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By
. FERFOLlA
WITH pecial
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men .
raised four children in the Three
Rivers School District, said she
believe expulsion is absolutely
nece s a ry when kids bring
weapons to chool.
"1 feel once my kids leave my
home (for chool) I expect them
to be ucated in a safe environ­
ment," he aid. "If not, I do not
want th 111 to be in that school.
I'm holding the school totally re­
sponsibl on th y leave my
hom ."
If th re r children who are
a thre n th r is concern
with th l' p ople' welfare, ex­
p lling tho who a violent is
" olut ly wh t n eds to be
done," Mu m y aid. Paren and
childr n n d to get more in­
volved in the chool ystem to
help cu rb the violence, she said.
School in Thr Rivers try to
get mor p rents involved in
progr m ,and Muffiey said she
hopes kid may be less apt to do
harmful things if parents are
there instead of only seeing ad­
mini rators.
Too much violence on televi­
sion and in the media may be
causing orne of the violence
among youth, he said. "It's
right in front of them. There is
just no room for imagination
anymore."
Lyl up rintendent
of th chool District,
aid he I 0 believ that vio-
lence on tf-Ievi ion ts an exam­
pi . " 01 mod lout there are
not xa ly th best I've ever
en. It' notju old r kids but
pr chool rs, too."
I ON
In Michigan, about 500 chil­
dren ait for famili to adop
th m.
Cath rin M
Farmington Hill ,
of the children.
THERI E, HE
broth r nd three sisters were
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By TAMI L. SLINGERLAND
C.plt.' New. S.rvlc.
LAN I G - What i happen­
ing to ociety's children? Crime
among youth is calating in
Michigan, especially in the
hool y tern, and members of
t. Joseph County are con­
n Oct. 12, Gov. John
igned into law the
tou he t weapon-free 'school
legisl tion in the nation. Any
tu nt who ha a dangerou
we Pon or commits rape or ar­
On n OJ' n ar�scnobl 'ground
. will UP rman ntly expell d
from all public chool in th
stat. I
Th law i. in respoi to th
grow i n number of childr n
bringing gun to school and com­
mitting violent acts on school
grounds nd in the community.
According to the Michigan
Stat Police, 86 people under
age 16 were arrested for murder
in 1993. For youths aged 17 - 19,
ther were 405 arre ted for mur­
der in Michigan. First Lt. Jerry
unday, from the State Police
post in White Pigeon, is person­
ally in favor of the gun-free
school law. Th re is a growing
con rn about you h and vio­
lence in his are , h said. "Peo­
pi ar r ding about reports
from the larger cities and that
rais con rn."
There are kid in' chool who
want t.o learn and "we cannot
allow th m to disrupt d by
viol nt yout h," he aid. "We
hav to prot h children and
th t achei I am rtainly in .
favor of h law."
ALTHOUGH TH R hav�
b n f w, if any, violent act
committ by kids in the county,
Sund y r II a recent incid nt
in n ighborin Ca s Coun y
wh r A tud nt brought a gun
to th middl chool
"W h ve to mor ggr
ive," h said.
From a par nt's p p tiv,
Me l u nn Muff! .r » who ha y
Michigan Ci
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som pep r pray at the high
school. Sisson id the district
is allowing the court y tern to
do the proc and after the ver-
. die has been reached, th ·school
board will d cide if t.he stud nt.
will be exp 11
"W . are primarily con rned
with our kid I af .ty," he aid.
"W have to provid
that kid t f� h ',r .
xpul ion, th
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Roscoe Hubbard Is living
proof. One McDonald's many
real life success stones. Rasco
first joined us while still a stu­
dent in high school
Since then, his talents have
helped him rise quickly through
our ran
Today, thou h not yet 30
year bid. Roscoe is an Area
Supervisor who oversees the
operations of four restaurants
and more than 200 employees
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becau e McDonald' b liev
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ype of opporturuties that m e
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