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DAYTON SCHOOL BOARD

IT WAS A CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT LAST NIGHT’S MEETING OF THE DAYTON SCHOOL BOARD. BOARD MEMBERS REORGANIZED THEIR OFFICERS LAST NIGHT, WITH BARET STEPHENSON ELECTED AS THE NEW BOARD PRESIDENT. LONGTIME BOARD MEMBER THOMAS PAYNE WAS ELECTED AS VICE PRESIDENT, AND LARRY WADZECK IS THE NEW SECRETARY. ACCORDING TO A LONGSTANDING CUSTOM, OFFICERS ONLY SERVE FOR ONE YEAR IN EACH POSITION, WITH EACH OFFICER MOVING UP ONE STEP EACH YEAR. BARET STEPHENSON AND DR. LUKE CHACHERE, THE OUTGOING PRESIDENT, WON REELECTION WITHOUT OPPOSITION AND WERE ADMINISTERED THE OATH OF OFFICE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING. LAST NIGHT’S MEETING WAS THE FINAL ONE FOR OUTGOING SUPERINTENDENT GREG HAYMAN. HIS SUCCESSOR, MICHAEL KUHRT, WAS ON HAND FOR THE MEETING. AFTER MUCH OF THE BUSINESS WAS TAKEN CARE OF, THE BOARD WENT INTO A CLOSED DOOR MEETING WITH BOTH HAYMAN AND KUHRT IN THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION. WHEN THEY RETURNED TO OPEN SESSION AROUND 9:20, SEVERAL STAFF MEMBERS HAD HASTILY SET UP A CAKE AND PUNCH FOR A SURPRISE PARTY HONORING GREG HAYMAN. THE BOARD LIKEWISE PRESENTED MR. HAYMAN WITH A PLAQUE RECOGNIZING HIS 29 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP IN THE DAYTON SCHOOL DISTRICT. EARLIER IN THE MEETING, HAYMAN WAS ALSO HONORED BY MEMBERS OF THE COLBERT-ROSENWALD CORPORATION FOR HIS EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE ROSENWALD SCHOOL BUILDING RECENTLY RESTORED ON THE COLBERT CAMPUS.

lisd against new incense

LOCAL NEWS

05.19.10

liberty isd trustees have taken a stand against the use of a marijuana-mimicking substance that is being sold in local retail establishments. kshn recently reported that Liberty Police Department has seen AN increase in the number of LOCAL youth and adults using incense and potpourri products to get high. While these products are usually labeled "Not For Human Consumption", ABusers typically smoke the product to get marijuana-like effects. during tuesday night’s liberty isd board meeting, school trustees approved a resolution asking liberty city council to explore the possibility of prohibiting the sale of these products within the liberty’s city limits. the resolution ACKNOWLEDGES these products have been confiscated on school PREMISES. according to liberty pd public information officer hugh bishop, the use of these products is a growing problem and CAN PRODUCE hallucinations, delusions, vomiting, agitation, pale skin, elevated blood pressure, along with other dangerous side effects. The products are marketed under different names like K2 and Space. Other product names BEING ABUSED ARE CALLED - Buzz, Spice, Magic Dragon, Dust, Serenity Now, Chimera, and Black Mamba. POLICE OFFICERS SAY These products sell for $15 TO $40 for A three gram package. The ABUSED incenses are a mixture of herbal and spice plant products but are sprayed with a potent chemical that can cause many adverse effects. Sometimes the products look similar in appearance to marijuana, while other times they resemble potpourri. LIBERTY POLICE have reported recent cases involving teens who were INTOXICATED from smoking the mixtures. MANY exhibited the tell-tale signs of marijuana use, but users were even more lethargic and "stoned" than a typical marijuana user. while these products are still legal to purchase in texas, users could still face charges related to intoxication laws already on the books. The offenses of Public Intoxication, Driving While Intoxicated, Intoxication Assault and Intoxication Manslaughter all have the same provisions DEFINING when a person is IMPAIRED. it says a person may be a danger to themselves or OTHERS because OF the introduction of any substance that causes them not to have the normal use of their mental or physical FACULTIES. that subject can be arrested and charged with the relevant intoxication law. Liberty Police are urging parents to discuss these products and the potentially dangerous effects with their kids. tuesday night, liberty isd trustees, who have seen these products on campus, are urging the city of liberty to explore ways to ban the sale of these marijuana-mimicking substances within the city limits.

dayton school bus

news story

05.20.10

a dayton school bus was involved in a two-vehicle accident wednesday morning, and three dayton elementary students were taken by ground ambulance to area hospitals with what were described as minor injuries. dayton assistant superintendent and director of TRANSPORTATION doug coleman said the accident occurred at the intersection of fm 1960 at waco street while the students were on the way to school.

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doug coleman said the accident scene caused alarm to some because clothes from inside the other vehicle were strewn across the roadway.

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despite the PRESENCE of that clothing lying on the roadway, those items were not from the students on the dayton school bus that was involved in a two-vehicle accident at fm 1960 and waco streets wednesday morning. disd officials said three students were transported to area hospitals to be checked out, but their injuries were thought to be minor.

TICKET TO WORK PROGRAM

05/20/2010

FOR THOSE WHO ARE RECEIVING DISABILITY BENEFITS THROUGH SOCIAL SECURITY, THE PROSPECT OF RETURNING TO WORK CAN BE CAUSE FOR CONCERN. DAVID BOWMAN OF THE BEAUMONT SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE SAID MOST PEOPLE IN THAT SITUATION WANT GO BACK TO WORK, BUT ARE FEARFUL OF LOSING THEIR BENEFITS BEFORE THAT ARE FINANCIAL ABLE TO GET BY WITHOUT THEM. FORTUNATELY, THE "TICKET TO WORK" PROGRAM WAS CREATING FOR JUST THIS PURPOSE, TO HELP GET DISABILITY RECIPIENTS PREPARED TO RETURN TO THE WORKFORCE, EVEN IF IT MEANS RETRAINING FOR A NEW PROFESSION. HERE’S DAVID BOWMAN:

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AGAIN, CALL 1-866-968-7842 FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE "TICKET TO WORK" PROGRAM FOR DISABILITY BENEFIT RECIPIENTS. FOR INFORMATION ON SOCIAL SECURITY, CAN LINK TO THE AGENCY’S WEB SITE FROM WWW.KSHN.COM. YOU CAN ALSO CALL THE BEAUMONT DISTRICT OFFICE TOLL FREE AT 1-866-613-2864 OR TOLL FREE NATIONWIDE AT 800-772-1213. SOCIAL SECURITY REPRESENTATIVES ARE ALSO AT THE LIBERTY CENTER OF CITY HALL SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, FROM NOON TO 3 P.M.

DATE SET FOR L-D 500 DRAWING

LOCAL NEWS

05/20/2010

MARK THIS DOWN ON YOUR CALENDAR. THE LIBERTY-DAYTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL HOLD THE ANNUAL STEAK DINNER, AUCTION AND ‘500’ DRAWING ON FRIDAY AUGUST 13TH THIS YEAR. IT WAS A HUGE HIT LAST YEAR. THE EVENT WILL BE AT THE NEW DAYTON COMMUNITY CENTER, 801 SOUTH CLEVELAND STREET. IN ADDITION TO DELICIOUS STEAKS PREPARED BY THE NOW-FAMOUS TVE COOKING TEAM, THE POPULAR ‘500’ TICKET DRAWING WILL BE HELD FOR 12 GREAT PRIZES TOPPED OFF BY A LUXURY JOHN DEERE GATOR. AS SOON ALL PRIZES ARE CONFIRMED TICKET SALES CAN BEGIN. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE LIBERTY-DAYTON CHAMBER’S ANNUAL STEAK DINNER, AUCTION AND ‘500’ DRAWING, THIS YEAR ON FRIDAY AUGUST 13TH AT THE DAYTON COMMUNITY CENTER, CALL THE CHAMBER OFFICE AT 936-336-5736.