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P0Whatan Schools
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city or county school do all white
teachers hold college degrees.
| 4. Have these teachers signed
standard state contracts as az
proved BY the State Board Of
Education?
Yes.
! 5. Do We haye, any reason ID
doubt that PoWhatan School is
now ard will be accredited in
l963-64?
We are presently accredited
and can see no reason Why this
should change, since there has
been no change in facilities and
staff.
s. Will there be any change in
courses to be offered at Powha-
tan High School next year? Will
there be the usual athletic ard
music programs
1t is planned to offer more
courses Of instruction in the
coming year. The athletic and
music programs will continue.
I. Do we have any serious
reason to doubt that there Will
be school buses as usual next
year
The Powhatan County School
Board has planned full opera
tons for the coming year in-
GLIDING transportation.
3. What is the situation in
Warren County High School as
compared to 1858 when integra-
ton was ordered by the courts ?
There are 1O8 colored high
school students in the county. n
1958-59 school session % enrolled
II the white school, For the
1928 school session. eight en-
rolled in the white school. This
is a decrease of IA over a four
year period.
.. What was the purpose of The
return attendance survey sent
out IN April by the school? Was
THIS an attempt to persuade par
entS to return their children to
the public school or was this for
the purpose OF planning the next
school year?
The purpose was to know the
number Of returning students for
the l963-64 school year, so that
the school administration could
plan curriculum, faculty require
ments and student assignments
Tor the coming year. 1t was not
the intent of this survey to per
Suade or coerce parents to re-
turn their children to the public
schools.
10. Is every effort being made
by our school board and it's
legal advisor to keep Indignation
TO minimum?
Yes.
The school officials and their
attorney. Collins Denny, Jr.. Of
Richmond, took issue with point
no. 10 listed above, and made
the following announcement:
The school board of PoWha-
tan county ard its counsel had
hoped that no statement would
be required of them which might
De deemed to touch upon the
matters presently causing some
dissenion among the people Of
the county.
But one group has seen fit 10
release public statement which
IN part purports to speak for the
board and its counsel, and that
carnot be overlooked
No one ether than the board
itself or its duly authorized rep
sentative is authorized to speak
Tor the board and no one other
than its counsel is authorized to
speak for its counsel.
The statement that every ef-
tort is being made BY our school
board and its legal adviser TO
Keep lntegratiOn to a minimum
is not accurate and is mislead-
ing.
The school board ard its
counsel have no power to keep
indignation to a minimum and
have never purported that they
would be able to keep down the
volume Of Indignation.
That volume will depend pri-
marlly on the number Of appl-
cations filed by Negroes, the ac-
tons of the State Pupil Place
ment Board, and the actions Of
the federal court. At the present
time the school board and its
counsel simply await develop
ments.
THE school board now con
templates that the usual aca-
demic, athletic and music pro
grams will be offered next year
in the Powhatan school system.
Final determination will be
made after :. the situation be-