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by Tammy Oretaga In addition to new classes, new faces , and for some, new headaches, students must also adjust to the new improved attendance policy according to Sue Cain , attendance coordinator. One of the biggest changes, according to Cain, is in the absence classification. The "unexcused " category will no longer be used. Instead, all absences will be classified as "excused" or "truant." The reason for the change is twofold, said Cain. "This . year the District was more definitive as to what is to be classified as truant. Also this is a policy that all four high schools are supposedly living by. It's no longer Lincoln High supporting
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the policy-it's the whole District," she explained. . -What does all this mean to students? This means that our car trouble at noon will be classified as truant, according to Cain . "People don't have to go out for lunch. That 's their own choiice," she reasoned. However, the polic :y is not necessarily stricter than last years, Cain added. "It kind of evens out. For example, if parents call and say there is a family crises, we will ex.cuse this like an illness. Basically we will accept whatever parents tell us and hope they won't abuse this," she said. Absences other tlhan family crisis,
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bereavement or illness called in by the parent will be excused but most be prearranged. Failure to pre-arrange absences will result in due process , according to Cain. _ "If they don 't pre-arrange the absence and ·could have, the first time we'd visit with the student and their parent or guar dian and go over the policy to be sure it"s understood. After that it could be classified as truant and referred to a higher authority, " she stated. Although the policy itself doesn 't really address it, class time missed for extracurricular activities and sports will be cut back this year, said Cain . "The administration is going to be a
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lot stricter and limit the tim e missed for school activ ities. Howeve r, there are a few things that th~ administration will c:Jllows tudent s to get out for, " she explained. Cain went on to say that the attendance policy was geared to get student s ready for a ·job. Tl1e things a job wo11ld excuse at the last minute Lincoln High would excuse then. Things that a job would require advance notice for must be pre-arranged. '
Most of all, Cain stressed , ' :1e is there to help. "I'm here to help students, not punish them. This is a counseling posi- . tion," she concluded .
Friday, September 5, 1986 .
England swaps staff with LHS A major face-lift has taken place in the social studies department, and it is in the form · of a foreigner. Colin Mo9rcroft, a high school teacher from Leuton , Bedfordshire, England, will swap places with Ross Tegeler and ._ ____
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as a teacher. When LHS principal Sam Nelson asked Tegeler if he would like to teach in Britain for a year, Tegeler agreed, and the plan for getting Moorcroft was complete. Tegeler and Moorcroft met in San Francisco in mid-August at a Fullbright conference, then Tegeler said goodbye to his native soil and Moorcroft said hello to the flatlands. The Fullbright program, which gives out college scholarships, is named after U.S. senator William Fullbright. It's business is conducted through the State Department of the U.S. Government. Moorcroft, who has had classes with a number of students in the single digits, will have to adjust to larger classes. He will teach Economics and Modern U.S. History.
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