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Show Garfield Board Stands Firm On Teacher Decision In a meeting held Thursday evening the Garfield County School District Board of Education heard a grievance from Jerry Lawrence former Escalante teacher. Mr. Lawrence nought funds withheld by th" district for alleged failure to complete all assignments required by the district of its teachers while Mr. Lawrence claimed that withholding such funds under the conditions of his hiring was not legal. The board refused to yield in its position. The board also heard a report from Joseph Jerome, new district counselor, relative to the services it supplies to handicapped children in Garfield County schools. In his report Mr. Jerome indicated that, in addition to the current survey he had made, he had researched three years of district files to determine that Garfield School District was |