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Show J?MrlJkW UNEMPLOYMENT ( &(fl0l & OFFICE THAT WE'LL JZS B&LATEPICKIN6UP NEXT WEEK CHECKS. Improved Student Discipline Guidelines in the way they are expected to perform by those around them." Other guidelines include recommendations recom-mendations to: Encourage involvement with schools. Encourage attendance at local school board meetings, PTA programs, and community councils. Help students set goals for themselves them-selves and conduct regular evaluations. Encourage better discipline in church meetings where young people are present. Materials prepared for the schools may be of help. Work closely with the parents in developing plans for improvement. Encourage parents to share ideas for developing self -discipline in their children. "Parents have the greatest influence in-fluence oh the behavior of students," Mrs. Funk said. "They are always first." "These guidelines are to help church and civic leaders define their roles in relation to the student," Dr. Maxfield explained. "We strongly urge each person to consider his or her role and carry out a plan of action." Action by parents, community, and church is being solicited by the Utah State Board of Education for its program to improve student discipline. The Committee on Discipline has stated that although a student is responsible for his own behavior, all social forces jointly share responsibility respon-sibility for teaching him or her proper values. "Students cannot be lifted alone," said Ruth Funk, a member of the student discipline committee. "All the components of a student's society-parents, society-parents, other students, school, church, and community-must change as he changes." Mrs. Funk sees cooperative action among these societal forces as the key to help the student improve his behavior. "And I'm not just talking about disruptive behavior," she said. "I'm talking about meeting the needs of every student." The Utah State Board of Education Committee on Discipline has assigned a subcommittee to coordinate the actions of the different forces that affect a student. The subcommittee has compiled recommendations for improvement. One of the guidelines to be sent to civic and church leaders states: "Visit your local schools and become acquainted with the administration. Indicate your interest and willingness to serve in improving discipline and assisting individual students." "We feel that concern for school discipline already exists in our communities," said Richard Max-field, Max-field, general coordinator of the discipline program. "People just need to put that concern into action." Another guideline encourages the reviewing and reaffirming of the basic values necessary for a free society. "Immediate change would take place if people made their standards and expectations known," Dr. Maxfield said. "Students will perform |