Parents ask, who's responsible? Special education child is found left out in the rain By ROBIN GOLDSTEIN After a frantic phone call to the police, Mrs. Puryear against either or both the Neptune school district, or the LONG BRANCH - The rain was pouring down in at last located her daughter, who was brought home, bun- Long Branch school district, which is in charge of provid- cold, dark sheets list Friday morning, when a city pollen- dled in a dry blanket ing transportation for city children in special education programs. man found a tiny, bewildered girl, soaked to the bone, Yesterday, Alicia played happily in the living room of standing on Bath Ave. here. her home on Bath Ave , here, coloring with crayons. Mr Puryear, who is an attendance officer at Long The officer, Patrolman William Richards, thought the Her parents, however, were still shaken about the in- Branch High School in the division of Pupil Personnel child was about two years old. She couldn't tell him her cident services, said they were uncertain about whose responsi- name. bility it is to notify parents that school is being let out Alicia, they explained, although she is four years old. early. In vain, his report notes, he rang doorbells and tried functions more like a child half her age. She Is enrolled in to find someone who knew the child (he special education program to help her with learning In Neptune, Michael Lake, supervisor of special edu- Patrolman Richards finally brought the little girl to and speech disabilities which render her far less capable cation for that township, said that it was a joint responsi- Monmouth Medical Center's social services division. of caring for herself than other children her age. bility shared between the two school districts. About an hour later, the child's mother, Shirlene Pu- "The bus driver knows that 1 meet Alicia every day "We believed that all the parents had been notified ryear. became concerned when she comes home from school. ' Mrs Puryear that school was let out early." . Mr Lake said yesterday. Her daughter, Alicia, was late coming home from the fretted. "We don't even allow her to walk alone outside He was uncertain of just what had occurred, though, pre-school special education class she attends each morn- from the curb to the house. 1 don't understand how they he said, because he was awaiting a report from Alicia's ing at the Green Grove School, in Neptune. could let a child out alone like that, in that kind of weath- teacher, who was absent from school yesterday When she called the school, Mrs Puryear related yes- er, when they know she can't take care of herself." "It seems to me just stupid, and negligent, that a terday, she was told that the class had been let out an Mrs Puryear said Alicia had been let off school early child like Alicia would be let off alone like that." Mr. Pu- hour early because the rain had caused flooding in the twice before and she hadn't been notified either time, al- ryear said. Neptune school. though the school has both her phone number and an In his report. Patrolman Richards wrote that he had She meets the special vehicle, provided by the Long emergency number at Alicia's grandmother's house. knocked on the Puryear's door Mrs Puryear said she Branch school system, which transports Alicia home ev- "Anything could have happened to her." Robert Pu- hadn't heard a knock, but. since Alicia wasn't due home ery day at about 11:30 am. to bring her home Mrs Pu- ryear, Alicia's father, worried "Bath Ave around here is for another hour, she had been in bed resting her injured ryear said the school never notified her that her daughter practically a highway She could have gotten hurt." back would be coming home early. The Puryears are considering taking legal action See Special child, page J Alicia gives with a smile The Daily Register VOL.100 NO. 96 SHREWSBURY, N. J. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1977 15 CENTS Court: Back to jail for Matawan 35 By DAVID C.RAULICH MATAWAN - The State Supreme Court denied an appeal yesterday by the Matawan Regional Teachers Association and Hijack affermath ruled that 35 teachers must return to jail this Friday as a re- sult of their participation in a 15-day strike. The court voted 4-3 after meeting in private session in Trenton to vacate the temporary stay granted the teachers October 7 by Superior Court Judge Alan B Handler. Chief 3 terrorists Justice Richard J Hughes and Associate Justices Worall F Mountain, Robert L Clifford, and Sidney M Schreiber voted against the stay, with Associates Justices Handler. Morris Pashman. and Mark A Sullivan voting In favor kill selves The ruling was given yesterday afternoon in a terse three- paragraph statement There was no written opinion with the ruling As a result of yesterday's court action, the 35 Malawan teachers sent to jail October 6 by Judge Merrill Lane in jail cells must return to Monmouth County Correctional Institution to serve M-and-30 day sentences In addition, eight other teach- STUTTGART, West Ger- Schleyer, who was kid- ers whose sentencing was delayed Oct « must report to jail many (AP) - Two West Ger- napped on Sept. 5 by an arm this Monday. man terrorists whose freedom of the Baader-Meinhof gang Teachers president Marie Panos said yesterday the asso- was demanded by the hija- called the Red Army Faction, ciation would meet with its attorney. Emit Oxfeld, today to ckers of a Lufthansa airliner is still missing. His kidnapers discuss further legal action "The teachers are furious and were found dead in their pris- threatened again to kill him very dismayed," said Miss Panos, who is one of the 35 teach- on cells today, a third died of unless their demands were ers affected this week "Just when we were trying to return self-inflicted wounds during met by last Sunday, but noth- the schools to normal, we get this disruption " Miss Panos the morning, and a fourth ing further has been heard said the court "had refused to come to grips with the larger was in critical condition after from them. issue of the right of public employees to strike " Asked if the trying to kill herself, the Jus- Informed sources said Baa- court's decision could lead to further job action by Malawan tice Ministry of Baden-Wuert- der was believed to have shot teachers, Miss Panos said "I'd prefer not to comment on that temberg state announced. himself with a 7.65mm pistol right now." The ministry said Andreas and Miss Ensslin hanged her- At last night's regularly scheduled Board of Education Baader, leader of the Baader- self from a cross bar in her meeting, the board responded to several audience queries SNOW TIME — They planned to do some late Fall schools and businesses. Two children In Frack- Melnhof gang of terrorists, cell window. about its response to the court action by saying it would meet paving on the roads In Pennsylvania yesterday. In- vllle, above, are shown doing their shoveling and his mistress Gudrun The sources said Raspe and In executive session and release a statement afterwards. The stead, without any warning, they got hit with up to duties earlier than usual. Ensslln, "took their lives in Miss Moeller slashed their statement said it had authorized Its attorney. Vincent 18 Inches of snow, eatly yesterday closing roads, their cells in the early morn- wrists with pieces of glass. DeMalo, "to investigate available alternatives to the teachers Ing hours." Baader, 33; Miss Ensslln, jail sentences with the objective of securing a mechanism for The first announcement 36. and Raspe, 32, were sen- avoiding any disruption of the school system while at the MCAP phone vote on Russell said two other Baader-Mein- tenced to life imprisonment in same time not condoning the teachers failures to abide by a hof members. Jan-Carl Raspe April for bombings in 11)72 in - court order." and Irmgard Moeller, "also which four U.S. soldiers were Mr. DeMaio said such alternatives might include serving attempted suicide" and were killed. the Jail sentences during weekends or vacation lime Cronin: Nine violated law in critical condition. But later Baader's co-founder of the "The case Is out of our hands and under the control of the in the morning the ministry Brader-Melnhof gang, 41- prosecutor." Mr. DeMalo said. By BARBARA KATI I 1 Investigation of the anti-poverty agency.) announced that Raspe had year-old Ulrlke Melnhof, Privately, some board members expressed concern that The nine who are being cited include: Marjorie Wood- died. hanged herself in her jail cell strong action on their part could be viewed as an unreason- FREEHOLD — Clinton E. Cronin, acting county prose- ward, Mary Johnson, Louis Cappie, Bertha McBride. Reinaldo The four led the list of 11 during the trial. able attempt to interfere in the judicial process and be view- cutor, said he will file a civil suit today charging nine members Nazario, Donald nummary. William Williams and Eunice of the board of the Monmouth Community Action Program terrorists in West German Miss Moeller was serving ed with disfavor by the courts. Reed, all of whom voted to reinstate Mr. Russell, and Dr. prisons whose freedom was time for membership in a Mr. DeMaio said the court would also be asked to prolong (MCAP) with violation of the state Open Public Meetings Act Robert Maggs who voted against reinstatement.