World Briefs
from page 16
posal.
Tax dollars should not
Q2
support private or for-profit
schools which may discriminate and
are not held publicly accountable.
Other than teacher certification, for-
profit and private schools do not fol-
low the same standards of accountabil-
ity and levels of regulation as public
schools. They are not required to: fol-
low the Open Meetings Act, disclose
expenditures, take the MEAP, admit
any student who seeks to attend.
There is no guarantee that students
of any district will have the choice of
other educational alternatives, but
there is the reality that public schools
will lose critical revenues and valued
students and that public monies will
be spent without accountability — all
without a proven track record of bene-
fiting students.
DILLON
HARRIS from page 16
should be no changes in the current
presentation given to students.
Q2 I oppose school vouchers. The
reason is that I feel the voucher
system only accomplishes division in
the public school system and separates
the community that it serves.
It seems to me that the voucher
system only allows the student to "fall
through the crack" when we should be
concentrating on improving the pub-
lic educational system to see why
some people may prefer private educa-
tion. We should be a united commu-
nity, which works together for the
good of all of our students.
SEIKALY from page 16
evil things happen when good people
remain silent.
I strongly oppose vouchers for
Q2 a number of reasons:
• First, they violate constitutional
principles involving separation of
church and state.
• I believe that they have a negative
rather than positive effect on public edu-
cation by creating "unfair" competition.
The private schools that accept vouchers
are not required to accept all students
who apply. In fact, they are free to dis-
criminate on any basis they choose.
These schools which will be accepting
public funds are also not subject to any
of the certification or other requirements
which apply to public schools.
• If private/religious schools accept
public funding, it will not be long before
the funding [is] carrying with it the price
of regulation of teaching content. L___!
Israelis Help
SLA Refugees
Jerusalem/JTA — Israelis donated
tons of clothing, toys and equipment
to help members of the South
Lebanon Army and their families who
received asylum in Israel.
Despite the effort, officials working
to settle the SLA members said there
were still shortages of basic supplies,
including food and baby clothes.
Metro Detroit's Jewish
Assisted Living Community
AJCommittee,
Hadassah Aid SLA
New York — The American Jewish
Committee donated $10,000 to pro-
vide humanitarian relief to Lebanese
refugees who arrived in northern
Israel.
"It is our moral imperative to help
the thousands of Lebanese, including
members of the disbanded South
Lebanon Army, who have sought
refuge in Israel in the wake of Israel's
courageous and laudable withdrawal
from the security zone," said AJC
Executive Director David Harris.
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist
Organization of America, is mobiliz-
ing a relief effort for the refugees. The
group says it was contacted by the
Israeli government to collect toiletries,
clothing and shoes.
Prayer Ruling
To Be Challenged
Jerusalem/JTA — Israel's Justice
Ministry plans to ask the Supreme
Court to reconsider its ruling allow-
ing Jewish women to hold non-
Orthodox prayer services at the
Western Wall.
A "petition will be presented in the
coming week," the ministry said
Monday. Last week's decision by the
court was blasted by the Orthodox
community, and Israeli officials have
warned of possible violence.
Israel Affirms
Armenian Genocide
Washington — Israeli Minister of
Education Yossi Sarid marked the
85th anniversary of the Armenian
genocide, pointedly drawing attention
to the significance of his official pres-
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