European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. May 29.19bb the stars and stripes Page most Georgia kindergarteners pass test Atlanta a pm a Fasulis " 3 first Erac Midi Chi Lesl administered in 90.414 Georgia ism month show that 12 percent passed education officials said 1 nday. The lest Crnicki i d b some As Bein to stressful for 5. And 6-Vear-okls. Is n mired under the Quality Basic Educ Ilioiu ail. Enacted in i98s. Mill year for i firs Lime pawing the Tail is incr All i Peri ii Isiu fur entering Chr first Grade. The ruin give districts Lviv Opportunity to Maku exceptions Lor children who fail if the teacher belies is they should be promoted. The passing rate on this test is pretty much Whai we anticipated said Man Isar Knopf. Director of assessment fur lilt slate department of education. Stale officials Hail Al l a led thai i percent would pass Oil lest. The test aval was the California achievement Tecsi 1 us Sihle is ores ranged from 187 to m 2, with the pass fail cutoff set at 443 and the average for Georgia Stu dents at about 531 state school superintendent Werner Rogers said Corgia Kindl Ryan non scored above the National scr a a in All three areas of the test with t percent exceeding inc National average for math. 75 percent for visual recognition and 73 percent m sound recognition children Are diked such things to com the num Ber of items in a picture and Lull what item in a picture does t fit in Vii Lite cutters. While 7.396 students did nut Nejl inc Culi or score that does t necessarily mean they won t he promoted id Fust Grade Rogers Slid. If 2 child s teacher believes he of she is read for first Grade wort hut the ic51 score Falls Clow Chr Tim Point. The child will he reassessed he said. Georgia is inc Only slate to administer a written lest to As a condition for promotion and some a pcs have argued that standardised tests arc Loo stressful for Young children. Tint Bernknopf snid that he never in ought it was stressful at when kids arc taking a test and they know it s Tor real they do a Little he said. John Vaughn director of guidance counselling and testing for Fullon county said he lest May not if a Good diagnostic loot if so Many pupils earned a passing score. I d like to have All them Pas. Hut the nature of lusting is. If it is valid Luiere would he a higher percent not he said. Mother gets 14 years for child neglect Crown l rint.,. Al l a woman was sentenced Friday to 14 years in prison h a Jud pc who blamed cocaine and teen age motherhood for the tragedy 1hiit Resuli in m her a Vear old daughter lies my Iii ribs to frus Biti when she was hike in in a in Hamied apartment. Workers hoarding up an abandoned uncut cd diary . 17 Jis Memi Earlwin Cash set alone and pleading for help from a apartment sur icons manipulated her leg Helm the uni i1 said pan acne had we in four 10 five a s Hal Irv he was Lound incr Hoilier. La Arlin trill 25. Pleaded guilty a to felony child neglect user the die Lions of her attorney in a pm a agreement i hat dropped two Oil r counts and a of did a trial in which her Dju Pollut would Hac had to testify again no her. Investigators said the irl had been in the apartment for nearly 10 Days during a Hiuer Colin spell of car Cro tempera Tures during that time lir ill tool Sehell of Licals her daughter was missing classes because of a Cul on her foot. Manic said. Child to flare Asili Ulics placed the child in inc Home of her paternal grand Mother Katie Carlisle of Clary. Her physical Rstom by is said Lepul prosecutor Kami coulis. A Speet Euler flu spreads Anim rvs Tau Rinrin it us ural an the Sli irm Rosa in Kino mar Mir pier in Redonda let Ali. Fiery sight f lif., spilling Vitamin it act girls into the Ocean and i Ircink to Retreat. The fire sent plumes of Tini Ike and name Hill ii it inn the St out the resort City 25 Miles Smith of Dimit Lown i Ujj an to Lus. Not i Jurii s Vutter reported. Child preacher again suspended Marion. . Api a child whose fire and Brit inc preaching has disrupted his school was sus Pended Lor a fifth Lime Friday As parents save his father a petition asking him to Slop the Hoy and his two younger children from preaching at school. The petition was signed by 474 parents and opponents of inc Street preaching by the strode children Dufley. 10. Of i. A and Malthew 5. On Friday. Uulrey again ignored re que a from Easl Field elementary school assistant principal Shirlev Ramsey id come into school and begin class. He was suspended for Sis Days until summer break by in Pepper and Matthew Are to return to school thursday. A group led by Parent Lisa Mahan asked permission to present the petition to the boy s father Street preacher David strode while he and Dalfey were receiving Juffey s Latsi suspension papers Lizul school officials asked the group to make the presentation Oil school elder strode told the group they Sidn i Inow the pos pc and were going to hell. Strode said Friday that the family would be moving before school began in the fall and the children would enrol in West Marion elementary which is in a different District. Bul Ramsey said she did not think the controversy Wold end because Shat is Hal District has the same policy requiring students Doenier inc building at 7 30 . School officials have repeatedly said inc children ate being suspended for violating that a Juicy not because they preach. $25 million lawsuit filed in shooting new orli1ans a a Mcrand jury has refused to indict two police officers accused of shooting a for Mer menial patient who had a toy pistol bul inc offi cers and the Loy manufacturer face a $25 million Siw jury sworn for Mecham criminal trial Phoenix Arif api twelve jurors were sworn in Friday for firmer lion. Evan Mcchamp s criminal trial on charges of concealing a s3s k Kkt Campaign loan. Mcsharn. 441. Faces up to 11 years in prison if con Victey of All is felony counts of perjury wilful concealment and filing false Doc mems. Willard Mcchamp who was his brother s 1"m Campaign treasurer faces three similar counts and up to y1, Sears in prison. Both have denied an wrongdoing. Mecham lid not Anund Friday s session in Maricopa county Superior court lie was travelling to Alia Mon. Rosah. To address the Mcradu Asig class at his for Mer High school. Willard Mcchamp Sal with his lawyer. Opening statements arc scheduled for thursday one Day after the Arizona supreme court hears arguments on a defense request to return the charges to the stale grand jury for a new determination of probable cause. Mecham a Republican who took office in january 1187. Was removed from office april j a Shin the slate Senate convicted counts. The jurors include five republicans and id democrats. Nine said they had no opinion on whether Meeham should have been recalled from office while three said the opposed a recall. A recall Elk Cimon had been scheduled for May bul was abandoned after Mcclum s impeachment cons action "1 think this is a jury that s capable of giving us a fair trial said the former governor s attorney Michael lot. Police raid the officers yelled at the sleeping Man and he jumped up and pointed a gun at Ihm. The officers fired several shots it the Man who was paralysed from the Waist Down when a Bullet severed his spine an Orleans Parish Brand jury found no evidence of wrongdoing and refused to indict inc officers who have not been identified. A lawsuit filed by Mathieu claims police Over reached and the gun Luo cd too the suit filed by attorney Bill jul Iglay said the toy pistol was designed to look real. The merchandising advertising and Selling of the plastic toy gun is based in Large part on the work done by the Imperial toy corp. In making the full scale Model of the 9mm automatic pistol look like a real gun the suit says. In los Angeles a vice president of Imperial Dis claimed any liability
