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BATTS AND BRANTLEY: Kaye Batts and Candace Brantley will
attend a leadership conference in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Barbara
Taylor, who taught the two last year, poses proudly with them.
Photo by Hutchisson
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Attend Conferences
Kaye Batts and Candace
Brantley will participate in the
1978 Presidential Classroom, a
study program in Washington,
D. C.
Kaye will attend the confer
ence during the week of Feb.
11-18. Candace will go in June,
she does not know the specific
time yet.
The one week program will
consist of students from across
the nation and overseas.
Students will attend semi
nars that will be taught by
government officials. Tours and
discussions will focus on the
many operations and responsi
bilities of our federal govern
ment.
The main objective of the
program is to foster leadership
potential and the mature deci-
sion-making process.
The cost of the trip is $275.
Kaye raised the money through
donations from local clubs and
people.
“I am very excited, I have
never flown on an airplane
before,” said Kaye about her
feelings on going to Washing
ton.
Candace Brantley said that
she volunteered for the trip
because she is interested in
government. She also said that
the program might help her
decide if she wanted to go into
politics as a profession.
Kaye learned about the trip
through Mrs. Taylor. She told
Candace about the trip because
she knew she was interested in
government.
Candace received help to pay
for her trip through the Lions’
Club and Kiwanis.
When Candace was asked
about her feelings on going to
Washington in June, she said,
"I am looking forward to going
but I am scared about going to
Washington by myself.”
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January 19, 1978 Rocky Mount Senior High School, Rocky Mount, N. C. 27801 Vol. 4, No. 7
Wake County Starts
New School Policy
The Wake County School
Board has enacted a new school
policy concerning actions for
which students may be expelled
or suspended. This hardline, set
penalty code preplaces princi
pal discretion for every indivi
dual case.
Under the new system, stu
dents may be expelled for the
remainder of the year for any
one of seven different offenses:
1. an assault on *a school em
ployee, 2. an assault on a
student with a weapon, 3. the
possession of a firearm, 4. the
possession of drugs or alcohol,
5. an attack by two or more
students on another student, 6.
the extortion or intimidation of
a student or a school employee,
and 7. the disruption of school
by use of force or violence.
In addition, a student can be
suspended for up to 10 days for
theft or destruction of school
property. Any second offense
would lead to expulsion for the
remainder of the year. Stu
dents expelled or suspended
may have a hearing through a
grievance procedure.
The board also approved a
coalition between school offi
cials and the police department.
Principals must now inform the
police when a student breaks
the law at school, and police will
be obligated to inform the
principaLwhen a student com
mits a criminal act at an after
school event, such as a football
game.
Present Rocky Mount Rules
Principal Elton Newbern
said, "Wake County is about six
or seven years behind us.” The
Rocky Mount School Board
enacted a similar policy in
March of 1971.
Under present policy a stu
dent may be suspended for up
to 10 days or expelled for the
remainder of the year accord
ing to the severity of the
offense for any of the offenses
cited above, for failure to give
proper identification to a school
employee, for failure to attend
class, for repeated failure to
obey a school official, or for
blocking any pedestrian or veh
icular pathway.
Any suspended or expelled
student may appeal his case
through a grievance process,
and any students expelled dur
ing the first semester automa
tically has his case reviewed
before the second semester, so
the principal and superintend
ent can determine if he de
serves reinstating for the se
cond semester.
SECOND SEMESTER OFFICERS: The new class officers are [kneeling] Connie Hinnant and Valerie
Lewis. Standing are Mary Ward Robbins, Celia Home, Chris Valentine, Emerson Harrison, Erica
Byrd, Charles Chung, Gail Moore, and Keitha Lawrence. Absent from the picture are Natalie Barnes
and Johnathan Davis.
Second Semester
Officers Elected
The school elections on Jan.
10 and the run-off elections on
Jan. 12 decided who the class
officers for the second semester
would be.
The sophomore winners and
the offices they won are: Valer
ie Lewis, Treasurer, Natalie
Barnes, secretary; Connie Hin
nant, vice-president; and Jona
than Davis, president.
The junior victors and their
respective offices are: Keitha
Lawrence, treasurer; Gail
Moore, secretary; Charles
Chung, vice-president; and Eri
ca Byrd, president.
Those in the senior class who
assume are: Mary Ward Rob
bins, treasurer; Celia Horne,
secretary: Chris Valentine,
vice-president and Emerson
Harrison, president.
Emerson Harrison said
about his being elected that it
was a real honor, he was “very
surprised” and that he wantec
1 to thank all the people who
supported him.
Erica Byrd said that she was
really excited. She says she will
enjoy working in this position
and that she was really honor
ed.
Mary Ward Robbins said also
that she was really excited, and
that it was a close race. “I am
looking forward to serving,”
she stated.
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Connie Hinnant said she was ‘
surprised and honored. “I am
looking forward to this,” she
said.