Tuesday, October 02, 2007

SCHOOLS & THE YOUNG


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SOUTH CAROLINA WANTS ADS IN SCHOOL BUSES

[From a South Carolina government request for proporals]

The State Department of Education, in support of interests expressed by
school districts, is seeking proposals for Interior Bus Advertising.
The SDE is seeking a Contractor who is innovative, experienced and
dynamic that will assist the SDE in the development and implementation
of a successful advertising campaign to recruit advertisers who meet the
SDE and affected District's policy. The SDE vehicles can provide
interior small billboard space, which businesses can lease to place
advertising messages to the students transported.

The state has approximately 675,000 student riders each school day. The
SDE operates 5,025 school buses, traveling approximately 79,000,000
miles per year, within the state boundaries on an average of 180 school
days per year.

STUPID SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR TRICKS: HUG FREE SCHOOL

CBS 2, IL - "Last year we would see maybe as many as 10 students on one
side (of the hallway), 10 on the other and then, going in opposite
directions, would sort of have a hug line going on and you could see
where that would be a problem," said Victoria Sharts, principal of Oak
Park's Percy Julian Middle School.

So this year Sharts decided to draw the line on hug lines by banning all
hugging among students within the building.

Sharts said, "Hugging is really more appropriate for airports or for
family reunions than passing and seeing each other every few minutes in
the halls."

When teachers started enforcing the new policy last month all hallways
and classrooms in the 860-student school became hug-free zones. . .

The principal says the rampant hugging is creating bottle necks in the
hallway and making kids late for class. Furthermore she says although
hugs are supposed to be handshakes from the heart some times they don't
seem so innocent.

"Too long, too close, and usually between boys and girls," Sharts said.

http://cbs2chicago.com/topstories/local_story_271193938.html

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