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Page 12A-THE KINGS FAOUNTAIN HERALD- Thursday, June 13, 1991
NURSE
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new program could lead to in-
creased sexual promiscuity because
kids could forge their parents sig-
nature on a consent form. "I hear
from word of mouth that the nurse
practitioner in Green Hill, N. C.
now spends up to 65% of her time
on sexual counseling, the reported
pregnancy rate has dropped and the
abortion rate has risen. I have
heard similar complaints from
Shelby," he said. "We will be giv-
ing up control over who will influ-
ence. our kids."
Barney Dye, a medical technolo-
gist, said he also was concerned
with consent forms. "Any contract
should spell out that we don't ap-
prove of a nurse giving out contra-
ceptives or abortion information to
our kids," he said. "I'm not com-
fortable with this."
Rev. Chip Sloan said "There's a
state law saying young people can't
get an aspirin without parental con-
sent but then they can get sexual
testing/counseling without parental
consent. We don't have to live with
this in our schools. Say Yes to
parental authority and the family
and say No to the possibility of
poor counsel.”
Not all attending opposed the
program. !
Rev. William Thompson said he
wholeheartedly supports the pro-
gram. "A healthy child can learn
better," he said. "The services
schools can offer will act as a tool
for the child. Don't look at the
negatives but at the good the pro-
gram will bring."
Chairman Billy King told the
board it should take more time to
give the public a chance to help in
drawing up the plan. "Why hurry
this decision," he said, making a
substitute motion that the board de-
lay action for additional input from
the community and possibly a tour
by the board of the county health
department to see some of the ser-
vices it provides but Doyle
Campbell, who had made the
motion to approve the plan, sec-
onded by Ronnie Hawkins, said the
board had studied the plan for over
a month and the public had suffi-
cient opportunity for input.
"I see so many children who
don't get the care they need,” said
member Rev. Billy Houze. "The
concerns from the community are
unwarranted. This program has the
chance to bring some positive re-
sults.
Member Priscilla Mauney con-
curred, noting that the Kings
Mountain Health Council also sup-
ports the nurse program.
Eunice Davis, Director of
Nursing at Cleveland County
Health Department, said the nurse
practitioner would be allowed to
perform various lab tests and phys-
ical ‘examinations but the proce-
dures would be accomplished only
after consent forms from parents.
Kings Mountain District Schools
would provide only the space, not
the lab equipment or salary for the
nurse. The nurse would be avail-
able at the high school during class
hours only. In cases where the
school may not treat students,
referalls would be made to the
proper agencies.
Responding to question from the
board, Randi McDonald, nurse at
Shelby High School, said 72 per-
cent of her time is spent treating
non-sexual medical problems and
the response from the Shelby com-
CONTRACTS
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Bethware; Lee Ann Kerr, East;
Vickie Beam, West; Beth Sellers,
Jane Cole, KM Middle School;
Melba Edwards, East; Sherry
Bingham, Paul Bolt, Linda Faust,
Bethware; Terry Briggs, Addie
Crocker, Grover; Lisa Olson, KM
High; Dave Farquharson, Grover;
Susan Elmore, Bethware; Diana
Little, Susie Terres, KM Middle
School.
Contracts were issued to these.
probationary employees: Dana
Blalock , Grover; Callie Saunders,
Lara Sellers, Carol Elliott, Laura
Dixon, Dan Potter, KM Middle
School; Mark Sivy, KM High; Bea
Smith, West; Tim Heavner, Susan
Pursley, KM High; Johann Sherrill,
Valerie Boyd, Monnie London,
Grover; Pam Parker, Amy Ledford,
Dawn Price, Teresa West, KM
Middle; Allen Dixon, Julie Rikard,
Dave Kienlen, Jeanne Beam, KM
High; Shirley Smith, East; Pat
Regan, Anne Futterer, North;
Cynthia Cook, KM Middle; Jean
Hahn, KM High; Patricia Elliott,
Aurinda Allison, North; Lisa
Stewart, West; John Voorhees,
North; Chuck Gordon, Gay
Henderson, KM High.
The board also approved con-
tracts for summer school positions,
hiring David Greene as lead teach-
er and Jodi McDaniel, Jackie
Blanton, Jan Sabetti, James
Partlow, Richard Ruppe, Fronneau
Little, Julie Mooneyhan, Sherry
Norris, Reca Wright, Gary Blake,
Richard Hamrick, Nellie Smith,
Don Rollins, Sharon Jackson, Julie
Rikard, Donna Russ as teachers
with Tim Echols substituting for
Smith from July 8-12.
Employed as assistants for sum-
mer school Susan Gibson, Marilyn
Williams and Frances Yarborough.
Cafeteria workers will be Shirley
Ware and Mattie Adams, custodi-
ans will be Delcina Moore and
Edith Wilson and bus drivers will
be Anna Duell, Judy Ford, Diane
Stimson and Debbie Putnam.
The board also accepted resig-
nation from Tommy Wease,
Health/PE teacher at the Middle
School and approved two student
transfers: Dustin Lee Calvert to
Cleveland County Schools and
Crystal Miranda and Michael
Ormsby from Gaston County.
DRUGS
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+Approved tennis camp for a
second week at KMHS Tennis
Courts. :
+Heard a Kindergarten Task
Force report from Dr. Jane King
and teacher Mary Anne Gibson
which stressed Open Court reading
program and circular childhood
and developmental practices. The
report recommends that the class
size for kindergartens be lowered
to 20 students and that more
money allotted for supplies and en-
courages more visits to exemplary
classrooms and asks for one com-
puter in each K classroom.
+Heard presentations by three
mini grant recipients.
Annette Parker, English teacher
at KMHS, said she used her grant
to fund a field trip for 78 literature
students to Carl Sandburg's and
Thomas Wolfe's homes in
Asheville in connection with a
study of 75 North Carolina authors.
Students Kimberly Hoyle and
Danielle Nolen demonstrated a lit-
erary map.
Penny Anthony, East School
Kindergarten teacher, used her
funds to develop four activity cen-
ters, including music, cooking,
shop and art.
Michelle Sivey, biology teacher
at KMHS, used her funds for a ge-
netic experiment with Wisconsin
fast plants.
The fourth recipient, Donald
McDonald, of West School, a new
mother, was unable to attend.
Three more grants will be pre-
sented next school year and Dr.
Bob McRae is receiving applica-
tions. He termed the first time
BUDGET
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$250,000 in principal payments for
utility bonds, including $225,000
for water/sewer and $25,000 for
electric.
The Police Department i is bud-
geted to get the biggest piece of the
budget pie or $1,043,000, down
from $1,068,000 last year. Wood
has not included in the budget a
department request for a new pa-
trolman.
Streets are budgeted to receive
$531,000, down from $637,000
last year due to the fact there were
more drainage projects funded last
year.
Sanitation department is budget-
ed to receive $541,000, up from
$458,000 and includes costs of a
compactor, a site for it and a road
built to the site and lease purchase
for a new garbage truck.
WILSON
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Wilson, who owns and operates
Mountain Video, is married to the
former Judy Cooper and they have
two children, Lee Ann Bridges and
Robert Neal Wilson. They are ac-
tive in St. Matthew's Lutheran
Church.
One of the biggest donors of
blood to the Red Cross bloodmo-
bile, Wilson is thankful for good
health to help others: "The life you
save could be your own" is a motto
he thinks worth repeating.
grant program from the
Educational Association success-
ful. "These teachers are examples
of the talents we have in the system
and the grant monies reward cre-
ativity in the classroom," he said.
+Dr. Jane King, who recently
earned her doctorate degree, was
presented a plaque by Chairman
Billy King and board members and
the public took the occasion to
congratulate her at a reception be-
fore the regular meeting. Mrs. King
took the occasion to thank the
board members, staff and her hus-
band, Jerry King, for their support.
+ recessed the meeting at 12:30
p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Thursday
when the board has scheduled an
evaluation and executive session.
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Responding to question of Myron
George, she said that under current
North Carolina laws minors can
give consent for certain medical
health services such as pregnancy
tests, pap smears, or tests for sexu-
ally transmitted diseases.
"The kids will talk to us when
they wont' talk to their parents,”
said a Shelby parent who is in-
volved in a peer counseling group
with students. "I tell them about
their risks in terms of pregnancy,
self-esteem and disease," she said.
McDonald said the national av-
erage reveals that 60-65% of
teenagers are sexually active.
"Sometimes I refer students to a
maternity clinic, to a social worker,
to a private doctor but always I ask
them to go home and talk things
over with their parents. During the
last three months she has counseled
46 teenagers dealing with pregnan-
cies but she has seen an increase of
parental involvement.
McRae said that 43 high school
girls gave birth or were pregnant in
the system, six other 13-year-olds
at Kings Mountain Middle School.
At the two high schools in the
county there were 51 pregnancics,
at Shelby High there were 35 in the
last three months and 11 new preg-
nancies." Yes, we have students
who are sexually active," he said.
"We have wrestled with this is-
sue and the crux of it is morality
and parent/family concerns but it's
our job to be responsible to kids to
help them get the care they need, "
said McRae.
Houze said that 75% of kids go
to a school nurse for other reasons
and should have the new expanded
health service a clinic on campus
would provide.
"My wife and I have lost two
children, my mother has cared for
70 foster children and in my job I
have witnessed neglect and abuse
by some families.The health and
welfare of our children is our re-
sponsibility," said board member
Ronnie Hawkins. "I see good in
this program. The most important
part is that we all have to put our
trust with someone who has to
make the decisions."
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