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Show n -.- ' - The Review-Thurs- day, February 26, l98l Including Graduation Requirements Alpine School Board Adopts New Policies the three required semesters must be regular lifetime sports Physical Education," reads the new credit list. Pyne cited golf and tennis as examples of "lifetime" sports. , The total unit requirement for graduation does not change. It stays at a 20 unit total - by subtracting one unit from the elective credits needed. 8.5 are necessary under the new guide. Credits must be at least 50 percent basic high school credits. This, Pyne says, is in an effort to discourage granting "total correspondence credit" diplomas. Changes in the school calendar were not as great as some hoped. Joe Shelton, president of the AEA arrived after the board approved a calendar giving a two-da- y Spring Vacation, allocating one day in January as an Instructional Improvement Day for teachers, and concluding May 28, 1982. Shelton said the exchange of one day in January for one day of Spring Vacation had not been made clear to him, and there would be unhappy teachers, parents and students with this calendar. "Teachers had asked for a three-da- y break, or as second choice, a five- - Kolswdr-- d later or shorten the Christmas vacation. resisted Shelter s President Fugal the board proposed changes, saying approved the calendar had already and it would stand. School will begin August 24 and will in-clude conclude May 28. Holidays Labor Day - Sept. 7; UEA - Oct. 8 and 9; Deer Hunt -- Oct. 19; Thanks-giving - Nov. 26 and 27; Christmas -- Dec. 18 through Jan. 4; Instructional Improvement Day - Jan. . President's Day - Feb. 15; and Spring Vacation - April 15 and 16. ; ; By SHARON MORREY ' .Newtah Correspondent Change seemed to be the theme as Alpine School District officials met for their February board meeting and adopted new policies in several areas including student travel request procedure, public opportunity to address' board members, qualifications for free and reduced lunches, graduation credit requirements and school calendar dates.-- . As travel requests were listed, each asking for the board's blessing on student absences from classes, some asking for district support with transportation, the board decided it was necessary to outline a new procedure. Eighty percent of the student's parents now must meet and determine financial feasibility of any such trips, and give their written permission before the trip can be taken. Richard Heaps made the proposal following input he received at recent public forums from parents. "We' need to protect the parents in some way," said Heaps. "This would relieve the borad from having to second-gues- s what the parents think," In another effort to determine parental and patron feelings, the board elected to reserve 15 minutes during each board meeting for the public to speak -- - three minutes at a time without being listed on the agenda in advance. Formerly, those interested in ad-dressing the board needed to contact the district office by the previous Monday to a board meeting date - one week in advance. By making this move, the board opens up opportunity for patrons to address issues on the agenda merely by signing a list at the door as they enter the board room. Board President Dan Fugal cautioned, "Many times things can be handled administratively and receive more immediate action if patrons call the office. I would hope patrons would not only come to criticize during this time, but also to address the good things. It doesn't have to be just a gripe session." In discussing the new federal guidelines for free and reduced-pric- e school lunches, the board made note that students currently on the programs may only buy up until March 17. After that they may find they do not qualify any longer. New Income Poverty Guidelines are available through the schools, and have been previously published in local papers. Dr. Clifton M. Pyne introduced changes in the graduation credit requirements - which will affect the class of 1985, or children presently in the eighth grade. In requirements for English and Language Arts, students must have three units of basic English. Which is the same as before. The unit previously required as a foreign language or other language arts splits, now to include one-ha- lf unit of Basic Communication and one-ha- lf unit of foreign language, or language arts. In this way, the district adds the Speaking and Listening Competency requirement ordered recently by the state of Utah. Science requirements move up a half unit. Math does the same. Pyne explains that they have felt for some time "a need to bolster our math." The Social Studies units remain at a 2.5 unit requirement. The one-ha- lf unit requirement for Health stays the same also. In Physical Education, the number of units required stay the same, but the type of Physical Education required is modified. "At least two of Thief Takes Cash From PG Station Pleasant Grove p0iice Steve Frampton reported was taken during a robbery at!11 Monday at 6 p.m. S According to Officer Praffi t man came into the store 1? around, and then sprayed son, ' like mace or teargas into th, P the clerk. s He then told her to stand corner while he took the nw v the cash register, the officerj I Police are still seeking aJ the robbery. K-Two suspects have bem 8 prehended by police folio..' 1 burglary at Pleasant GrovH f School, Police Officials reported l S Police have recovered two Howell speakers valued betweT; and $500. i Names of the suspects hay. been released. Handicapped Program Won't Be Hurt The following is intended to clear up some misunderstandings about school budget cuts in the handicapped program. In terms of real dollars spent, the handicapped program will not be appreciably cut, according to Alpine Assistant Superintendent Kent Abel. Abel said the district was forced to cut $250,000 from the handicapped budget because of a mandate from the state legislature, but the district was able to use $135,000 from money carried over from last year to con-tinue the program as it is presently constituted. "We've taken our lumps because of the money cut from the handicapped program," said Abel, "but we've been in a real bind." Abel explained that when the district is told to cut their budget in the middle of the year, school officials find themselves hard pressed to do it. "When the school year nas sunu, committed to honor we are legally contracts, including fringe benefits ot employees," said Abel. "By law we cannot cut personnel in the middle ot the stream and when you consider costs - of which heating and lighting we have no control -- - you can begin to realize that 90 percent of our costs are beyond our control." Abel said deciding where to come up with the five percent budget cut was almost an impossible thing to do. "In the future," said Abel, "hopefully the state will let us know sooner when they want us to cut our budget." In terms of the handicapped program, Abel said the budget cut will not be appreciable -- - at least for this year. "If our budget would not have been cut,' maybe we could have expanded the' handicapped program," said Abel. "The program will continue as in the past - at least for now, and we're hoping this will be the case for next year also." ' The handicapped budget -r-eflecting the $241,000 cut - is about $1.5 million altogether. Local Man Retires Russell is a native of Lehi. He graduated from Brigham Young University and filled a mission for the LDS Church to Eastern Canada. Upon ' his release from his mission he en-tered the military service in' World War II and served nearly five years in the China, Burma and India theaters. He presently lives in Pleasant Grove with his wife, the former Doris Greenwell ' ' Russell S. Schow, Division Coor-dinator of Consumer Information at Mountain Fuel Supply Company, is retiring after 33 years of faithful service in helping to bring natural gas service to Utah Valley. An open house is scheduled at the Mountain Fuel Auditorium at 60 South lOO West, Provo, February 27 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. where his many Mountain Fuel associates and friends are invited to wish him happiness in ( : J Serving North Utah ,J :;t ' tMkUk, 'IN'; 1E felfe The Pleasant Grow Review is published twj ft Newtah, Inc., which also publishes the Uhi Friths the American Fork Citizen. 1 Subscription Rates: $7.50 one jtv, tUhnmi The Reriew is sent out bi mail. Second tin paid at the Pleasant Grove fost Office (WhTb 780). OUR STAFF IS PLEASED TO Publisher Brett Bezunt Managing Editor Randall Wrifht American Fork Editor Jean Gordon jj Lehi Editor Betty Fowler Pleasant Grove Editors Ford Anderson Marcella Walker Society Editor Kristen SheJIej Advertisin Manager Jesse Spaflord tyjj Production Manager Mont Call Manager Doreen Sharp his retirement. - of! :J . yfSBSSl '. Senate Bill 3 was passed last week by the state Senate. As amended, the bill will cut off all state funds for contraception and abortion in-formation, counseling and services for unmarried minors without the written consent of their parents, and make illegal any funding of agencies "that approve of providing" such services. Sen. Karl N. Snow, Jr., sponsor of the bill, said availability of these services "can only lead to promiscuity in society." He added, "We are talking about funding, not services. Should the state be in the business of providing contraceptives to minors without parental consent? The right to access is entirely another matter." As it now stands, private physicians who do not receive state funds will not be required to comply with the provisions of this bill. The state of Utah now receives close to $800,000 annually from the federal government in Title 10 Family Health Planning funds, which is distributed among the state Depart-ment of Health, Planned Parenthood of Utah, and the Park City Family Planning Clinic. Sponsors admit that if passage of this bill is interpreted by the federal government as failure to provide family planning services, $390,000 of these funds could be withheld. "Should this occur," said Sen. Snow, "they would indeed be cutting of their nose to spite their face." Susan Roylance, national of United Families of America which is behind this bill, testified before the Senate that contraception "strikes at the basic integrity of the family unit. In-formation on contraception ought to be reserved as a right of parents," she added. "Teens are not mature enough to make these kinds of decisions." S.B. 3 was adopted into the state Republican Party platform, and "is truly a bill of the people," she said. "We know this bill will be challenged, and will go all the way to the Supreme Court." According to Michael Chulada, director of Planned Parenthood of Utah, the legislature is "turning its back on the problem of teen-ag- e pregnancy in this state." Utah has one of the highest teen-ag- e pregnancy rates in the country, and Planned Parenthood is ordered by the Federal government to provide counseling to people regardless of age. "If the bill passes," he said, "Planned Paren-thood will be in violation of federal law if it complies with the state law. Many supporters of this bill think they're putting Planned Parenthood out of business because we stand to lose 43 percent of our funding. If this occurs," he added, "we will seek to overturn the bill in federal courts." Sen E. Verl Asay, lt Lake, of the bill told the Senate, "Planned Parenthood is a misnomer. They are and anti-famil- y. The relationship of the sexes has been constant for thousands of years. Now, almost overnight, that's all being, changed, and the rate of abortions and promiscuity is going up. We are tiptoing on venomous python eggs," he said. Sen. Frances Farley, lt Lake, and several other Democrats sup-ported an amendment to S.B. 3 that would have removed restrictions on counseling and information on con-traception. "It is a very important educational tool," she said, "that would work to the advantage of all of us. Research indicates that teen-agers who receive counseling become sexually active later in life. It is completely unrealistic of us to expect young people to bring a note from their parents, especially in cases of children who are emotionally or sexually abused or disturbed," she said. Sen. William N. Jones, responded that "knowledge of con-traception will encourage sexual activity. The more you talk about it, the more these kids are going to want to try it." Sen. Bryce C. Flamm, added that "teen-ager- s have plenty of money to spend on stereos, cigarettes, alcohol and drugs. Why can't they save the money to go to a private physician for these ser-vices?" Sen. Arthur L. Kimball, lt Lake, responded "We are merely discriminating against people who don't have the money." The Farley amendment was defeated, and S.B. 3 was passed by a 26 to 3 vote of the Senate (Sens Farley, Kimball and Black dissen-ting). From here the bill will be sent to the House for consideration where easy passage is expected, and'then to the governor. Before the adjournment Sen Karl G. Swan, lt Lake-Tooel- e, "There said is a widespread feeling that if you don't discuss contraception you are improving the morality of youne people, that the threat of pregnancv will keep young ladies virtuous The threat of pregnancy t0 'stoD pregnancy needs to be reconsidered Why do we not have faith in coun-seling? They request this information when they are already pregnant, not before. 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