BOYCOTTING SCHOOL; ALARCON OFFERS TO INTERVENE.Byline: Jesse Hiestand Staff Writer State Sen. Richard Alarcon offered Friday to intervene in a dispute between school officials and parents who are keeping their kids out of class at Burton Elementary School Burton Elementary School may refer to:
Alarcon appeared at a protest of about 20 parents and 30 children at the school but said he did not agree with their tactic of keeping children out of class until the campus is returned to a traditional calendar. ``I do not support the boycott boycott, concerted economic or social ostracism of an individual, group, or nation to express disapproval or coerce change. The practice was named (1880) after Capt. ,'' said Alarcon, D-Van Nuys. ``Pulling kids out of school is an action of last resort.'' Still, several parents did just that Friday, as they have since the summer track started on Tuesday. Organizers of the boycott said they had reached their goal of keeping about 100 kids home from school, but Principal Judy Kravitz said there were only about 12 absences on Friday, mostly among off-track kids taking summer school classes. In a letter sent to Superintendent Ruben Zacarias on Friday, Alarcon offered his assistance in the dispute. ``I believe the will of the parents and students should be recognized, acknowledged and accepted,'' Alarcon said in the letter. Alarcon said he would like to see the school off a year-round schedule unless the district can show evidence that enrollment would force 50 or more students to be bused, as projected in a disputed study that led administrators last year to automatically switch to a year-round calendar. The study is now being re-evaluated, and administrators are open to the idea of going back to the traditional calendar, said Assistant Superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. John Liechty, who oversees the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley's schools. ``I'm in the parents' corner,'' he said. ``I will lead the pack to put them back on a traditional calendar, but I cannot do that if we're going to be busing kids out of that school.'' Liechty said several options are under consideration, including making more space available by moving classes into rooms set aside for nonteaching activities. Such temporary fixes may only work for another two years, he said, as the school enrollment of about 700 keeps climbing. Xavier Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the , the community activist who is speaking for the parents who are keeping their kids home, said they would prefer to have some kids bused than stay on a year-round schedule. ``We would be OK with it because we anticipate new schools will be built to deal with the overcrowding overcrowding overcrowding of animal accommodation. Many countries now publish codes of practice which define what the appropriate volumetric allowances should be for each species of animal when they are housed indoors. Breaches of these codes is overcrowding. conditions, so when two years come around, that will no longer be an issue,'' said Flores. No more protests are planned, but several parents plan to keep their kids out of school indefinitely in·def·i·nite adj. Not definite, especially: a. Unclear; vague. b. Lacking precise limits: an indefinite leave of absence. c. , he said. Those students who are falling behind will return to class, while the others will work on their studies at home. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Joanna Esteves, front, and Christopher Hernandez participate in a protest of year-round schooling Year-Round School is the operation of educational institutions on a calendar-system that tracks students into class schedules throughout the entire calendar year. A primary motivation is that higher student throughput is accomplished via more effective scheduling of school . (2) LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) Cluster Administrator Gene McCallum stands nearby as people protest a year-round schedule at Burton Elementary. Hans Gutknecht/Daily News |
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