AGOURA HILLS TO ALLOW DEPUTIES TO CITE TRUANTS.Byline: Teresa Jimenez Daily News Staff Writer After debating a daytime curfew curfew [O.Fr.,=cover fire], originally a signal, such as the ringing of a bell, to damp the fire, extinguish all lights in the dwelling, and retire for the night. The custom originated as a precaution against fires and was common throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. ordinance for more than two hours, council members voted this week to allow the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department This article is about the Los Angeles County Sherriff's Department, not to be confused with the smaller Los Angeles County Police The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) is a local law enforcement agency that serves Los Angeles County, California. to cite students found cutting class. Under the new law, deputies will decide whether to take action against students or return them to class. Those students who receive citations will be required to appear with their parents before a judge, who may issue a fine or require a progress report on school attendance. Local school district officials have praised the new laws New Laws: see Las Casas, Bartolomé de. as effective tools for disciplining troubled students who repeatedly skip classes. Though similar laws received quick passage from city councils in Calabasas, Westlake Village, Malibu and Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , the Agoura Hills ordinance concerned a couple council members. The ordinance passed on a 3-2 vote, with Mayor Fran Pavley Fran Pavley is a Democratic politician and previously served as a California Assemblywoman and as the first mayor of the Southern California community of Agoura Hills. She served as a Mayor and Councilmember for four terms. and council members Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Weber and Ed Corridori in favor and council members Dan Kuperberg and Louise Rishoff opposed. Kuperberg argued that truancy is an education problem that should be handled by school districts rather than cities. ``The school districts would rather have the sheriff and city do their work for them,'' Kuperberg said. ``This ordinance puts this city in the truancy business. It's easy to say, `Let the city do the work.' '' Kuperberg also questioned the fairness of the ordinance, which may punish an offender who decides to, for instance, wander to a fast-food restaurant for a burger. ``He must now go to court to try and explain, as opposed to some sort of discipline in the school system,'' Kuperberg said. But for Weber and Pavley, the need to support the ordinance seemed obvious. ``I don't see where we could go wrong on a deal like this. It's just another tool for police. It takes care of the real exceptions. This is not for everyone (found cutting),'' Weber said. ``Parents abrogate abrogate v. to annul or repeal a law or pass legislation that contradicts the prior law. Abrogate also applies to revoking or withdrawing conditions of a contract. (See: repeal) their responsibility and it becomes incumbent on us to take care of the problem.'' Pavley, a teacher, agreed, saying the schools cannot handle all of the problems that arise with difficult students. Forcing parents to be present before the judge makes the new law even more appealing, she said. ``I think schools should concentrate on what they do best - teaching,'' Pavley said. ``I get frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: with the school system sometimes because teachers spend most of their time on the 2 (percent) or 3 percent of students who are troublemakers.'' As a compromise, the council agreed to review the law's effectiveness in one year. |
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