Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-03

Teacher Association voted, 3 to l,
last night to reject its executive
boards acceptance Of a school
administration plan that would
put 80 colored pupils from 2
miles away into the school.
The action supports the stand
taken by the newly organized
lRollingwood Community Asso-
citation, which has been leading
the fight against the Indignation
lplan. The organization last week
submitted a petition containing
1928 names to the school board
in opposition to the proposal.
The vote last night taken by
secret ballot, was l76 to IS. It
was followed by an overwhelm-
ing voice vote opposing the in
tegration plan and asking tl,e
scnool board to abandon 1t.
If the board does not. "the
association win take whatever
legal action is necessary to pro-
|tect its children, parents, edu-
|cational system and other i'm
lportant rights" the resolution
said.
500 jam Shelter
Some 500 Rollingwood resi-
dents damned the Rock Greek
Shelter and stood outside win
dows and doors for the special
meeting.
Montgomery County Schools
Supt. Forbes H. Norris under
ewnt a Commute question Lar
rage as the meeting began DR.,
Norris took the floor after d
bitter parliamentary wrangle
over procedure that saw the ex-
ecutive boards proposed rule on
identification Of speakers de-
feated badly.
The Executive Board hac
sought to require all speakers tt
indicate how many children they
had and in what grades they
were located in the Rollingwood
School. The move was aimed at
emphasizing that 81 new MEM
bers joined the PTA before the
meeting last night so that they
could vote on the integration
issue.
Stems From Norris Plan
The Rollingwood controversy
stems from a plan Of DR.. Norris
and his staff to transport the
|colored pupils two miles from
ILyttonsville. which is two school
districts away. to Rollingwood
as a result Of the closing Of the
Linden School in the colored
community. Thirty-two others
would go to Woodlin and so to
IMcKenney Hills.
Woodlin is the school nearest
|Lyttonsville and Rock Greek
Forest is only a short distance
away. The latter would get no
Icolored pupils because Of over
Icrowding there. under the ad-
ministration's plan.
Three school board members
Mrs. Helen Scharf. Mrs. Rose
Kramer, and Wayne Birdsell
were on hand last night to hear
the present dilemma" referred
to as lone Of their own making "
DR.. Norris said that the entire
Linden situation would be dis
Icussed further with the school
board as a result Of last nights
meeting.
The school superintendent
read q special resolution adopted
by the board last April % on
motion Of Mrs. Kramer permit
ting the transportation Of chill
dren ito the nearest school hay
ing facilities available" from the
-four suburban Negro school.
being closed this year.
Defends Action
The Kramer resolution had
Slipped his mind. DR.. Norris told
reporters and had been called
to his attention by Mrs. Schar1
prior to last nights meeting
The resolution, in effect, relieved
schools authorities of the neces-
sity Of following the boards own
integration policy which calls for
a realignment Of school districts
and the attendance Of children
in the school Of their district
without regard to race.
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