www.marltonsun.com JAN. 21–27, 2015 FREE Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–19 Editorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Police Report . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Zoning changes Council votes for changes to Route 70, 73. PAGE 5 Your copy of the Bridal Guide is inside! ZANE CLARK/The Sun It was the weekly Adult Yarn Social at the Evesham Library on Jan. 15. Those who knit and crochet come and join other fans for a re- laxing time working with friends. Pictured, from left, are Judy Durante, Adele Fox and Virginia Doyle as they talk and craft their cur- rent projects. Time to knit at the library LRHSD unveils schedule Students will have lon ger cla ss per iod s, more free time next school year By MIKE MONOSTRA The Sun School days in the Lenape Re- gional High School District won’t look the sa me after this year . School officials are planning to unveil a new class schedule dis- trict-wide for the 2015-16 school year. The new schedule is a radi- cal departure from the current schedule. Gone will be 42-minute classes and 13 periods per day. Coming in will be a simpler for- mat with 57-minute classes, six periods and a new lunch format. All changes are being made with the intention of improv ing student learning, decreasing stu- dent stress and making the school day more efficient. “There are going to be major benefits for our students,” Super- please see NEW, page 12
It was the weekly Adult Yarn Social at the Evesham Library on Jan. 15. Those who knit and crochet come and join other fans for a re-laxing time working with friends. Pictured, from left, are Judy Durante, Adele Fox and Virginia Doyle as they talk and craft their cur-rent projects.
Time to knit at the library LRHSD
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School days in the Lenape Re-gional High School District won’tlook the same after this year.
School officials are planning tounveil a new class schedule dis-trict-wide for the 2015-16 schoolyear. The new schedule is a radi-cal departure from the currentschedule. Gone will be 42-minuteclasses and 13 periods per day.
Coming in will be a simpler for-mat with 57-minute classes, sixperiods and a new lunch format.
All changes are being madewith the intention of improvingstudent learning, decreasing stu-dent stress and making the schoolday more efficient.
“There are going to be majorbenefits for our students,” Super-
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The following reports are onfile with the Evesham TownshipPolice Department:
On Jan. 11 at 2:41 p.m., two sub- jects were arrested after beingfound with illegal narcotics fol-lowing a car stop on GreentreeRoad.
During the investi-gation, Evesham Po-lice K-9 Ciko was calledupon to assist officerswith the detection of narcotics. K-9 Ciko was walkedaround the exterior of the sus-pect’s vehicle, at which time he
alerted officers to the presence of narcotics inside the car. A subse-quent search of the vehicle by of-ficers resulted in the discovery of numerous packets of heroin anda hypodermic needle.
A male, age 28, of Medford, wascharged with third-degree posses-sion of heroin and a disorderlypersons offense for possession of a hypodermic needle. He was re-leased on his own recognizance.
A female, age 27, of Medford,was charged with a disorderlypersons offense for possession of a hypodermic needle. She was re-leased on her own recognizance.
On Jan. 8, Evesham Police offi-cers were called to the Walmart
Store, 150 East Route70, for a male who at-tempted to shoplift au-tomotive supplies.
During the arrest,officers located phar-
maceutical drugs, empty heroinpackets and a hypodermic needlein the male’s pockets.
A male, age 30, of Marlton, wascharged with third-degree posses-sion of pharmaceutical drugsand disorderly persons offensesfor shoplifting, possession of drug paraphernalia and posses-sion of a hypodermic needle. Hewas turned over the Medford Po-lice Department, where he hadtwo pending arrest warrants
• The following incidents oc-
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PD – K-9 sniff for Willingboro PD.
• The following incidents oc-curred on Jan 3:
Route 73 South – Found proper-ty: Found wallet. Owner con-tacted.
Knowlton Drive – Lost Proper-ty: Victim lost NJ drivers license.
Lady Diana Circle – CriminalMischief: Damage to victim’smailbox.
Maple Avenue North – FoundProperty: Walk-in found wallet.
Made contact with victim.Shamrock Lane – Property
Damage: Subject reported agroup of juveniles damaged hismailbox and then left the area.
Tuckerton Road – Contempt of Court: Subject was transportedfrom Glassboro Police Depart-ment to BCJ.
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The old song lyric “sign, sign,everywhere a sign” comes tomind for commercial propertiesalong Route 70 and part of Route73 thanks to amendments made tothe township zoning code at a re-cent meeting of the EveshamTownship Council.
With the amendments, maxi-mum sign height and squarefootage have been officially in-
creased for commercial proper-ties along the roads, with a maxi-mum height of 22 feet and squarefootage increasing from 80 to 120square feet.
However, according to Town-ship Planner Leah Furey, theamendments simply change regu-lations for which “variances areroutinely but painstakinglygranted by the zoning board andplanning board regularly.”
The specific properties affectedby the amendment fall within theEvesham Crossroads Overlay dis-trict, which, according to Furey,basically makes a “plus sign”with Route 70 and Route 73.
“It basically is just a little bitnorth of Route 73, and then itgoes south to include MarltonCrossing,” Furey said. ”Then onRoute 70, it goes all the way fromTri-Towne Plaza on the east, in-cluding Wal-Mart, and then allthe way to the end of the town-
ship on the west.”In addition to all the commer-
cial businesses with frontage onthose roads, Furey said theamendments would also affect theones on the west side of Route 73with frontage on Old MarltonPike.
Furey said the amendmentswill also allow for two freestand-ing signs for a commercial sitewith large frontages more than
400 feet long.“Willow Ridge is an example,
similarly, the former designer’scourt, they’ve all been granted ap-proval for more than one sign be-cause the front is so long,” Fureysaid.
With freestanding signs in theEVCO district now able to reach22 feet in height, Furey said theregulations would be consistentwith the previous requirementsbefore EVCO was adopted in 2010to help implement some of rec-
ommendations of the township’s2020 vision plan.
Although Furey said therewere certain provisions that hadbeen identified that could benefitfrom further articulation or revi-sion, she said the EVCO districtwas working as intended.
“Since that was adopted, it re-ally has assisted the township in
Council adopts zoning changesChanges affect sign size for commercial properties along Route 70, 73
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There are 70 full-time police officers
with the Evesham Township Police De-partment, and now with 2015 in full swing,the department is looking to add to thatnumber.
According to police officials, the depart-ment is seeking applicants for the positionof police officer.
Lt. Joseph Friel said the department ishiring the officers, one as a replacementfor a retirement and one to add an addi-tional officer to the force.
Friel said that while the department isstill down from the peak number of offi-cers it had years ago, and may never reach
that peak again, the department will bemoving in the right direction with thehires.
Officials describe the department seek-ing candidates with enthusiasm and ener-gy, as well as the determination to work
hard.Those who wish to apply for the position
must already possess or be in the processof obtaining a New Jersey Police Training
Commission Basic Police Officer certifica-tion or a waiver eligible New Jersey PoliceTraining Commission Basic Special PoliceOfficer II certification through enrollmentat a certified police academy.
Those who apply must also have gradu-ated from senior high school or possesscertification equal to the level of gradua-tion from senior high school, in addition tohaving a minimum of 60 college-level cred-its from an accredited college.
The college credits can also be substitut-ed with those who actively served in themilitary for two years and were honorably
discharged.Candidates must also undergo what offi-
cials describe as a comprehensive criminalbackground investigation, including amedical examination and submission of fingerprints, as well as a psychological ex-
amination when applicable.Candidates will submit to a drug test
through urinalysis, with a negative resultbeing a condition of employment.
Other requirements include being a resi-dent of New Jersey, having a valid NewJersey driver’s license, an ability to write,read and speak English well and be of goodmoral character with the ability to per-form all the job functions of a police offi-cer.
Those who apply must also be availableand able to work any schedule so orderedby superiors.
Those looking to submit resumes can doso through appointment at the EveshamTownship Police Department building, 984Tuckerton Road.
Those who have further inquiries aboutapplying to the department are asked tocontact the department at (856) 983-1116 orthrough Lt. Ronald Ritter ([email protected]) or Capt. Thomas Reinholt([email protected]).
Evesham Police accepting resumes for new officers
School budgets are on the horizon
statewide. There once was a
time when residents had a di-
rect way to give their input to the
budget, by voting “yay” or “nay” for
its passage. That opportunity has, for
the most part, been removed in our
state, but it doesn’t mean you can’t,and shouldn’t, be involved in the
process.
The toughest job in New Jersey
right now? School board member has
to be at or near the top of the list.
Whether you support Gov. Christie’s
approach to budgeting, school board
members have had a tough time deal-
ing with a reduction in state aid over
the last few years.
The vast majority of board mem-
bers don’t want to raise taxes and/or
cut services. But, sometimes, there is
no other option.
Across the state, almost all school
districts will be doing less with less.
But did your board cut enough from
the budget? Too much? Do you agree
with the tax rate? Do you think it
should have been higher to provide
more services? What are your ideas
for cutting expenses and raising rev-
enues?
Whatever the budget situation
proves to be this year, what needs to
happen between now and next year to
make things better?
We invite you to write letters to the
editor to share your thoughts with the
rest of the community. If you support
the budget, if you oppose it, if you
have ideas that could bring additionalrevenue into your school district or
help to cut costs, now is the time to
share them.
Between now and when the school
budget is passed, be involved as much
as you can. Attend school board meet-
ings and express your thoughts.
You’ll be sending a message to your
board of education regarding what
you would like to see take place in fu-
ture years – years that promise to be
difficult yet again.
in our opinion
Get involvedSchool budget talk s a re about to begin
Your thoughts
Throughout the school budget season,please share your thoughts with thecommunity through a letter to the editorin our paper.
Southern New Jersey “Burling-ton County High School Student”exhibit will run through Feb. 6,with a exhibit reception onThursday, Jan. 22 from 7-9 p.m.
The exhibit is free and open tothe public Monday – Friday, 10a.m. -3 p.m. and Wed. 7-9 p.m.
The historic house that the
Center for the Arts calls home islocated on the grounds of the In-dian Spring Golf Course, 123South Elmwood Road. Built in1785, the house was once thehome of Thomas and MaryEvens. Today the house is used asa fine arts gallery and school.
Courtney Kresge, of Marlton,
was named to the dean's list at theUniversity of New Haven for thefall 2014 semester. Students musthave a 3.5 or better cumulativeGPA for the semester to be eligi-ble for the dean's list.
Marlton resident, Karyn A.Bohli, a theatre major at DeSalesUniversity, made the dean's listfor the fall 2014 semester. To quali-
fy for the dean's list, a student
must have a minimum 3.25 GPAout of a 4.0 scale.
The following students fromthe Marlton area were named tothe dean's list for the fall 2014 se-mester at Widener University inChester, Pa.: Sascha Gruden,Samantha Kern, Christina Kurtz,Brooke Latigona, Ross Staudt, Bri-anna Stead and Sianna Wong.
Boppin Babies: Ages 12 to 24months. 10:15 a.m. EveshamLibrary at 984 Tuckerton Road.
Join Ms. Jenn for a fun circletime with parachute play andmore. Siblings must remain seat-ed. Registration is required. Reg-ister online at www.bcls.lib.nj.us,in person or call the library at(856) 983-1444.
One-on-One Computer Help Ses-sions: Adult. 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m.,11:30 a.m. Evesham Library at984 Tuckerton Road. Make anappointment for a 30-minute per-sonal help session to have email,Internet and computer how-to
questions answered. Mouse skillrequired. Please briefly note com-puter question(s) upon registra-tion. Due to a high volume ofneed, One-on-Ones are availableto each patron once every sixmonths. If registrations are notfilled the Monday of the One-on-One week, patrons who have par-ticipated recently may then regis-ter. Registration is required. Reg-ister online at www.bcls.lib.nj.us,
in person or call the library at(856) 983-1444.
Little Movers and Shakers: Ages 2to 3. 11:00 a.m. Evesham Libraryat 984 Tuckerton Road. Join Ms.
Jenn for a half-hour of musicalfun and movement. Siblings mustremain seated. Registration isrequired. Register online atwww.bcls.lib.nj.us, in person orcall the library at (856) 983-1444.
MOMS club: For at-home mothers.Email [email protected] for information.
THURS Y JAN. 22
Parachute Play: Ages 2 to 4. 10:30a.m. Evesham Library at 984
Tuckerton Road. Join the libraryfor a half hour of parachutegames, playtime and fun simpleyoga stretches. Must be accom-panied by a caregiver. Registra-tion is required. Register online atwww.bcls.lib.nj.us, in person orcall the library at (856) 983-1444.
Adult Yarn Social: Adult. 11 a.m. Eve-sham Library at 984 TuckertonRoad. Knit and/or crochet? Thencome join other knitting and cro-
chet fans for an hour (or more) ofrelaxed, social yarn time. Sharecurrent projects, ask for pointers,swap patterns, or just enjoy thecompany of fellow enthusiasts.Registration is not required. More
information online atwww.bcls.lib.nj.us, in person orcall the library at (856) 983-1444.
Center for the Arts in SouthernNew Jersey Burlington CountyHigh School Student exhibitreception: All. 7-9 p.m. Center forthe Arts in Southern New Jersey,at 123 South Elmwood Road. Theexhibit provides a wonderfulopportunity for student artists ofBurlington County to hang theirwork in a professional gallery. Inpast exhibits, the artwork hasincluded: 3D collages, mosaics,handmade jewelry, ceramicspieces, as well as works done incharcoal, marker and coloredpencil, acrylic, watercolor, penand ink, oils and pastels. Theexhibit is free and open to thepublic Monday – Fri- day, 10 a.m. -3 p.m. and Wed. 7-9 p.m.
opment and redevelopment in thearea while also I think fostering acooperative and business friendlyenvironment,” Furey said.
Township Manager Tom Cz-erniecki echoed Furey’s senti-ments, and said the amendmentswould address the issues thatwere re-appearing before the zon-ing board regarding commercialproperties in the EVCO district,which when enacted would makethe zoning process more efficient.
The amendments had also al-
ready gone to the township plan-ning board, which found them tobe consistent with the township’smaster plan, and were only sentback to town council for finaladoption.
Additionally, Furey said theamendments would enact otherminor revisions, such as remov-ing the requirement that streettrees be installed on both sides of the sidewalk along Route 70 andRoute 73, as there was no room be-
tween the sidewalk and the curb.“Essentially what the revisionswill do is remove some require-ments from the Evesham Cross-roads Overlay that we have neverhad compliance with, neveronce,” Furey said. “All they’redoing is creating extra burdensfor developers.”
ZONINGContinued from page 5
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efficient,manager
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Lunch: Every Thursday at 11:30a.m. at Indian Springs CountryClub, 115 S. Elmwood Rd, Marlton.BNI is a business and professionalnetworking referral organization.Join us to learn more about howto grow your business. Call Jimfor details at (856) 669-2602.
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FRI Y JAN. 23
Lego Animation Program: Ages 10and up. 2 p.m. Evesham Library at984 Tuckerton Road. Kids andteens can come and learn thebasics of animation...with legos!
Create a very own short, animat-ed lego masterpieces in a fun andlively environment using provid-ed iPads and share the final prod-uct with friends and family. Regis-
tration is required. Registeronline at www.bcls.lib.nj.us, inperson or call the library at (856)983-1444.
SUN Y JAN. 25
Foreign Film & Discussion Series –Philomena: Adult. 2 p.m. Eve-sham Library at 984 TuckertonRoad. Join former Drexel Profes-sor Ramesh Kajaria to watch anddiscuss 2013 film from the UnitedKingdom. In English, rated PG-13.
Registration not required, butseating is limited. More informa-tion online at www.bcls.lib.nj.us,in person or call the library at(856) 983-1444.
MON Y JAN. 26
Art Tales: Ages 3-6. 10:30 a.m. Eve-sham Library at 984 TuckertonRoad. Splash some color in the
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Practice Your English: Adult. 6:30p.m. Evesham Library at 984Tuckerton Road. Join others topractice speaking English in thisrelaxed group. This group is bestfor people who already knowEnglish but want additional prac-tice. Class runs for eight weeks.Registration is required. Registeronline at www.bcls.lib.nj.us, inperson or call the library at (856)
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TUES Y JAN. 27
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ty: Victim lost his wallet inRastelli's Market.
• The following incidents oc-curred on Jan 2:
Route 73 North – Found Proper-ty: Subject came in to police head-quarters with a found drivers li-cense and credit card. Victim wasnotified and picked up items.
Briar Court – Fraud: Victim re-ported a scam from an antiviruscompany.
Tomlinson Mill Road – Theft:Victim stated he lost gift cards.
Tuckerton Road – Assist otherPD: Vehicle sniff for Cherry HillPD.
• The following incidents oc-curred on Dec. 23:
Tuckerton Road – Contempt of Court: Subject taken from At-lantic County to BCJ on Evesham
warrant.
• The following incidents oc-curred on Dec. 22:
Route 70 West – Contempt of Court: Motor vehicle stop result-ed in driver having a NCIC hit outof Gloucester County for childsupport.
Church Road – Weapon posses-sion: Victim reported that suspectbrandished a firearm while at atraffic signal, during a disagree-ment.
• The following incidents oc-curred on Dec. 21:
Route 70 West – Contempt of Court: During a pedestrian stop,the suspect was found to have twooutstanding warrants out of Camden City. During the searchincident to arrest, suspect wasalso found to have two hypoder-mic needles in his pocket.
Route 73 South – Harassment:Victim was struck in the chest by
a subject who suffered fromAutism.
Summit Court – Theft: Victimreported theft of gas cap.
Tuckerton Road – Assist otherPD: Exterior sniff of vehicle for
Palmyra PD.
• The following inci-dents occurred on Dec.20:
Five Crown Royal – Criminal Mischief: Ve-hicle tire slashed.
Privett Court – MVA: Motor ve-hicle collision involving firetruck.
Shari Court – Found Property:Subject turned in a bike that was
found on front lawn.Tuckerton Road – Contempt of Court: Subject turned himself inon active warrant.
• The following incidents oc-curred on Dec. 19:
Route 70 East – Simple Assault:Subject reported he was spit onduring a parking dispute.
Route 70 East – CDS-Posses-sion: Investigation of MVA result-ed in discovery of CDS.
Route 70 West – Theft: Victim’s
cell phone was stolen when shedropped it in the parking lot.
Route 73 North – Contempt of Court: Subject arrested for anoutstanding child support war-rant and was lodged in BCJ.
Route 73 South – Found Proper-ty: Victims driver’s license wasfound at Target.
Route 73 South – Simple As-sault: A cab driver reported beingassaulted by a customer at theRedstone Grill.
Barton Run Boulevard: Theftby Deception: Victim reportsbeing victim of a theft by decep-tion scam.
Radnor Boulevard: Contemptof Court: Caller reported suspi-cious female on Radnor. It wasfound that she had an outstand-ing warrant. Same placed underarrest.
Roberts Lane – Found Proper-ty: A NJ handicapped tag foundon Roberts Lane.
• The following incidents oc-curred on Dec. 18:
Route 70 East – Shopliftingcomplaint.
Coatsbridge Drive – Fraud:Male called attempting to get
money acting as the IRS.Holly Road – Theft by decep-
tion: The victim reported an at-tempted phone scamin which the unknownmale caller stated thatshe must immediatelywire him money toavoid being arrested.
Maple Avenue – Burglary: Un-known suspect entered apart-ment and stole items.
• The following incidents oc-curred on Dec. 17:
Route 70 East – Contempt of Court: Subject arrested on activeACS warrant.
Route 73 North – CDS-Posses-sion: Adult arrest for possessionof CDS.
Route 73 South – Shoplifting:Items stolen from store.
Increased instructional timeThe LRHSD’s current schedule
features 42-minute periods wherestudents could potentially take upto eight classes per day. Birn-bohm said the 42-minute class pe-riod is inadequate when prepar-ing students for college, wherethey face much longer classlengths. In addition, she said
teachers struggle to get through afull lesson in 42 minutes.“It’s a little hard to teach a
class in 42 minutes,” Birnbohmsaid.
The new schedule increaseseach class period to 57 minutes,adding 15 minutes of instruction-al time. In addition, students willhave only six classes per day. Astudent will have each class threetimes in a four-day rotatingschedule.
The district is not increasing
the length of the school day. Theextra instruction time is takenfrom less time spent in the hall-way for class changes and elimi-nating homeroom at the begin-ning of the day.
Overall, students will spend1,980 more minutes per year ineach class than they would underthe current schedule. This isequivalent to five extra schooldays of instruction withoutadding to the school calendar.
“This all works within the foot-print of our school day,” Birn-bohm said.
Community Lunch and LearnPerhaps the biggest change
with the new schedule is the Com-munity Lunch and Learn. The en-tire school will have a 50-minutelunch period sandwiched directlyin the middle of the school day.Right now, students are dividedinto five different lunch periods.
“It’s all of the kids having
lunch at the same time in thebuilding,” Birnbohm said. “It’s agreat time in the middle of theday to refresh and refuel.”
In the Community Lunch andLearn, students will be given the
freedom to use the time to dowhat they want. They can eatlunch, get extra help from ateacher, go to a club meeting, get
homework done or just spendtime with friends.
Birnbohm described the newformat as a privilege, saying thestudents will have to make re-sponsible decisions in the sameway they will have to in college.
“We want this to be student-driven,” she said.
Each school will open spaceswhere students can congregatefor each lunch. In addition to thecafeteria, students will be able to
go to the media center, gym, class-rooms designated as study areasand other places.
At Shawnee High School, prin-cipal Matthew Campbell saidthey have identified enough spaceto accommodate nearly 2,000 stu-dents, a much larger numberthan their student body of justless than 1,500.
“We’re going to have plenty of places for students to eat,” Camp-bell said.
In addition, the schools will
have food kiosks set up in thehallways where students can pur-chase lunch. This will give theman alternative to purchasinglunch in the cafeteria.
The changes won’t be a dramat-ic departure for all schools.Seneca High School already al-lows students to eat and study inthe media center during lunch pe-riod.
All lunch periods will be super-vised. Teachers will be assignedto watch certain areas of theschool on a rotating schedule.
How to build a better scheduleThe new schedule was not
drawn up overnight. The processbegan almost two years ago in thespring of 2013, when a committeewas formed to examine the sched-ule and how it could be improved.
Birnbohm said the currentschedule was flawed in a numberof ways. In addition to less in-struction time, the 13-period for-
mat created course conflicts. Inaddition, students spent a lot of time traveling from class to class.
The district came up with thenew schedule after examiningschedules from other schools sim-
ilar to the Lenape district. Teach-ers, students, administrators andsupport staff visited high schoolssuch as Ocean City, Mainland,
Kingsway and Cherry Hill Eastand West to see their schedules inaction and talk to the school com-munities about what theythought of their school days.
Birnbohm said elements fromthese schools and others werecombined to form the new sched-ule. The schedule is very similarto the one used at Chatham HighSchool in North Jersey. NJMonthly ranked Chatham as NewJersey’s No. 1 high school last
year, and Birnbohm believes theLenape district schools are capa-ble of doing the same.
“We want to always try to con-stantly improve,” she said.
Parental feedbackmostly supportive
During presentations at each of the four high schools, parentswere invited to ask questions andgive feedback about the newschedule. Most of the feedback
was overwhelmingly positive,with many parents saying theschedule was a great idea.
“I think it’s much better thanwhat they have now,” BrendanOleniacz said. “The lunch periodswill work much better.”
Shawnee parent Sherrie Lodgealso felt the lunch format wouldbe a large improvement, as stu-dents will get more free time andmore freedom.
“It’s going to be a nice privilegefor the students,” she said.
Another parent, David Dem-ing, was happy to hear about theincreased instructional time andfewer classes per day.
“I think this is a great plan,” hesaid. “I think it’s going to be moreof a stress-less environment to goto school in.”
One concern parents did haverevolved around homework. Birn-bohm said many students spendat least a couple hours a night onhomework right now. With longer
class periods, some parentsfeared teachers would also in-crease the amount of homework.
Birnbohm said the longer
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classes aren’t meant to increasethe amount of content taught, butto better reinforce it. She said theamount of work for studentswouldn’t increase.
“We certainly don’t want ourteachers doubling up on home-work,” Birnbohm said.
The district also plans to ad-dress concerns about studentswho may misbehave during thenew lunch period. A form of de-tention will be created for stu-dents who choose to abuse thelunch privilege.
School officials don’t believediscipline will be a major con-cern, citing Ocean City HighSchool as an example.
Birnbohm said administratorsfrom Ocean City said they had alarge decrease in discipline is-sues after adding Lunch andLearn, saying students embracedthe freedom.
Parents who missed the sched-ule presentations will have an op-portunity to check out all the in-formation in the coming weeks.The slideshow presentation,videos and a list of frequentlyasked questions will be posted atthe district’s website,www.lrhsd.org, prior to the end of the month.
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