Bellmont High School - Legend Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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An unidentified student spends time in ttie A A room studying. Students assigned to tlie room are not allow- ed to sleep or talk to ottiers and are to be busy at all times. Mrs. Misctiler, who is in charge of students in the A A room, types tests, worksheets and other papers for teachers and staff members as part of her job. 16— A A Room

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Jaime Lockhart (John Girard) comes to supper at Clement Musgrove ' s (Brad Hinsky) but Clement does not realize that Jaime is a bandit of the woods and plans to rob him. Salome (Diane O ' Dell) tries to per- suade Goat (Larry Toole) to push Rosamund over a cliff as Goat ' s mother (Ivlelba McDaniel) listens. Jaime and Rosamund along with the townspeople sing and dance to one of the tunes in act one. Little Harp (Dan Gerwig) and Goat (Larry Toole) sing Poor Tied Up Darling. Fall Play— 15

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In-School Suspension Is Created Smokin g, tardiness to school, or the use of profane or vulgar language are just a few of the offenses that can result in trouble for students. This year, an overall crack- down on discipline was a dis- tinct change that BHS stu- dents had to adjust to. With revisions in the attendance policy also came the estab- lishment of the attitude adjustment room or A A room as it was labled. The a a room provided a quiet environment for stu- dents to work while still being reprimanded for their offen- ses. In-school suspension was held in C1 19 and had enough room for six students and the supervisor, Mrs. Judy Mischler. Mr. Brunstrup was the coordinator of the discipline program. Students had to spend the entire day, except for two supervised restroom breaks and a 30 minute lunch break in the room, reading or doing the assignments given to them by their teachers. Before entering the A A room, students were given a list of rules and regulations for the day. Students had to give up all school-related activities while serving time in the a A room. In the spring of 1981, prin- cipal Ron Bittner, assistant principal Lee Hoopingarner, assistant superintendent Dr. Springer and school social worker Sandy Harants met and talked with students who had been suspended from school in the past and decided that being sus- pended out of school was more like a vacation than a punishment and felt the con- sequences should be more drastic. Thus the decision to try in-school suspension was made. The administrators felt in- school suspension was a good way to deal with acces- sive absence and tardies because students didn ' t like it. Student reactions to the A A room varied. Some felt it was too harsh, but others felt it was about time students were given a punishment that didn ' t seem like a vacation. Several students agreed that the a a room reduced the number of tardies. Whether students liked it or not, in-school suspension, had a very positive effect upon the behavior of the stu- dents, stated assistant prin- cipal Mr. Hoopingarner. According to Hoopingar- ner, since the revised policy has been in effect, the out-of- school suspensions went down by more than 50 per- cent. And that ' s an improvement! comm- mented Hoopingarner. Assistant principal Mr. Hoopingar- ner, explains the rules of the attend- ance policy and the attitude adjust- ment room to an unidentified stu- dent. a a Room— 17