SCHOOL UNIFORMS VOTE SPLITS MOJAVE BOARD.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 Daily News Staff Writer With one trustee absent, the Mojave Mojave (mōhä`vē), river, c.100 mi (160 km) long, rising in the San Bernardino Mts., S Calif., and flowing generally north to disappear in the Mojave Desert. school board deadlocked dead·lock n. 1. A standstill resulting from the opposition of two unrelenting forces or factions. 2. Sports A tied score. 3. on whether to allow Robert Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923. American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876). Noun 1. P. Ulrich Ulrich is the name of several historical persons and can be either a surname or given name:
Trustees suggested that uniform supporters conduct a telephone survey of at least 80 parents, and also ask the kindergarten- through fifth-grade youngsters what they think of the idea. Two surveys sent home to parents got a 40 percent response rate, with 70 percent saying they favor uniforms, officials said. At Tuesday's meeting, board members Annette Edblad and Rita Kellas voted for uniforms while Connie Biehl and Wayne Dickerson voted against the plan. Trustee Tom Pear was absent. ``My vote was to give parents a chance to do it,'' Edblad said. ``We had parents that met for 1-1/2 years and had run several surveys. They should have an opportunity to see if it works or see if it fails. It was not going to be a mandatory policy.'' Biehl said she voted against the proposal, citing the low response rate on the two surveys and saying students can wear uniforms if they want without any formal policy. ``I don't believe in enforcing a uniform policy on people,'' Biehl said. If approved, the uniform policy would have been the first for the district and would have taken effect in the 1998-99 school year. Parent Devery Grimshaw, a member of the uniform committee, said the panel will meet Feb. 17 to decide what to do next. During Tuesday night's meeting, students modeled blue-and-white uniforms for the board, which heard from seven parents who spoke in favor of upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of. See also: favor uniforms and three who spoke against them. Supporters said uniforms would promote school spirit and help prevent students from being clothes-conscious. Opponents said youngsters would still compare uniform styles and that students are doing fine without them. Under state law, parents can ask to exempt their children from wearing uniforms. |
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