News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 2000 Page: 4 of 16
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Page 4 News Bulletin Thursday, November 23, 2000
Vandals’ alternative school sentence continues at least until January
Adelina Gonzales nary action. decisions to come forward and court,” Grigsby said.
Staff Writer . Vice-president of the middle admit their involvement. When both men finished
The three students in alter- school Band Boosters Dennis “They were man enough to their speeches, almost every-
native school for vandalizing Biediger felt the punishment say, ‘We did it.’ If they hadn’t, one clapped in agreement with
the Hondo Stadium won’t be was inappropriate. He quoted they would still be in school, the pair.
understands the difficult posi- ber Roland Ruiz abstaining dur-
tion parents and administrators ing the vote on Garza’s appeal.
are in," President David
Jungman said when the meet-
ing reconvened at 10:22 p.m.
getting out any time soon.
They and their parents
appealed to the board request-
ing that they be allowed to
return to the Medina Valley
various district goals, for Punishment should be con-
instance the goal stating the structive, not destructive,”
district “will enable all students Biediger said, to the agreement
Shortly thereafter, Murrey Board member Carl Blakemore
announced the board would be
going into closed meeting at
said the school had an enor-
Although this means the stu- I
dents might not be stuck in
alternative school the entire /
year, and now have the possi- ,
bility of attending graduation “
to demonstrate exemplary per- of most peo-
formance in math, reading, ple in atten-
66 Yes, they did
make a mis-
7:42 p.m. “for
the purpose of
matters
mous amount of sympathy and and prom if things go well, it
High School. However, the writing, science, social studies, dance.
board upheld the decision of and enrichment subjects as Assistant
Superintendent Willard Murrey, measured by state and local Scout Master :
and the students will remain in standards,” for Troop 310 them an education.
alternative school through the He pointed out how these Rob er t That wouldn’t be right.
rest of the current semester at students were A students tak- Grigsby n n
least ing the higher level classes, spoke next Dennis Biediger
Seniors Garrett Hagen, 17, including some dual-credit Although he Middle School Band
Joey Hecker, 17, Matt Garza, 18, courses, which aren’t available said he didn’t Booster
and Bryan Patterson, 17, were at the alternative campus, personally Vice President
sent to alternative school for "Yes, they did make a mis- know all
the Sept. 21 incident Patterson take, but we can’t deny them an three boys, _______________
transferred out of the school education. That wouldn’t be he does know Garrett Hagen deliberated after each session They will complete 90 hours of
district to avoid the punish- right,” Biediger said. through his involvement with individually. supervised campus service. 5)
ment. “I don’t think you’ve ever sports and the Boy Scouts. Hagen was interviewed first, No UIL competition for the
Several other parents and seen this many people at a “He’s a good kid,” he said, and his lawyer was present for remainder of 2000 - 2001
students showed up at the school board meeting to talk adding that they all probably the process. He was followed school year. 6) They may par-
meeting to show their support about disciplinary action, just got caught up in a very old by Garza and Hecker. Each ticipate in graduation and
and hear the outcome of the Punishment should not be the school tradition. “I think to interview took 30 to 45 min- Junior/Senior Prom if all other
appeal. At the opening of the school’s job. Let that be the intellectually damage these utes, with the deliberations tak- conditions are met.
meeting two people openly court’s job,” he said. kids for the rest of their lives is ing about half that time. The board voted unanimous-
voiced their support for the Biediger also held up the not the place of the school. “I’d like to preface that this ly on the motions made for
board to overturn the discipli- students as role models in their Don’t take the place of the board has deliberated and each student, with board mem-
take, but we can’t deny involving the
discipline of
compassion for the parents, wasn’t exactly what everyone ,
before making a motion to in attendance wanted to hear. -
uphold the superintendent’s They cleared the room once
decision. the final student’s decision was
The punishment outlined heard, with many vocally dis-
public school several conditions: 1) The stu- agreeing with the decision as
children.” He dent will remain in AEP until they walked out the door,
said the chil- the end of the current semester.
dren would be 2) A review of their academic
99
interviewed performance and conduct will
separately by be made by Dec. 21. 3) The stu-
the board with dents may return Jan. 8, the
their parents, beginning of the new semester,
The board if their conduct is exemplary. 4)
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Barnes, Thomas. News Bulletin (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 23, 2000, newspaper, November 23, 2000; Castroville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1689380/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Castroville Public Library.