BE ON HARBOR - A propo
family life u t�n curriculum develop­
ed for t Benton Harbor Area Schoo
dy for community r . , ccording
o Superintendent of Sdloo , Dr. Jam
m
e
. riet' education
program," he '.
The dvi ry Board' composed of
pent having children ttending the'
. ict' hools, dent, educators,
local clergy, comm . health profes-
and inte d cruze of
ton bor AI Schoo. State
requires e blisbment of an
d' ry board to District in
e development and imp ementation of
edu tion programs, according to
red DeHorn, R ., Coordinator of
Health Servi the te pproved
Supe . r of Family Life Edu non.
. . an La provid 001
c with e opportunity to include
family plannin element in 0 their
edu tion curriculum. DeHorn
id, 'The family planning component
of t el part' thi curriculum.
r part anatomy and
ogy, emotional development,
d marriage, family planning,
d de opment, alue health
y tioDal and
reproduction, re-
d y itt
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y
Dr. Frederick deve, Director of
ruction for the School District
said, "The propo d curriculum will
<ira together the District's current
offeriil8 and pro 'de a comprehensive,
coordinated family life program. The
curriculum contains family planning
information t the ei&hth grade and
- nior high oolleve."
Brieve . d, "La month (Augu ) a
report made to the Benton Harbor
Board of Education. t his meeting,
the Advisory Board directed to see
community input."
Ha kin said copie of the propo d
curriculum are available for community
revi t all District elementary and
condary buildings, the central admini­
ration building, 711 � Britain Ave.;
the Health Service Offlce, 240 Jefferson
Street and the Benton Harbor Public
Library.
On Thur y, October 13, the Family
Life Education Advisory Board will
conduct . n for di rict
Ha ltins. The
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CHA GE
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a mop in there," she ex­
plained.' hat I p­
posed to do?"
- She -. 'the supervi-
sor also ccused her of
not mopping correctly
and not cleaning the nur­
tion.
--. cCoy, ho filed
her charg with the . h­
ipn Department of Civil
RiPt,. has also filed for
unemployment.
"I'll fight them to the
end,' vo ed the widow.
David Claus, Vice Pre '­
. - dent of Operatio , told
The titizen, "She is ppeal­
ing through the internal
sy tem and it' premature
for me to comment. e
haven' made a decision."
Claus did � that
pen . n sy em at the ho
pita! provide. benefit after
10 yean of employment.
Since I. c£oy
orked full and part time,
on and off over the y
Cia could not y ith­
out udy beth r or not
quaBrJed for
t point
y
High School Student Commons at 7:00
p.m.
Following the OCtober 13 O'�""'"
meetq, the Ad' ry Board e
necessary 0 prepare the cum-
culOm for p tation to the Bo d
of Education for the final action. Brieve
id, "If the Board of Education ppro
the curriculum, imp entation can begfn
with the cond er of this 001
ye ."
"The underlying aim of the curri­
culum is to provide students with the
necessary skills to m e respo ible
dec' OIlS throughout their Jives," td
DeHorn .:
"It is with this feeling that the Ad­
visory Board set about to ta to develop
thi curriculum," continued DeHorn.
"They felt it e ntial for the curriculum
to re . ct spiritual and cultural values
and to encourage strong family ti ,
e belie e it does" e added,
For more information on th Benton
Harbor Are Schoo Family Life Curri­
culum, call . De om, 925.-2157.
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11 ca in County year
where children had "elevated level " of
1 d.
While both the county and the city
e a regulation and ordinace, re cti­
ively, requiring homes to be in cted
before rental, neither go ernmental body
enforce the rule .
The county only budget enough
. money for one inspector ho has the
responsibility to guarantee client of
the Department of .Social Services with
decent housing. The amount of funds
spent for inspection' a county board
decision, Eric n said.
The city as taken to court by the
landlord . tion ho prote ed the
city's in ction ordinance. The suit
dropped, and' City r Ellis
itchell told the city commission in
arch that the la in effect.
The case of the Benton Harbor
child w "near-fatal" in Jo n'
ord.
One effect of' lead poisoning is
brain dam , Eric n
"A few le d paint chip , the size
of an dult thumbnail, eaten ral
tim a ee for a fe months can ca
lead po ning. Dwellings built prior to
1950 with peeling paint are more . ely
to be contaminated ith le d," Dr.
Jo . n said. '
'-Unfortunately ,
� � undetected
killer. Therefore, p
Con' eel fro 1
Dr. Johansen said and ugge ed:
- no here th child p y d
hat he put into hi mouth.
-Remove peeling paint and pia er
from all indo and furniture.
-S eep paint and pia er chip off
th floor and wrap in a b and thro
away.
-U only d-fre paint
-Gi e youn children toy that
are m de in the nited State that are
painted ith nonlead paint.
uld contain eno
nand
ddre
c m­
p I