October 12, 1988
Anthony Murphy, 17, was expelled from Grand Island Central Catholic High School after officials learned he had not sought church sanction for his marriage. Bishop Lawrence McNamara ordered that Mr. Murphy be punished because he "broke the law of the Catholic Church."
The Governor's signature on SB 2059 will restore the state's authority to regulate special-education programs between Jan. 1, 1989, and June 30, 1993. The regulations for the program expired this past summer.
Sponsors of the measure conceded that there was no chance that the bill could become law in the few remaining days of the current Congressional session.
"There is an age of cynicism in West Virginia now, don't succumb to it," Mr. Moore exhorted participants at the second annual West Virginia Teachers Forum. "I'm an optimist. I don't even read The Wall Street Journal."
Scheduled to take place on Nov. 3, five days before the general election, the mock election will involve some 5 million parents and students in grades K-12, who will cast their votes for President and state their positions on a range of national issues.
Secondary School Teachers' Opinions: Public and Private Schools combines data from two previous federal studies: the 1983-84 "Administrator and Teacher Survey," part of the department's High School and Beyond study, and the 1985-86 Private School Survey.
While not mandating a national anti-drug curriculum, the report provides recommendations on the essential elements of substance-abuse programs at all school levels.
During the 1987-88 school year, the mandatory age for starting school was lowered from 7 to 6; compulsory schooling ends with grade 8. Typically, one-half of those who complete the 8th grade continue their schooling in one form or another.
The system includes four types of precollegiate schools:
The board dropped plans to assume control of the district after hearing testimony from its new superintendent, school-board members, and parents about the progress being made, officials said.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the use of anabolic steroids can damage the liver, the cardiovascular and reproductive systems, and emotional health. The effects may differ from person to person, depending on individual body chemistry, associated secondary side effects, or inappropriate ingredients found in black-market steroids.
Established side effects and adverse reactions include the following:
Fortunately for those who blanched at the thought of long, nicotineless work days, though, Jim Stork had spotted a small vacant apartment across the street from the school. For just $225 a month, the social-studies teacher was able to rent a place where devotees of Nicotiana tabacum could find mid-day refuge.
Mr. Dow has ordered school principals to monitor police reports and suspend for 10 days any student accused of engaging in violent crime.
The group argues in a new monograph against such practices as moving back the cutoff date for school, tracking children on the basis of tests, and having them repeat kindergarten.