School hires aides

The agenda was lighter than it had been in past weeks, but the Custer School Board still addressed several issues ranging from honor roll to the progress of construction on the district’s new elementary schools when it met last Monday.

The hiring of temporary aids for rural elementary schools in the district was one of the main items on the agenda. Enrollment at both Fairburn and Spring Creek is higher than originally anticipated. Fairburn has two teachers and one special education aide for 23 students, but the board agreed the school needs one additional temporary aide. Spring Creek has one teacher for 11 students. The board voted to hire a temporary aide for that school as well.

School resource officer Derek Booker spoke at the meeting concerning repercussions of breaking the law for students involved in extra-curricular activities. Current-ly, there are active programs discouraging students from drug, alcohol and tobacco use that suspend students from activities if they are caught violating school policy with any of these substances. However, there is no such program for students who actively commit crimes.

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