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www.mtlaurelsun.com JAN. 2127, 2015 FREE

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INSIDE THIS ISSUECouncil meeting

New agreement with MUAconsidered. PAGE 6

Your copy of the Bridal Guide is inside!

By MIKE MONOSTRAThe Sun

A few years ago, Cherry Hillresident Kyle Dixon III was afourth grader who could not evenwrite a full sentence.

Dixon was a special needs stu-dent who struggled in most ofhis classes. After beginninghomeschool in the sixth grade,his mother, Tiara White, encour-aged Kyle to begin writing in a

journal.She is the one that encour-

aged me to start writing, hesaid.

Today, Kyle is traveling toschools around New Jersey,Philadelphia and New York pro-moting his own book.

Kyle appeared at CountrysideElementary School in Mt. Laurel

last week to talk to studentsabout his journey and give outcopies of his childrens bookJay Bubblebee: The Bee WhoStarted It All.

Kyle, 13, kicked off his promo-tional tour on Jan. 7 and plans totravel to more than 50 schoolsthrough April. His message tothe students talked about howeveryone has talents and anyonecan do anything they put their

mind to.You dont need to be perfect to

do great things, Kyle said to the

kids.Kyles journey wasnt an easy

one. He said motivation from his

mom and his uncle, Jamal White,

MIKE MONOSTRA/The Sun

Cherry Hill resident and author Kyle Dixon III speaks to students at Mt. Laurels Countryside Elemen-tary School last week to promote his book, Jay Bubblebee: The Bee Who Started It All. Kyle detailedhis story from being a fourth-grade special needs student who couldnt write a complete sentence topenning a childrens book. After his presentation, Kyle signed a copy of his book for every student.

Busy as a bee: Teen publishes bookKyle Dixon III, 13, stops by Countryside Elementary during 50-school tourto motivate students with his book, Jay Bubblebee: The Bee Who Started It All

please see KYLE, page 11

LRHSD

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Students will havelonger class periods,

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School days in the Lenape Re-gional High School District wontlook the same after this year.

School officials are planning tounveil a new class schedule dis-trict-wide for the 2015-16 schoolyear. The new schedule is a radi-cal departure from the currentschedule. Gone will be 42-minuteclasses and 13 periods per day.

Coming in will be a simpler for-mat with 57-minute classes, sixperiods and a new lunch format.

All changes are being madewith the intention of improvingstudent learning, decreasing stu-dent stress and making the schoolday more efficient.

There are going to be majorbenefits for our students, Super-

please see NEW, page 12

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The following information wasprovided by the Mt. Laurel PoliceDepartment.

On Dec. 26 at 2:20 a.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police responded to a resi-dence on the 1000 blockof Harwood Court fora disturbance. Duringthe investigation, offi-cers attempted to ar-rest a 39-year-old maleresident. He resisted arrest by

kicking and striking the officers.While he was being escorted to apatrol car, he broke free from theofficers and attempted to flee onfoot, but he was quickly appre-hended. One officer receivedminor injuries to his arm and legas a result of the assault. Theman was charged with multipleoffenses, including aggravated as-sault on police, resisting arrestand attempted escape. Bail was

set at $45,000 with 10 percent op-tion, and he was committed to theBurlington County Jail.

An employee of the RodewayInn on Route 73 reported a room

window, valued at$500, was broken dur-ing the early morninghours of Jan. 1.

A guest of a hotel onthe 900 block of Route 73 reported

a wallet containing $1,000 in cashand credit cards was taken fromthe closet on Jan. 1 between 5 and7 p.m.

On Jan. 4 at 11:30 a.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police conducted an investiga-tion into suspicious activity at ahotel on the 500 block of Fellow-ship Road. As a result of the in-

police

report

Home arrest resultsin injuries to officer

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vestigation, officers arrested a 37-year-old woman from Bellmawr.She was charged withengaging in prostitu-tion and possession ofdrug paraphernalia.She was turned over toanother agency on out-standing warrants.

An employee of the Wendys onCenterton Road reported theiriPhone was stolen from the em-ployee break room between 4 and6 p.m. on Jan. 2.

A resident of the 300 block ofJamestown Court reported$967.44 was fraudulently chargedto their credit card from a busi-

ness in San Diego, Calif. The inci-dent occurred on Jan. 1.

On Jan. 3 at midnight, Mt. Lau-rel Police responded to the 3600block of Fenwick Lane for the re-port of a strong-arm robbery. Thevictim reported being assaulted

by three males wear-ing masks who hadbeen hiding in thedumpster area nearhis residence. The sus-pects stole his cell

phone, wallet and necklace, val-

ued at $2,000. The victim sus-tained minor injuries and did notrequest emergency medical serv-ices. Anyone with informationconcerning this crime is asked tocontact the Mt. Laurel PoliceCriminal Investigation Bureau.

On Jan. 3 at 1:23 a.m., Mt. Lau-

Strong-arm robberyreported on Fenick Lane

STRONG-ARMContinued from page 2

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A Mt. Laurel man has beencharged with one count of mur-der in the disappearance of hiswife.

Kyle Crosby, 28, was taken intocustody on Monday evening byBrooklawn Police after a trafficstop and foot chase. He was latercharged with one count of mur-der after investigators found sev-eral items they believe served asevidential value in the disappear-ance of 26-year-old Erica Crippen.Crippen has not been seen since

New Years Eve, according to theBurlington County ProsecutorsOffice.

Crosby had signed a missingpersons report on Jan. 7 saying hehad not seen his wife since Jan. 1.Earlier that day, officers arrivedat the couples residence on Ab-erdeen Drive for a wellness checkafter their 7-year-old daughter didnot go to school that week.

On Jan. 10, Crosby was charged

with endangering the welfare of achild due to the level of care heprovided to his two daughters inabsence of his wife. The chargeallowed police to execute the traf-fic stop on Jan. 12 and detainCrosby.

Crosby is being held in theBurlington County Jail on $1 mil-lion bail. Police have not locatedCrippens body as of press time.Investigators are still looking forleads in regard to her where-abouts.

Anyone with information cancontact Burlington County Cen-tral Communications at (609) 265-7113 or the Mt. Laurel Police De-partment through Facebook [email protected].

Mt. Laurel man chargedwith murder of wife

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After a number of years of having theMt. Laurel Municipal Utilities Authoritymaintain the townships underdrains, Mt.Laurel officials said they may be willing tohand those underdrains off to the MUA.

Mt. Laurel Council said it is open to ex-ploring a new agreement with the MUA,giving it control of the townships under-drains.

Under the current agreement, the town-ship is responsible for maintenance and

upkeep of underdrains and pays the MUAto perform maintenance and repair work.Underdrains are found in certain develop-ments, such as Ramblewood and Mill Run.

When an underdrain fails or is need ofrepair, township officials notify the MUA a

repair is needed. Township manager Mau-reen Mitchell described the MUAs role inthe current agreement as reactive, notproactive.

Council was not willing to commit tofully exploring a new agreement at lastweeks council meeting because of a lackof information on the subject. Members ofcouncil were concerned about cost and re-quirements the MUA may spring on home-owners if it controls the underdrains.Councilman Jim Keenan said he wouldntbe in favor if a new agreement was goingto cost taxpayers down the road.

Another issue council was curiousabout was the exact number of under-drains in the township. Mitchell said thereis no accurate number of how many un-derdrains are in the township.

Their records have never been main-

tained, Mitchell said.Handing underdrain maintenance com-pletely to the MUA could have a number ofeffects. The township would not be respon-sible for insurance claims or maintenancecosts. Mitchell did acknowledge the town-ship would have the talk with the MUAmore closely about how much mainte-nance would be expected.

Even if the township doesnt craft a newagreement with the MUA, the MUA willcontinue to maintain the underdrains.Mitchell said the township does not haveany staff available to maintain pump sta-

tions or underdrains.We dont have the personnel to main-

tain them or the knowledge base, Mitchellsaid.

Mt. Laurel to explore new agreement with MUACouncil discusses transferring responsibility of underdrains to utilities authority

School budgets are on the horizon

statewide. There once was a

time when residents had a di-

rect way to give their input to the

budget, by voting yay or nay for

its passage. That opportunity has, for

the most part, been removed in our

state, but it doesnt mean you cant,and shouldnt, be involved in the

process.

The toughest job in New Jersey

right now? School board member has

to be at or near the top of the list.

Whether you support Gov. Christies

approach to budgeting, school board

members have had a tough time deal-

ing with a reduction in state aid over

the last few years.

The vast majority of board mem-

bers dont want to raise taxes and/or

cut services. But, sometimes, there is

no other option.

Across the state, almost all school

districts will be doing less with less.

But did your board cut enough from

the budget? Too much? Do you agree

with the tax rate? Do you think it

should have been higher to provide

more services? What are your ideas

for cutting expenses and raising rev-

enues?

Whatever the budget situation

proves to be this year, what needs to

happen between now and next year to

make things better?

We invite you to write letters to the

editor to share your thoughts with the

rest of the community. If you support

the budget, if you oppose it, if you

have ideas that could bring additionalrevenue into your school district or

help to cut costs, now is the time to

share them.

Between now and when the school

budget is passed, be involved as much

as you can. Attend school board meet-

ings and express your thoughts.

Youll be sending a message to your

board of education regarding what

you would like to see take place in fu-

ture years years that promise to be

difficult yet again.

in our opinion

Get involvedSchool budget talks are about to begin

Your thoughts

Throughout the school budget season,please share your thoughts with thecommunity through a letter to the editorin our paper.

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The following Lenapewrestling score was submitted byCherry Hill East varsity headcoach Mike Brown.

Lenape defeated Cherry HillEast 57-15 on Jan. 14.

132: Hunter DeBlieu, Lenape,over Frank Bovino 9-2

138: Eric Pry, Lenape, overJustin Cain fall 2:43

145: Richard Smith, Lenape,forfeit win

152: Noah Snively, Lenape, overOmri Bar fall 1:52

160: Dylan Clark, Cherry HillEast, over Ross Capri fall 4:20170: Joe Fahmey, Lenape, over

Chance Houston 10-4182: Kyle MacIntyre, Lenape,

forfeit win195: Jarred Davenport, Lenape,

over Gilad Bar fall 3:59220: Andrew Cicero, Lenape,

over Odai Mazahreh fall 3:18285: Ryan Swenson, Cherry Hill

East, over Tyler Steffa 1-0106: Aaron Diefenbach, Lenape,

over Dillon Conrad fall 0:59113: Robert McGrogen, Lenape,

over Kyle Ungerleider fall 3:13120: Kyle Trout, Lenape, over

Zach Wohl 7-4126: Alex Velez, Cherry HillEast, over Jake Koerner fall 5:21

Lenape wrestlingdefeats Cherry Hill East

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WE NES YJAN. 21Crochet anyone: 1 p.m. at Mt. Laurel

Library. Join craft enthusiastAudrey Pache for crocheting and

conversation. Novices andexperts welcome. Instructionavailable if needed. Please bringknitting materials.

Toastmasters Unity of Mt. Laurelmeeting: 7 p.m. on first and thirdWednesdays at Unity Church ofChrist, 629 S. Church St. For any-one interested in developingcommunity and leadership skills.For more information contactGregory J. Bartz [email protected] or (609)953-1603.

Rotary Club of Mt. Laurel meeting:Noon at Laurel Creek CountryClub, 655 Old Centerton Road.For more information visitwww.mountlaurelrotary.org orcall (856) 234-7663.

Storytime: 11 a.m. every Wednesdayat Kids Play Lounge in Mt. Laurel.Come hear a new story everyweek and then stay and play therest of the day! Call (856) 273-9500 or visit www.kidsplay-

lounge.com for more information.

New Covenant PresbyterianChurch Adult Bible Study: 2 to 3p.m. Church is at 240 Creek Road,Rancocas Woods, Mount Laurel.

THURS YJAN. 22Book sale: Noon to 8:30 p.m. at Mt.

Laurel Library. The public is invit-ed to the Friends bargain bookand media sale. Proceeds willbenefit the Mt. Laurel Library.

Snack attack: Ages 3 to 6. 1:30 p.m.at Mt. Laurel Library. Kids willmake their own delicious snacksduring this hands-on cookingexperience.

Pajama pals: Ages 3 to 6. 7 p.m. at

Mt. Laurel Library. Kids are invit-ed to wear their pajamas andcome for stories, songs andcrafts in this special evening sto-rytime.

FRI YJAN. 23Book sale: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Mt.

Laurel Library. The public is invit-ed to the Friends bargain bookand media sale. Proceeds will

benefit the Mt. Laurel Library.

S TUR YJAN. 24Book sale: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Mt.

Laurel Library. The public is invit-ed to the Friends bargain bookand media sale. Proceeds willbenefit the Mt. Laurel Library.

Tall talks with Kyle J: Ages 6 to 10.10:30 a.m. at Mt. Laurel Library.Come to this interactive story-time. All of the stories are soundsand movement based. Childrenwill actively help tell the storycontributing their own ideas andcreativity as it unfolds.

SUN YJAN. 25Kids Minecraft challenge: Grades

two and up. 2 p.m. at Mt. LaurelLibrary. Participants will play onthe librarys server and use cre-ative mode to builds. Snacks willbe provided.

Tween Minecraft challenge: Gradesfive to seven. 3 p.m. at Mt. LaurelLibrary. Participants will play onthe librarys server and use cre-ative mode to builds. Snacks will

be provided.

New Covenant PresbyterianChurch: Sunday worship 11 a.m. tonoon. Adult Bible study 9:30 to10:30 a.m. Coffee and fellowshipafter the church service eachthird Sunday. Church is at 240Creek Road, Rancocas Woods,

Mount Laurel.

MON YJAN. 26Baby and toddler storytime: Ages

0 to 3. 10:30 a.m. at Mt. LaurelLibrary. Come for stories, songs,fingerplays and musical instru-ments for all.

Book discussion group: 7 p.m. atMt. Laurel Library. The Mt. LaurelLibrary Book Club will have a live-ly book discussion of The Hus-bands Secret by Liane Moriarty.

TUES YJAN. 27Preschool storytime: Ages 3 to 6.

10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Mt.Laurel Library. Come to thelibrary for a fun-filled session ofstories, songs, fingerplays and anart activity.

Paws for reading: Grades one tofour. 4 p.m. at Mt. Laurel Library.Practice your reading skills with a

captive canine audience in a pri-vate setting with Wilson, a regis-tered therapy dog and his owner,Ms. Judy. Sessions are in 15-minute blocks. Bring a book fromhome or choose a book from thelibrarys collection.

Intro to meditation: 7 p.m. at Mt.Laurel Library. Join an experi-enced meditation instructor andachieve relaxation of your mindand body. Wear comfortableclothes and try not to eat a bigmeal before class and bring a mat

or towel.Mt. Laurel I BNI Chapter meeting:

7:30 to 9 a.m. at Marcos Restau-rant at Indian Spring C.C., 115 S.Elmwood Drive.

CALENDARPAGE 8 JAN. 2127, 2015

WANT TO BE LISTED?To have your meeting or affair listed in the Calendar or Meetings,information must be received, in writing, two weeks prior to the

date of the event. Send information by mail to: Calendar, The Sun,108 Kings Highway East, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. Or by email:[email protected] . Or you can submit a calendar listingthrough our website (www.mtlaurelsun.com).

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rel Police conducted a motor vehi-cle stop on Route 73 near Craw-ford Place. During the stop, offi-cers arrested the 33-year-old driv-er from Philadelphiaand charged him withdriving while intoxi-cated. He was releasedpending a court hear-ing.

On Jan. 4 at 12:20 p.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police conducted a motor vehi-

cle stop on Centerton Road. Dur-ing the stop, the officer arrestedthe driver, a 36-year-old womanfrom Hainesport, for possessionof marijuana under 50 grams.She was released pending a courthearing.

A resident of the unit block ofDevonshire Road reported theirresidence was burglarized be-tween Dec. 30 and Jan. 4. Entry

was gained by breaking a rearwindow. Jewelry, valued at ap-proximately $1,600, was taken.

A township resident reported

their bicycle, valued at $250, wasstolen sometime between 11 a.m.Jan. 2 and 7 p.m. Jan. 3. The bicy-cle was left locked to a light post

at the corner of BriggsRoad and TechnologyWay.

A resident of theunit block of HollyCove reported a crimi-

nal mischief to a vehicle. The in-cident occurred between 6 p.m.

Jan. 7 and 6:30 a.m. Jan. 8. A vehi-cle window was shattered. Dam-age is estimated at $400.

A resident of the 100 block ofKnotty Oak Drive reported a theftof a package containing mer-chandise valued at $65. The theftoccurred on Dec. 23.

On Jan. 9 at 9:50 p.m., Mt. Lau-rel Police conducted a motor vehi-

cle stop on Springdale Road nearChurch Road. The vehicle hadbeen reported stolen out of Vir-ginia. Officers arrested the driver,a 50-year-old woman from Maple

Shade. She was charged with re-ceiving stolen property and re-leased pending a court hearing.


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Township officials are expect-ed to submit more information re-garding costs to council leadingup to its next meeting on Jan. 26.

Council considering nomineesfor New Good Neighbor Award

Mt. Laurel Council is exploringcandidates to the nominated forthe New Jersey Business and In-

dustry Association 2015 NewGood Neighbor Awards. The an-nual awards recognize new com-mercial and industrial projectschosen based on economic bene-fit, job creation, architectural

merit and community involve-ment.

Mitchell suggested nominating

Lifetime Fitness, a new gym slat-ed to open later this year on Fel-lowship Road. She said the gymwill have a huge impact on thecommercial redevelopment of thearea.

However, some members ofcouncil felt the township shouldtake a look at businesses thathave already opened.

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The Friends of the Mt. LaurelLibrary bargain book and mediasale will take place at the libraryfrom Wednesday, Jan. 21 through

Saturday, Jan. 24.Members of Friends are invit-

ed to the preview night on Jan. 21from 6 to 8:30 p.m. New membersare welcome to join then. The sale

will be open to the public on Jan.22 from noon to 8:30 p.m., Jan. 23from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Jan.24 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The bag sale will be held all dayon Jan. 24. Friends provide thebags. Fill a bag with books for $5.Customers are welcome to bringtheir own re-usable grocery bags.

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was what really pushed him towriting in his journal. Before he

began writing, Kyle wasnt surewhere his life was heading.

I was on a mission to figureout who I was, he said.

Kyle was able to uncover hiswriting talent through his jour-nal, and he loved it so much, hebegan work on Jay Bubblebee.

The book is about a bumblebeenamed Jay who doesnt havewings. Unable to provide for hisfamily, Jay becomes an entrepre-

neur and goes on to take over hisdads shoe business and providefor his family.

Many of the themes in JayBubblebee go hand in hand withthe challenges Kyle has overcomein his life.

Even though Jay Bubblebeewas different, he still could dogreat things, Kyle said.

Writing the book wasnt theonly challenge for Kyle. Tiara andJamal founded Brainchild Pub-lishing to make the book a reality.

Once copies were finally print-ed, they began using word ofmouth to promote the book. So

KYLEContinued from page 1

Kyle uncovered histalent by journaling

MIKE MONOSTRA/The Sun

Kyle Dixon III signs copies of his book for students at CountrysideElementary School in Mt. Laurel last week.

please see MORE, page 14

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intendent Carol Birnbohm said.

Increased instructional timeThe LRHSDs current schedule

features 42-minute periods wherestudents could potentially take upto eight classes per day. Birn-bohm said the 42-minute class pe-riod is inadequate when prepar-ing students for college, wherethey face much longer classlengths. In addition, she said

teachers struggle to get through afull lesson in 42 minutes.Its a little hard to teach a

class in 42 minutes, Birnbohmsaid.

The new schedule increaseseach class period to 57 minutes,adding 15 minutes of instruction-

al time. In addition, students willhave only six classes per day. Astudent will have each class threetimes in a four-day rotatingschedule.

The district is not increasingthe length of the school day. Theextra instruction time is takenfrom less time spent in the hall-way for class changes and elimi-nating homeroom at the begin-ning of the day.

Overall, students will spend

1,980 more minutes per year ineach class than they would underthe current schedule. This isequivalent to five extra schooldays of instruction without

adding to the school calendar.This all works within the foot-

print of our school day, Birn-

bohm said.

Community Lunch and LearnPerhaps the biggest change

with the new schedule is the Com-munity Lunch and Learn. The en-tire school will have a 50-minutelunch period sandwiched directlyin the middle of the school day.Right now, students are dividedinto five different lunch periods.

Its all of the kids havinglunch at the same time in the

building, Birnbohm said. Its agreat time in the middle of theday to refresh and refuel.

In the Community Lunch andLearn, students will be given thefreedom to use the time to dowhat they want. They can eatlunch, get extra help from ateacher, go to a club meeting, gethomework done or just spendtime with friends.

Birnbohm described the newformat as a privilege, saying thestudents will have to make re-

sponsible decisions in the sameway they will have to in college.

We want this to be student-driven, she said.

Each school will open spaceswhere students can congregatefor each lunch. In addition to thecafeteria, students will be able togo to the media center, gym, class-rooms designated as study areasand other places.

At Shawnee High School, prin-cipal Matthew Campbell saidthey have identified enough spaceto accommodate nearly 2,000 stu-dents, a much larger numberthan their student body of justless than 1,500.

Were going to have plenty ofplaces for students to eat, Camp-bell said.

In addition, the schools willhave food kiosks set up in thehallways where students can pur-chase lunch. This will give theman alternative to purchasinglunch in the cafeteria.

The changes wont be a dramat-ic departure for all schools.Seneca High School already al-lows students to eat and study in


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the media center during lunch pe-riod.

All lunch periods will be super-vised. Teachers will be assignedto watch certain areas of theschool on a rotating schedule.

How to build a better scheduleThe new schedule was not

drawn up overnight. The processbegan almost two years ago in thespring of 2013, when a committee

was formed to examine the sched-ule and how it could be improved.Birnbohm said the current

schedule was flawed in a numberof ways. In addition to less in-struction time, the 13-period for-mat created course conflicts. Inaddition, students spent a lot oftime traveling from class to class.

The district came up with thenew schedule after examiningschedules from other schools sim-ilar to the Lenape district. Teach-ers, students, administrators and

support staff visited high schoolssuch as Ocean City, Mainland,Kingsway and Cherry Hill Eastand West to see their schedules inaction and talk to the school com-munities about what theythought of their school days.

Birnbohm said elements fromthese schools and others werecombined to form the new sched-ule. The schedule is very similarto the one used at Chatham HighSchool in North Jersey. NJMonthly ranked Chatham as NewJerseys No. 1 high school lastyear, and Birnbohm believes theLenape district schools are capa-ble of doing the same.

We want to always try to con-stantly improve, she said.

Parental feedbackmostly supportive

During presentations at each ofthe four high schools, parentswere invited to ask questions and

give feedback about the newschedule. Most of the feedbackwas overwhelmingly positive,with many parents saying theschedule was a great idea.

I think its much better than

what they have now, BrendanOleniacz said. The lunch periodswill work much better.

Shawnee parent Sherrie Lodgealso felt the lunch format wouldbe a large improvement, as stu-dents will get more free time andmore freedom.

Its going to be a nice privilegefor the students, she said.

Another parent, David Dem-ing, was happy to hear about theincreased instructional time andfewer classes per day.

I think this is a great plan, hesaid. I think its going to be more

of a stress-less environment to goto school in.One concern parents did have

revolved around homework. Birn-bohm said many students spendat least a couple hours a night onhomework right now. With longerclass periods, some parentsfeared teachers would also in-crease the amount of homework.

Birnbohm said the longerclasses arent meant to increasethe amount of content taught, butto better reinforce it. She said the

amount of work for studentswouldnt increase.

We certainly dont want ourteachers doubling up on home-work, Birnbohm said.

The district also plans to ad-dress concerns about studentswho may misbehave during the

new lunch period. A form of de-tention will be created for stu-dents who choose to abuse thelunch privilege.

School officials dont believediscipline will be a major con-cern, citing Ocean City HighSchool as an example. Birnbohmsaid administrators from OceanCity said they had a large de-crease in discipline issues afteradding Lunch and Learn, sayingstudents embraced the freedom.

Parents who missed the sched-ule presentations will have an op-portunity to check out all the in-formation in the coming weeks.The slideshow presentation,videos and a list of frequentlyasked questions will be posted atthe districts website,www.lrhsd.org, prior to the end ofthe month.


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