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The following is a summary of the basic statements in the policy, Gambling in Cafeteria as they were released last year: Policy Statement 1: "With respect to drug related problems, the With the operation of modular scheduling now in full swing, one finds that there members of the professional staff are obligated first and foremost to is free time during the school day - time for the resource center, the library, or... the students under their care. These professionals must act ac- cording to the responsibility of their positions, and their judgements a good game of cards. Many of the students at Schreiber seem to be choosing the must be respected by the school administration and the Board of latter. There are games of hearts and bridge, but the most popular game this Education." year is the money game: poker. Policy statement 2: "Students who reveal to professional staff 1 1 Most of the poker games are members that they have been or are involved in the personal use of played for high stakes, with a 50 drugs or narcotics and students who turn in drugs or narcotics to Lovely War" Breaks coit ante, and a 11,00 a card bet. staff members for disposal shall have the confidentialitv and until the last card where you can anonymity of their communications fully respected, even among bet 12.00. The most common staff members themselves. variation is called cross, where •A major purpose of confidentiality shall be to create an at- Out In Fall Musical the player receives 4 cards, and a mosphere of trust, encouraging the youth to seek future personal 5 card cross is put on the table, involvement with his parents, appropriate school personnel, or a one card face up. After all the community drug staff worker." cards are up and the betting has Policy Statement 3: "Pupils who exhibit symptoms of being under ended, the player has the option the influence of drugs or narcotics while in school, or by their own of choosing either row of the admission reveal that they are under the influence of drugs or cross to mix with his hand. It is narcotics, shall be received by the school nurse. .The student's very similar to 7 card stud. The emotional and physical state shall be evaluated by the nurse, who average hand isually ranges shall be in consultation with the school doctor if such action is judged from $3.00 to (7,00, to be necessary. This year there have already If there is reasonable doubt concerning the welfare of the student been two large losses, one of in terms of his needs for immediate medical care a s evaluated by the $120,00 the other of $10O,0O But. in nurse and the doctor, the parent will be notified and the case treated essence, one really only pays as any other emergency." about 2/3 of what is lost. The Policy Statement 4: 'Staff members who apprehend students in school gamblers call this "slide," the possession or sale of dangerous drugs wile in school or on school If. for example, the loser owes grounds shall take the student to the principals' office, and every $20,00 but can promise the winner effort to notify the parents of the student shall >>e made. The police photo by Jafi Mote a quick payoff, his debt may be will be notified by the school." (from left to right) W. Gregory Nitun, Tony Solomita, Nate Moon dropped to $10,00, With only one and Robert Fielditeel rehearse for play. or two exceptions, most debts are When students seek medical advice or attention, or counseling, eventually payed. many have received aid and understanding from'Mrs. Reid and Mrs. I F YOU THOUGHT T H E VIET couldn't have happened. There As an avid card player myself, tielfand in the school medical office. NAM WAR WAS GREAT, wait could not have been so many it's hard for me to condemn the Very careful but private medical attention is eiiv e to anvone ap- till you find out about World War blunders nor so many ?an omy remefnoer casualties." school gambling, yet there is the pearing drowsy or expressing a desire to lie d high performances ret'eivtSit question of whether the high parent, is under the influence of a durg. The hostages all tied up ratings: on basketball with ' '"Iliis is a thinking man's led out of their building play." the show's director. Mr, school cafeteria is the place for contact with the school physician, who also kee extra seconds added to the cU '"hard cash" poker. all times. that gave Russia another chai Jones, says. The Musical presents to us World War I as if it If a student is in need of emergency medical trt and final victory and U,S, a 1] were a vaudeville show, complete are available in Ihe medical office, and the>^^ at the end of the game These.. with a M,C who directs the whole request an ambulance from the police departi just a few of the many times f Health, Sex, devastating affair. The play is parents, and then notify the hospital that the stud f i United Slates felt the biat composed of many different shortly. ' Tryout official judgements reducing i scenes, both sad and humorous, Drug File An important fact that must be rememtiered u Americans' chances of attaini with a fine thread of hopelessness and the school doctor determine that a stuent medals. running throughout all of them. A file, concerning several types whatsoever, the parents are notified immediatei S.T. ' How do ycMi see the luti The show, especially due to a fine of services, has been compiled In explaining the reason for confidentiality. Mr''*" much." Mr. for the oext Olympic game use of juxtopisition. is loaded for student use. The purpose is to ' student comes to us for help, often he prefers to tal- l/acDonald - The 1976 Olympi with hard hitting irony. eliminate the helplessness and than his parents, and 1 might ask him if this ifi s uneasy silence, he will occur and hopefully withe confusion which usually ac- To add to the play's powerful chooses the person he wants to talk to about his'" scripts Telling us the difficulties and trama Hi companies many problems. bite. Mr, Jones has decided to use choice must be respected. It is probably the sturf"' arbitrarily gives was experienced this year. As I Along with health service in- our confidential policy that helped him to decide tf^ jj" . 82 slide projections fromthewar further Olympic games, there itself to serve as the musical's formation and phone numt>ers. if he thou^t that we wouldn't respect his wishes' ^" charactere are a possibility that they will n such as Venerial Disease^ drug he might not seek help at aU. ' to have English ac- scenerv. continue. The facilities are t The play, through a clever use services, contraceptives, it will Mr. Shannon, a guidance counselor at Schrei(f^'°^ -.T^ "."^ expensive to construct, tl of pure fact, makes a powerful also contain information on the writers of the original drug policy, and was v^"** *^ ™" ' have to athletes are too expensive statement about World War I, draft, legal services, school committee decision for confidentiality. A large ("*^ P^'"^ ! house, to feed,and it costs t and Mr. Jones feels, as do I, that policies, etc. with drug problems have sought counseling kn« :^f„/™h ac much to accomodate the lari the play should prove quite in- A copy of the file, along with counseling programs rom him. He shared M^h means thafldbetter masses of people who atten triguing to both high school hot line numtiers will be kept in about the rightsof'hestudentstoconfidentialcou,„, „„ „„ Take Munich, it is central students and adults, the resource center, library and -iJ I I c e l l CTcvpS up Iny guidance counselors' offices. If located in Europe which enabl (Continued on page 3) in a letter to the Board of Education in June, p^re to read my part thousands of Europeans to attei you have any questions on the file' said the following: j^g f^^^ , the games because the distan ^ ^ A A ^rtmif^c which will be available next' On October 20, 1971 our School Board. aij^eg ^^^^^ was not too great to travel \76T 11^ ^WlUS Friday, contact Matt Klein or statement with accompanying guidelines concert..> j muster Equipment has already arrived to put together student Iden- Brenda Jaeger n Homeroom 215, use of drugs and narcotics m our schools. Since that tune a tification Cards. The "I.D, Cards" were derived for a number of number of concerned school districts have attempted to im- uses, the main one stemming from the fact that the Schreiber plement similar policies in their own districts.