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WACO--LA VEGA HIGH SCHOOL POINCIAL ., P. RICHARDSON SAID THIS 1DRNING THERE IS A NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENT IN ATTENDANCE TODAY AT THE SCHOOL WHICH HAS SUFFERED A WEEK BOYCOTTS BY BLACK AND WHITE PUPILS ALIKE. THE WALKOUT IN THE WACO AREA SCHOOL BEGAN LAST MONDAY WHEN BLACK STUDENTS PROTESTED THE CLOSING OF A FORMERLY ALL-BLACK HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ALSO INCLUDED AS GRIEVANCES BUSING AND DRESS RULES. BY THE WEEK'S ONLY 300 PUPILS WERE IN SCHOOL, OUT OF AN ENROLLMENT OF 1,100. OFFICI-ALS REPORTED THAT THREATS AND INTIMIDATIONS WERE DELIVERED AGAINST BOTH WHITES AND BLACKS, AND MANY PARENTS KEPT THEIR CHILDREN AT HONE. A SCHOOL BOARD MEETING IS SET FOP TONIGHT IN HOPES OF FINDING SOLUTIONS 'FOR THE DISTRICT' PRO LEMS.