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By MICHELE MAY Rappahannock N«w» Staff Writer
Rappahannock school officials must find a new way to pay drivers education teachers during the summer. The dilemma results from a cut in state funds for the program.
School Superintendent Robert Estabrook told the school board during its April 10 meeting that starting this summer there will be no state money for “behind-the-wheel” drivers education training.
And high school principal Robert Chappell told the board the summer program must be continued to meet the need for drivers training in the county. Teachers working with driving students during the school year have other classroom responsibilities ' which limit their time on the road, Chappell explained. It would place an undue burden on other teachers to try to schedule more road practice during the year.
New state rules which cut funding to local jurisdictions also allowed school divisions to increase their per student fee. Estabrook explained that Rappahannock students now pay $25 each to enroll in the drivers education program. This income can go towards paying the teachers, he noted.
Estabrook emphasized he would not consider curtailing the county’s program. He and Chappell plan to return to the board at its May meeting with recommendations.
In another part of the superintendent’s report, Estabrook expressed satisfaction at the number of students signed up for the new series of special classes for the gifted and talented.
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