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By daphne McCullough
"•Pf-hinno* IVwSMff Writer
The Rappahannock elementary school* summer reading program will begin as scheduled on Monday June 19, with 60 students who are a year or more behind grade level in reading. Projected costs for the program is SI 0,000. Superintendent William Bloomer noted at Tuesday’s meeting of the Rappahannock School Board that this estimate didn’t include the transportation costs for the five buses that will be used to transport the children to and from their three-hour morning class.
“Five buses for 60 children? Is it necessary to have transportation available?” asked Board member Paul Nichols. Bloomer responded that failure to provide transportation would cut participation “in half or possibly down to a third.” He added that the administration had expected at least 100 children for the summer program “but for one reason or another there was less interest than anticipated.” Jack Jenkens asked why, when the notes went home from school announcing the summer program, they didn’t carry a notation that the $50 reimbursable charge could be waived for hardship cases. “That (the $50 fee) might have cut down on participation,” he maintained. Bloomer disagreed, noting that teachers had made a deliberate attempt to relay to parents that the $50 charge was not mandatory. “We’ve done the best job we can with the numbers and
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