.'
on
t tuden learn
tnt ey re highly
motivated t nearly ge,
ben they believe th y can
succeed nd when they are
committed to cademic e eel-
lenc:e attainable goal.
Regrettably, there oc­
• 0 hen me of our tu­
den resort to unacceptable
behavior to resolve personal
conflicts, resulting in their
temporary pension or per­
manent expulsion from par­
ticip tion in Detroit Public
School Di trict learning
programs.
r
I
OUR CURRENT expul-:
sion policies and procedures
tlnB remove from the oppor­
tunity to learn those students
alJU8bly most in need.
In routinely "throwing out"
of the Detroit Public Schools
"family· our most troubled
chUd, we send a neg tive mes­
sage to our school community:
that there are certain children
for whom we have lost hope,
for wbom we no longer care.
The act of expulsion serves
u a dJsturbing contradiction to
the Board's educational
premi e--which effectively
promises that we will not give
up on any child.
The Board recognizes that
a compassionate educational
philosophy is particularly
called for in these troubled
times.
Deborah McGriff, the
seneral superintendetn i
directed immediately to
develop an alternative learn­
ing program for students
who e behavior might pre­
viously have places them in a
routine, non-academic "expul­
sion track. "
THIS EFFORT effcctive­
ly shall remove designated
students from the traditional
learning environment, placing
them instead in a specialized
setting which contains a sen­
sitized curriculum that
prioritizes conflict resolution
along with enhanced oppor­
tunities for standard academic
development.
Even these, our most
troubled students, will be
provided with positive reinfor­
cement of the learning ex­
perience, so that they, too, can
mature and' graduate with
academic success, personal
dignity and cultural pride.
The resolution was passed
out of the committee on educa­
tional quality and board mem­
bers are scheduled to vote on
it at the next board meeting,
Tuesday, March 24, 1992.
Pioneer of th
Blaek/Pan-Affle n
Movement to
vi It WSU
, Kwame Ture (formerly
known as Stokely Car­
michael), will visit Wayne
State University in Detroit
where he will deliver a lecture
entitled: "The Benefit of a
United Front for Pan­
AfricfUlism". This event will
be held on Sunday, March
15th, 1992, from 3-6pm., in
Room 134 of State Hall.
This event is sponsored by
the Pan-African Students
· Union (pASU) and is open to
the general public. Admis ion
is FREE and there will be a
question and answer period
follOwing the lccture.
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Various studies indicate that women seek the care and advice of
phy icians and pharmacists more frequently than do men. And women
purchase more medicines than do men. Some health experts believe this
i a result of women howing more interest in health matters. One study in
the journal Medical Care indicated that much of the medication-taking
differences of men and women could be explained by women's health
is ues and the child bearing role of women. Women are interested in issues
that are unique to being female, including:
Prepancy and Lactation: Pregnant and breast-feeding women m y
experience conditions that could benefit from u of medicine . And there
are a number of medicine that pregnant or lactating women houl,d avoid.
Menopause: According to the National Council on Patient Information
and Education, 6'.2 million women visited their physicians in 1986 for
"menopau a1 symptom ," and 80 percent received at least one medicine.
Oral Contr ceptlv : Data for 1988 indicate that one of three women
age 15 to 44 take oral con-traceptives, Many do not know that orne
medicines can reduce the effectivenes of oral contraceptives.
i u of Com­
mon 'Sense, Consumer Affairs
new letter, offers tip on how to
de 1 with po ible foreclo ure.
The new letter i vailable
through the department and all
Neighborhood City Hall .
A Ii t of certified, non-profit
credit counseling agencies also is
available from the Consumer Af­
fairs Dep rtment.
rlman of
RDMF), Dr. David cPhally,
pr nt d Patti laBell with an ward to honor th Grammy
ward winner' contribution to community betterm nl
Women's committee focuses
. .
on health .and voting in 1992
Political empowerment and
health issue affecting women will
lead the full 1992 agenda set by the
Women's Committee of the City of
Detroit's Human Rights Cornmis-
ion.
"This is the most critical era for
the rights of women to safeguarded
and addressed, and women are in a
position to help decide our fate not
just respond to the decisions of
others," said Joann Nichols Wat-
on, Women's Committee chair.
The Committee was reactivated in
1991 by the Human Rights Com­
mission and Mayor Coleman A.
Young to focus on issues impacting
women.
The nonpartisan committee has
joined with a coalition of com-
munity and civic groups that has
already registered more than 4,000
'voters. "Our involvement in the
electoral process is key. We will
sponsor citywide voter education
forums and support registration ef­
forts," Watson said.
The Comrni ttee will also push
for national health care insurance,
as well as press for serious review
and allotment of additional resour­
ces towards a broad range of health
issues affecting women including
women's reproductive rights,
women and AIDS, and women vic­
timized by violence and rape.
"WE HAVE A full plate in
1992," Watson said, adding the
group will also continue to sponsor
its traditional Women's Equality
Day and Women's Impact Day
programs.
"Women hould playa more
critical role in making policy
decisions. We have a responsibility
to convey basic values that appeal
to the highes't ideals of the Constitu­
tion and to the Bill of Rights.
"We are still underrepresented
by elected officials, severely under­
represented on corporate board
and disrespected by metropolitan
industries who have collectively
detennined not to offer basic com­
petitive products and service
within the City of Detroit," Watsoq
said.
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