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even get the handbooks on attendance. We had issues when we looked over herattendance. They had cuts. They had teachers in Eastside High School that if a child isa minute late they refuse to let them in the classroom. I really have a problem with thatbecause how will a child learn if they are not allowed to be in a classroom? Everybodycan't get from one classroom to another within two to five minutes. I am looking for ananswer on why are the parents not informed on the different things that are going on atEastside High School. Can anybody answer that? Especially the drug thing.Comm. Brown: The Superintendent is going to have to get back to you in reference tothat issue. Okay?Ms. Rixpugh: Okay.Comm. Brown: Thank you very much.Ms. Rixpugh: Dr. Glascoe, that would be you. Right?Dr. Glascoe: Yes ma'am.Ms. Rixpugh: Okay, thank you. How long do you think it will be? Because I will callyou back.Dr. Glascoe: Ma’am, we will get back to you. I can't give you an exact time.Ms. Rixpugh: Okay. I am not really happy with that. I would like to get an approximatetime, maybe two weeks or a month.Dr. Glascoe: As soon as we possibly can.Comm. Brown: Thank you very much.Ms. Shalimar Williams: Good evening everyone. My name is Shalimar Williams. Ihave a question. I have been paying attention to this since the beginning of the schoolyear of 2004-2005. I need to ask a question. Why are not our children beingacademically challenged? The reason for this question is far too many of our kidschoose to be on the outside of the school building versus being inside the schoolbuilding, and it is not just at the high schools. It is at grammar schools and it is all overin Paterson. I need to know why are they not being critically challenged in the schools?Comm. Hodges: Can you repeat that?Ms. Williams: Why are they not being academically challenged in school versus beingon the outside of the buildings? What happens is far too many of our kids are being onthe outside of the buildings choosing to be out in the streets, standing outside, andgoing to the mall versus going inside the schools being educated. That is the reason Iam asking that question and I would like for somebody to answer the question tonight.Also, nobody got back to me about those trailers as classrooms. That was back inAugust when I asked that question. Hello?Comm. Hodges: Mr. Brown, perhaps it would help if you explained why the Board isbeing silent.Page 13 11/9/05