but did not have information as to where to get training in the skills which they desired Further development of vocational courses in the high schools might solve this problem to a degree, but there would yet be a large number of 1968 11.2% 6.7% 3.0% 1969 17.05% 11.60% 9.78% Increase 5.85% 4.9% 5.78% The reported of time but been so reinforced in the elementary levels, as to render them unresponsive to anything exist and both sides must cooperate whatsoever at the U., has 33 black students under him that he works with daily. offered in the to Advisory Committee statewide use of drugs by wider use along the Wasatch Front; most students believed anyone could find out where to obtain drugs if he wished; in some schools, the use of drugs was estimated as high as 30%. (Youths in need of help with the drug problem are urged to apply at The Drug. Crisis Center, 868 McLeland St; phone 355-1190.) In the Salt Lake District, there was evidence that the Pupil Services Department exercises dictatorial powers over the lives of the children and youth in the district. does not appear to be any ‘check on action taken by division of the system. Not Board members appear to be position to obtain information the conditions surrounding official release of pupils who this even in a as to the are be provided agencies who with are Would not agency . . . that a list offering referral to most of are still problems there is future hope of bringing all the sides together. that help? one such adapted to Other schools that are a part of the program are: Jordan Jr. High with Dan Williams and _ Lilian Rodriques as aides; Lincoln Jr. High the individual’s needs . . . prove a with Pete Mendez first step in the salvaging of High with action. even aware of human rights and Many are not their children’s that the courts are there to uphold those rights. There is a growing sentiment in the community, in youth agencies, and among school officials, that the present system of compulsory education should be modified, It is becoming apparent that youngsters who do not feel benefited: by high school attendance cannot be forced to attend: without serious disruption of classroon procedures. A student who wishes to be released from school can achieve this by various means: 1) He can, and increasingly does, become intolerably disruptive which can involve him with the Juvenile Court. 2) By truancy which also often brings him into court. 3) He simply beginningof omit registration at the a school MINORITY STUDENTS educations by Clifford Williams grant of $10,800 has been presented to the Spanish Speaking Organization (SOCIO) and the Black Student Union (BSU), minority organizations at and who had having a South,” the students programs. 3 , Public Service Careers, the Manpower -Planning Council and O.R.A. testing offices are located in THE HUMAN RESOURCE CENTER the Center handling referrals and job placement. Joe Valencia, counselor at HRC explained he was in the process of ~ placing incoming NYC trainees in by Julie Fox training of their choice and going out with find jobs. graduates to help them which said fulfillment of GED requirements. Classes in auto and diesel mechanics are held Technical and excited. We found the antics of College building on 4th South and 6th East. Classes in personal and social development are taught to assist students in preparing for job interviews and employment preparation more amusing than the play itself. It seems to this reporter that while the basic concepts and feel provides instruction at the Utah and Funded goals of the Center are commendable, still the atmosphere and structure of the classroom prevails for students who have left by both state and Federal once before this same kind inflexibility. identify with in the public schools besides their regular counselors. With the help of Norm Gibbons, director of high school activities, the petition was finally financed in August. “The goal of the counselor aides is to cut down on absenteeism and sluffing, help the minority students achieve better grades, and give them someone they can openly talk to students who spend up to three and fours hours a day at the various schools counseling the students, Monday through Friday. The counseling also of club “With the help of clubs that are organized, is a coalition Pat Woodruff, secretary with the ~ Manpower Planning Council, expressed her feelings about the HRC as a combination joint effort of agencies and a _ well-adjusted group of races. While touring the school we came upon the dress rehearsal of the school. The atmosphere was.chaotic Strict rules are still intact for the junior high schools in Salt Lake; therefore, clubs and organizations for the minority students have not yet been established. being and the Human schools. The proposal, which. was brought before the Board of Education in March, was the idea of Chuck Lobato, Pete Mendez, and Jeffery Stroy, students at the University. They felt that the minority students needed someone to Mexican-American dropouts as at junior high activities, said Lobato. enforceable? law in in the 2° raneetesaressrerreeseesseeeereserasersstesceeseecsecetraratarate® agencies, such as the Neighborhood senior Bennion, supervisor of the program in the Salt Lake district. The program has three black 7 Gounselors and five generating disrepect for general by their presence statutes? : Eric areas latter method should become widespread, what happens to the whole concept: of compulsory education? Are these laws actually are they such here Center WIN the these agencies attempting to form a melting pot, designed to prevent overlapping and repe tition in situations. and feel represented,’ said Spencer not, and Resource Advertisers the University of Utah, to help that they are a part of the school minority students in the Salt Lake and can join in more school If this If year. Davis Youth Corp, O.R.A., Welfare Department, The Human Reso urce Center, located at 8th South and 8th East, is a multi-service center handling a number of programs to provide testing, training and job placement school’s old constitution. | in secreterial, clerical and “The program is working well, . mechanical skills. There is also a but it conflicts with the old rules of department of adult education HELP OTHER A state ~ Patronize Our 2286296069 6 oe Fanning. court Marvin Maestas as aides and Horace Mann themselves a burden upon socity? Jr. High with David Torres as an aide. Next: Part Il: Attempted Solutions Dan and Lilian are working iwth to the Dropout Problem in Salt 130 black and Mexican-American Lake City. students at Jordan Jr. High. Miss Rodriques has one film a month for the Mexican-American students. about other people's culture. This is to help the minority students identify with other students better. A Mexican-American club has been formed at South High under the direction of Lobato. Fanning has not yet been able to form his Black Identity Club because of the U. STUDENTS Dress Rehearsal as an aide; West uncounted thousands who now find by outside agencies. Parents and children seem to be helpless in the face of the incredible power of this office. The courts are the only recourse against decisions of Pupil Services of the Salt Lake School District. Few parents in minority groups have any idea how to go Certain University Jim Fanning, also a sophomore formed can from students. Withthis help, to overcome them. termed “pushouts’ and “kickouts”’ about minorities tutoring is being in the schools for the that they've spent there, youth whose negative attitudes had there Further administered secondary levels. Would not school officials serve the community to a “We try to make the black students heightened degree if all dropouts, know how important a diploma is both voluntary and expelled, were in today’s society, said Fanning. adolescents; There to acquire. involves working after school and sometimes.at the home. 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