24 - EVENING HERALD. Mon , Dec. 8. IWO Reqion____ . i Health, drug course suggested for Rockville High iEmirliPHtpr health education; to help them John Bellino said there is no formal the program as a one-half credit Mrs. Bellino said that she thinks at description of It. Fair VKRNO> - Among the programs Andrew Maneggla, principal of the develop a positive'^self-image; to the Board of Education will be asked health and drug course at either the course as a prerequisite for this point it is idealistic to assume Increasing cloudiness Middle School, said because of the provide them with various health high school or the middle school. He graduating, probably for Grades 9 that they could reach all students. today. Chance of rain this to consider soon will be a pilot hea'ih nature of the course he feels it will products and services to give them said they would like to conduct the and 10, the ability to evaluate these in terms afternoon mixing with and drug course at Rockville High have to be explained v A y completely pilot course for one year and then JoAnn Worthen, chairman fit the Lee Belianger, a committee snow tonight. Details on School. to the parents. of reliability and unreliability. WEATnen Ewnttin Her alb maybe come back to ask for a formal board's Curriculum Committee, member, asked if the Bellinos felt Mrs. Belianger asked if the teacher Also: To provide the students with Page 2. H The proposal for the course was course In the future. asked Mrs. Bellino conceptually how the skills which will result in the the course was controversial enough for the course would have to have Since 1881 • 20u. developed by Claire and John Brian McCartney, principal at the the course was to be integrated into ability to make declsidhs: to help the YOVR HOMETOff'IS yEWSPAPER high school said he would like to see the schedule at the high school. so that parents should be given a health ceretification and Mrs, 1 Vol. C, No. 69 — Marichester. Conn., Tuesday, December 9,1980 Bellino. teachers at the high school Bellino said she feels that home student develop positive ways of economics teachers or science coping with social and emotional teachers would be qualified. problems: to encourage students to Maneggia said the way the be concerned for school and com­ School closing tops board agenda program is set up at the Middle munity health problems and their School there's not really time to responsibilities to both; and to VERNON - The main item for dis­ which is the only one on which an im­ mittee which opposes "the closing of school closing. make it a required course. provide them with knowledge and un­ U.S. repeats cussion on the Board of Education pact study has been done. that school. The committee has several tactics The propos^ one-quarter course at derstanding about family structure agenda for tonight will be the It is expected the board will be The group has also obtained a in mind to get its way about not the high school is to include units on and such. proposed closing of an- elementary presented with petitions signed by booklet of a study done in the City of closing Vernon Elementary School. A nutrition, communicable disease, The Bellinos said they are school The meeting will beat 7:30 in more than 1,300 persons who are op­ Hamden when it was considering spokesman said the committee has physical fitness, regulators of growth suggesting the addition of the course the library of the Middle School. posed to the closing of Vernon scheol closings. The group will ask enough signatures on another peti­ and development, personality and to insure that each student will have Elementary. The signatures were ob­ The prime target of consideration the Vernon board to consider this tion to ask for a vote of the Town behavior, alcohol, drugs, tobacco, been exposed to a health education is the Vernon Elementary School tained bv members of an ad hoc com­ studv before it makes a decision on a Council against acceptance of the CPR, rape prevention and health before graduation: to provide a Soviet warning building if it is closed and the com­ careers. broad series of learning experiences mittee is also considering trying to in the health area so students will Plans are to have the classes meet coming. have the question of the closing go to have the knowledge to maintain their WASHINGTON (UPI) - U.S. of­ whatever.” Early retirement requested daily, for one quarter. ficials do not believe a Soviet inva­ Later, the State Department Trattner reaffirmed Sunday's a referendum vote: and as a last own physical and mental health: to The Bellinos said that some of the sion of Poland is imminent,'but the briefed NATO and other allied White House statement saying that \ERNON - Dr Robert tinstone, request came a few weeks ago from Even if the position of assistant resort, to gather forces to votS down goals and objectives of the course promote disease prevention; and to State Department made clear to the diplomats on the situation in Poland. "the Soviets appear to have com­ who has served as an assistant a staff member was dropped by the board, urider the the education budget next spring if it will be to provide the students with improve their health and health tinstone's action was prompted by Kremlin that intervention — under Attending were diplomats from 14 pleted preparations for possible in­ superintendent of schools In the Ver­ assistant superintendent's contract, includes plans to close the school. factual information in all areas of habits. the fact that the school board's F’er- whatever guise — is unacceptable to NATO countries, and from Ireland, tervention in Poland ... (including) a non school system for the past 12 he would have the option to stay on as At tonight's meeting the board will America. Austria, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, readiness to take action and an im­ vears, has asked the Board of Educa­ sonnel F^olicies Committee, a few a principal or a teacher. also consider requests for leaves of weeks ago, asked Dr Bernard Sid- Spokesman John Trattner reaf­ Spain, Australia and New Zealand. provement of military posture in the tion to grant him early retirement absence, an early retirement A similar State Department area, particularly in the Soviet- The request will be considered at man. superintendent of schools, to Under the retirement laws of the Public hearing set firmed the U.S. opposition to any request, and two appointments to the Polish border area " review the system which has a state, governing retiring teachers, Soviet move when asked Monday how briefing was being given today to a the board meeting scheduled for staff. closed session of the Senate Foreign tonight at 7 30 in the library of the superintendent two assistant tinstone wouldn't be allowed to Washington would view an "in­ teach or be an administrator in any The board will also hear reports vitation" from Poland’s Communist Relations Committee. Trattner said Sunday's warning Middle School superintendents, and an ad- other public school system but he from the Board's Evaluation Com­ on sewer use hike A fter M onday’s b riefin g , a was based on a reading of the com­ tinstone s request is the second ininistratite assistant, to see how it Party government to the Red Army would be able to teach on the college mittee, the Budget Committee, and to move more troops into the coun­ spokesman said officials do not munique issued after the Warsaw one for early retirement which Is a could be reorganized with up to three the Curriculum and Personnel VERNON — The Water Pollution those discharging between 751 to 1,- fewer administrators level try. believe the Soviets will do anything Pact summit in Moscow Friday. He new policv of the board The first Policies committees. A portion of the Control Authority will conduct a 000 gallons of sewage a day. "We would have to see what the "for a while," but cautioned, “It is said the initial optimism about the latter report may be in executive ses­ public hearing on Dec. 18 on a While the authority is working on facts are," he answered, "but I think not a situation they can hold in­ meeting "scarcely fils with the facts sion. proposed 33 percent increase in what it hopes will be a more that we have received since that sewer user charges. The place and equitable means of computing the we would be very unapt to accept a definitely because many of the troops The board will also update its Soviet intervention in the guise of are in tents and the Russian winter is communique was issued " calendar for the coming month time to be announced. sewer user charge. ’The rate set for The authority has to figure the the six months period, to be billed in some sort of an invitation.” Andover charges to pay for the operation of At the time of the invasion of January, was figured on the average Plant sale Czechoslovakia in August 1968, the the town’s new $16.3 million sewage useage of 250 gallons of water a day. The body of slain former Beatle John Len­ death by a man who chased-the star for an Residents oppose BOLTON - The Bolton treatment plant. Several owners of apartment com­ autograph earlier in the day. (UPI) Soviets claimed they had been in­ Facility getting heavy use Congregational Church is offering The proposed increase will raise plexes have withheld payments to the non is removed from Roosevelt Hospital in vited by unidentified party and poinsettia plants for sale for its the residential user charge from $60 town and have filed lawsuits, New York early today.