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Teachers' opinions speak for themselves

s education really what it used to hould open campus be an inte­ seems to be some kind of legal bar­
I be? S gral part of the school policy? rier.”
Years ago it seemed that students As ex-student council sponsor, In a way RHS has a semi open
looked forward to school and learn­ Mr. Daryl Taylor, English teacher, campus with releases. Why can’t s
ing. Now, many students feel that heard the issue of open campus studyhalls be converted into «
they are being forced to attend. brought up every year. releases also, for those who want
What could be the students’ rea­ In favoring open campus, Mr. Tay­ them?
sons for not wanting to go to lor says that RHS is obviously reach­ “ Studyhalls are not very effective.
school? Could it be that schools are ing a point where the school board Students are fighting to get out
becoming too strict or are they not won’t be able to handle the number instead of fighting to get in. The
fulfilling the needs of today’s stu­ of students. He feels that open cam­ school board always says that their
dents? pus would rid the overload of stu­ hands are tied when it comes to the
What do teachers feel about dents during the school day. issue on open campus, but they
school policies and issues? Teacher “When the school board is can’t say why.”
opinions vary greatly on such approached as to why we can’t have
issues, What do they think? open campus they say that there

III# what effects could the merger
have if it does go through? “ It
would break up the school district
because there wouldn’t be financial
support, and that would make it
almost impossible for the district to
survive,” said assistant principal,
Mr. Don Fleming.
A few years ago a study was done ow is the problem of plagiarism to the original author; it is a form of
on the situation, and if the merger Hhandled at RHS? stealing. Plagiarism shall be consid­ Ift
would pass it would take away half According to Mrs. Martha Novak, ered an academic offense in all RHS fc.
of the students in the district. English department chairman, RHS classes. The action taken may u
According to Mr. Fleming, if it does has a new policy concerning pla­ include, but may not be limited to, a F;s
pass, Omaha will probably end up giarism. Since there wasn’t any for­ failing grade for the assignment or Y
taking over the entire district instead mal policy before, some teachers the course.” -
of just a part of it. seemed to feel that it was necessary “ It’s really important that a
“ At this time, I don’t think it will go to have one. teacher takes action. Students
through, but eventually it probably According to the new policy, “ Pla­ shouldn’t get credit for what they ?<'
will.” giarism is using another person’s didn’t do,” said Mrs. Novak. ;:;i
words or ideas without giving credit
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s the schools grading system when you adjust the scores on
Ifair? scales of ten.
“ I have no idea what the grading “ There could be complications,
system is," said math teacher, Mr. where it would be unfair to the stu­
Ken Ahl, “ I just develop my own sys­ dents, if teachers teach the same
tem, and I adjust the tests accord­ course, and basically use the same
ingly. tests, but don’t use the same scales.
He said that most teachers set up I would say you would have to work
their own systems, too. It is much something out.”
more convenient in figuring grades