Duncanville High School - Panther Tale Yearbook (Duncanville, TX)

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School Board member John Split apart Teachers, students, parents speak out on issues s the year progressed, the yearbook staff's choice of Split Decisions as the theme became even more appropri- ate as controversy seemed to surround many decisions. At the first in-service session prior to the beginning of school, teachers were informed of the new evaluation system that would be used to assess their class- room performance. The state-mandated Texas Teacher Appraisal System seemed to cause concern on the part of many of the teachers. I think it has done a lot to lower teach- er morale, self-esteem and confidence, Mrs. Marilyn McDaniel, English teacher, said. In November, the DrugfAlcohol Ac- tion Committee recommended that man- datory drug testing be required for stu- dents to participate in extra-curricular ac- tivities. The board room was full in De- cember when citizens had the opportuni- ty to address the School Board concern- ing the issue. lt fthe mandatory testingl is unconsti- tutional and invades the privacy of the innocent. lt also degrades the human dig- QQ nity, Fred Lusk, parent, said. Other parents spoke in favor of the proposal. This is not a witch hunt. We are simply trying to help the young peo- ple stay away from drugs, Mrs. Barbara Tow said. In January, Officer Jerry Christenson of the Duncanville Police Department re- ported for duty at his new beat, the high school campus. The first day here I was called 'pig' about 100 times, but by the second day no one called me that, he said. Officer Christenson said his main duty was to improve relations between stu- dents and the police department. Howev- er, he busted two students for possession of marijuana and kicked two outsiders off campus in the first week of duty alone. In February, citizens were asked to vote on a bond issue to include the build- ing of a new ninth grade school, addition to the high school cafeteria and another parking lot on campus, among other is- sues. The proposal was for S15 million. The Duncanville Suburban called on citizens to vote against the parking lot in protest of cost-overruns at the new foot- ball stadium. My main objective- is not to look for students to arrest. I'm hereto improve relations between .students and police. -- Officer Jerry -Christenson. Speaking in support of man- Davis explains the need for a new ninth grade campus to 18 solve overcrowding at the high school. iPhoto by Mi- chael Freemanj datory drug testing, Mrs. Alex Nerangis appears be- fore the School Board in De- cember. iPhoto by Michael Freemanj

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