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Board president expresses opinion on article
School board President Greg Tyus asked for a close up from TV Middletown during the school board meeting Monday, June 1, to express his displeasure with those who, as he said, choose not to embrace the hard work of the community.
Tyus said he was troubled by the article that appeared in the Middletown Journal on Sunday, May 31, about the number of arrests of students at Middletown’s high school and middle schools.
“The article gives the illusion, and it’s out of context, that there’s nothing being done,” Tyus said.
He said he hopes one day our newspapers will put articles in context.
“We stand as the board to say we’re not happy with it but we are working,” he said.
Tyus pointed to work of the discipline committee - a group that was formed in the negotiation of the teachers’ master contract.
The discipline committee worked for nine months and recently identified their top concern and the district’s top priority as the low attendance rate of economically disadvantaged students.
The central office is currently working up a report on how to tackle that goal. Tyus did ask that the committee continue meeting after he learned they were not planning to continue after they finished identifying that goal.
Board member John Sauter spoke after Tyus to say the district needs to do extra work to improve the perception and reality of the issue.
“We have a long ways to go yet in the district and we as a board will be working on that,” he said.
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By John Dorite
June 2, 2009 9:58 PM | Link to this
Vail is right behind the high school with problem children. I don’t think “uniforms” help at all.By Wizard
June 3, 2009 9:54 AM | Link to this
Dress codes are good but uniforms are better! They generate a feeling of belonging. Try having an Army without uniforms.By 66 Middie
June 3, 2009 12:59 PM | Link to this
Tyus- “we’re working on it”- patented answer to everything. Council, when a question is posed about a problem- “we’re working on it”. Years go by and they are asked the same questions again. Answer- “we’re working on it”. Never ending saga of spewing nothing from the school board and the council.It’s gettin’ old folks!