SAFETY MEETING SET FOR TUESDAY.Byline: Karen Karen Any member of a variety of tribal peoples of southern Myanmar (Burma). Constituting the second largest minority in Myanmar, the Karen are not a unitary group in any ethnic sense, as they differ among themselves linguistically, religiously, and economically. Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER Lancaster, city, England Lancaster (lăng`kəstər), city (1991 pop. 43,902) and district, county seat of Lancashire, NW England, on the Lune River. - Citing recent student fights, Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. administrators have called a town hall meeting to discuss campus and community safety. The meeting, which will feature a panel of community members, school staff, law enforcement and student representatives, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday Tuesday: see week. at the school, 44900 Division St. ``I know that, as a result of the incidents at the end of January, parents wanted to know what programs we had in place to address safety, and they also wanted to be able to give input on other ways to ensure students' safety on and off campus,'' Principal Karen Patterson said. On Jan. 27, nearly a dozen fistfights broke out on campus, which sheriff's deputies said were the result of ongoing racial tension between groups of African-American and Latino students. The next day, another fight occurred after school had been dismissed. That was believed to be a carry-over The designation of the process by which net operating loss for one year may be applied, as provided by federal tax law, to each of several taxable years following the taxable year of such loss. from the day before, Patterson said. An undisclosed number of students were arrested. The school has not had any incidents since the second fight, Patterson said. ``That was the first incident of that scale that we have had all year long,'' Patterson said. ``So pretty much when you have students who are having difficulty, when those students are removed, we go back to what we've been experiencing and that is a calm campus.'' The town hall meeting will discuss new safety initiatives, including an innovative program in which volunteers will watch a one-mile area around the school and extra deputies will combat narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. , gang activity and general student misconduct MISCONDUCT. Unlawful behaviour by a person entrusted in any degree: with the administration of justice, by which the rights of the parties and the justice of the, case may have been affected. 2. . The program, called Project Impact, is aimed at keeping Antelope Valley High School students out of trouble on their way to and from campus. The program begins Tuesday. High school officials are encouraging parents and residents to attend the town hall meeting, citing the importance of open communication. ``I want to develop a sense that everyone is on the team and working together,'' Patterson said. ``When you are able to pool resources you can develop some very effective strategies.'' Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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