BRIEFLY : INGLEWOOD STUDENTS MAY CONTEST GRADES.INGLEWOOD - Students taught by a man who allegedly impersonated a teacher for a decade can appeal grades he allotted al·lot tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame. 2. them, district officials said. Willie Clifton Wright was arrested last week for allegedly using the name and teaching credential A United States teaching credential is a basic multiple or single subject credential obtained upon completion of a bachelor's degree and prescribed professional education requirements. of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. teacher Robert Eugene Sullivan to hold a job in the Inglewood Unified School District Inglewood Unified School District is a school district headquartered in Inglewood, California, United States. IUSD serves most of the city of Inglewood and the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Ladera Heights. . Wright also allegedly ran up credit card debts, evaded taxes and declared bankruptcy in Sullivan's name. Superintendent McKinley Nash said Inglewood officials plan to review the grades issued by Wright and also will try to reclaim money that the district paid into Wright's pension fund. SOURCE: - Associated Press City OKs ban on `cop killer' ammo The Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. voted Wednesday to ban the sale of
armor-piercing ``cop killer'' ammunition, and urged the Board
of Supervisors to do the same so the prohibition is countywide.
The proposed ban, which requires approval of an accompanying ordinance, was sponsored by Harbor area Councilman Rudy Svorinich Jr. It passed unanimously, without discussion. Last week, Svorinich was the lone voice of dissent in a council debate over a ban on the sale of Saturday night specials Saturday Night Special A slang term used to refer to a surprise takeover attempt. Notes: The term alludes to the fact that many takeover bids are announced over the weekend in order to avoid too much publicity. . He argued that such a ban would have little effect on violence, as long as such cheap guns were sold in other Southland cities. But he excused himself from voting, and the measure passed 13-0. SOURCE: - City News Service Actor Downey pleads no contest MALIBU - Actor Robert Downey Jr. pleaded no contest Wednesday to four drug and weapons counts, but will remain in a live-in treatment program at least until his Nov. 6 sentencing. The actor entered his plea to one count of felony cocaine possession, and one count each of misdemeanor driving under influence, possession of a weapon and being under the influence of a controlled substance controlled substance n. a drug which has been declared by federal or state law to be illegal for sale or use, but may be dispensed under a physician's prescription. . Under terms of the plea agreement, a felony heroin possession count will be dismissed when Downey is sentenced Nov. 6 by Malibu Municipal Court Judge Lawrence J. Mira, said Deputy District Attorney Ellen Aragon. ``He's looking at a maximum sentence of three years in state prison on the felony, and potentially two years total on the three misdemeanors,'' Aragon said. SOURCE: - City News Service |
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