Evening star., 1963-04-18
BOARD
BOARD
Hansen Rops Charge
HeWos 'Outof Touch
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Thanksgiving Day riot at D. C.
Stadium "and has done nothing
about It,"
He demanded "how could he
CDR. Hansen) have such a poor
organization as to be ignorant
Of the disciplinary problems in
the system.
AS for removing the board
rule against corporal punish
ment. DR.. johnson said that
the alleged administrative fail
ure should not be covered UP
by a quick move into violence. {"
Hamilton Disagrees
He added that DR.. Hansen
had not consulted sufficiently
with his staff to evaluate the
discipline problem.
Member West A. Hamilton
termed the allegations entirely
unjustified" and said he was
sorry that DR.. Hansen had to
be subjected to that kind OF
treatment"
Again asking for either a
recommendation for his dis
missal or deletion of the re-
marks from the record, DR.
Hansen said that there is nc
alternative for the man who
made the charge to proceed in
that direction"
DR.. Preston A. McLenden
cited "tirades" by DR.. johnson
on three previous occasions
and later Joined in the motion
OF confidence by Irving B
Yochelson.
Williams Vote Decisive
Mr.. Williams cast the decid.
ing vote against the corpora
punishment measure. He sale
that Il cannot approve puni.
tive measures that are so sub.
ject to misinterpretation anc
mischance as that of providing
Tor corporal punishment as q
solution to maladjusted be.
havier."
Voting with Mr.. Williams In
opposition to the corporal pun.
iShment proposal were DR.
Euphemia L. Haynes. DR.. John.
son, Mrs. Louis s. Steele and
Mrs. Gloria K. Roberts,
In favor Of the proposal were
Carl c. Smuck, DR.. McLendon
Mr.. Yochelson and Col. West
Hamilton.
For the minority, Mr.. Smuck
a businessman declared that the
corporal punishment decision
showed "a sense Of detachment
OF our board from the senti.
ment Of the community and the
expressed wishes and desires
OF the majority Of the citizens
as well as the majority of the
business and professional
groups in our community"
COncensus Of Hearing
At a hearing in April, % OF
38 speakers, including a ma
jority Of professional teaching
organizations and PTAs, IA
vored the two rule changes on
punishment and dismissal.
Mr.. Smuck also said the
board was detached from "the
day-to-day' problems of teach
ers In the classrooms," and
from congressional committees
controlling school funds.
Col. Hamilton was ruled out
of.order In a move TO substitute
Mr.. Smuck's minority report To
the board for q vote.
Mr.. Yochelson said that "an-
swerability" is necessary among
pupils to avoid contempt for
the law. Countering objections
OF psychologists TO some forms
OF discipline he said, Every
disobedient child is not sick
Failure Charged
Mrs. Roberts said that any
psychological advantage for
teachers In having the corporal
punishment rule removed would
be "a weak tool" and that
psychological warfare has nc
place In the classroom"
She also asserted that the
Scnool administration has
failed miserably 10 explain 10
teachers their rights in the
classroom" These include au-
thority TO lead misbehavinR
students forcibly out OF trouble
Mrs. Steele emphasized that
In voting against the rule
change she was not indorsinp
chaos In the classroom. But
she said corporal punishment
was tried but untrue" and
that there should be every
careful Interpretation" OF Il
perhaps within the rules OF
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