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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock N*w» Staff Writer
There was a very light turnout for the Board of Supervisors public hearing on the school budget Monday night. However, it appeared constituents had been contacting their representatives by mail and by phone.
The only member of the general public to' address the board was Lee Bini who spoke on behalf of restoring funds for Operation Safe Haven, a program serving “at risk” students. For the past three years the program has been supported by a Federal grant. Without the grant, the position of coordinator was not included in the budget.
Mr. Bird said, “It seems to me it would be very prudent for the board to keep that program intact...It’s not a big item for the residents. It's a very big item, though, for the children. If they drop out, as many may do if they’re not given this assistance, it’s likely many will never get their high school equivalency. .. It’s much more prudent to spend a little money to keep children in school so they don’t drop out.”
Mr. Bird works with the Rappahannock Literacy Volunteers. He said that they have had several clients try to get the GED, the high school equivalency, but only 10 have sue
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