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Patrice A Sanders,10 /9/00 12:30 PM - 0700,site council discussion 1 <br /> Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 12 :30:24 -0700 <br /> From: patrice .sanders @partners.mcd.com (Patrice A Sanders) <br /> Subject: site council discussion <br /> To: hegstrom@4j.tane.edu <br /> MIME- version: 1.0 <br /> X- MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 <br /> X- Priority: 3 <br /> X- MSMail- priority: Normal <br /> Original- recipient: rfc822;hegstrom@4j.lane.edu <br /> Hi Morley, My name is Patti Sanders, I have two sons @ Cal Young and I am also <br /> on the Connections Parent council. I will not be able to attend the site council <br /> meeting today but I wanted to voice a concern I have that hopefully can be brought <br /> up. It has to do with the skate park. I can only assume this is not new <br /> discussion and many other parents are concerned. From the very start of <br /> construction, I saw the "writing on the wall ". I have restaurants close to schools <br /> and know of the "element" that loiter around kids to sell them drugs etc. Now <br /> with a skate park on school property we have given them a valid reason to be there. <br /> My kids love to skate and I am pleased there are places for kids. Unfortunately this <br /> sport attracts all ages, types of young adults. In less than two weeks my boys <br /> confirmed my worries when I heard them talk with a friend about, "those guys who do <br /> 'drugs' at the park. They smoke marijuana all the time, they showed me some and it <br /> was all 'lumpy' and then you should see how goofy they are doing '011ies'. " This <br /> was the conversation they were having after I picked them up last ; week. My point <br /> is....why did they build this on school property? How is the city, the School and <br /> the parents planning on protecting our kids from this older generation and from <br /> those who will now "hong out" waiting for 12,13 & 14 yr olds to go to lunch or get <br /> out of school. I realize these skate -parks are going to be built somewhere. I just <br /> don't believe it should have been where it is so assessable to kids throughout the <br /> day. School hours should be some of the safest during a day. Are there 'DARE' <br /> signs posted on the fence? Are we communicating to our children what to do, who to <br /> call when they see drug use occurring? My boys (so far) still have an anti -drug <br /> value instilled in them from previous educators and myself....how long will that <br /> last when they see older kids who "skate" very well and "idolize ", doing drugs in <br /> front of them and enticing them with them? I ask that the site council talk about <br /> this and communicate back to parents what we all can do. What's done is done, now <br /> let's do more. thx Patti Sanders. p.s. Thank you, Morley for the process you have, <br /> sending home letters with positive comments about your students. You sent one last <br /> week on my son, David. I appreciate you and your teachers taking the time <br /> to recognize and then let parents know. <br /> Printed for morley hegstrom <hegstrom @eug4ja.lane.edu> 1 <br />