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Superintendent V ickie P hillips
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says an academy adm inistrator fo r
Cnanges Oil to ihe male school w ill he hired to
recruit and ensure the curriculum
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academies are scheduled to wel-
come their first class in the 2007-08
school year.
The A cadem y fo r Y oung
W omen w ill use the planning year
needs, and college prepara
a c tiv itie s fo r students in gn
7-12.
In January, the school bt
approved a series o f change
to hire an a d m in istra tor and teach-
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Portland School D istrict officials
say they need an additional year to
develop the Jefferson H igh School
Academy o f Young Women and
the Academy o f Young Men.
A team im plem enting the male-
only school has asked fo r a fu ll
planning year to develop a rig o r­
ous program and culturally relevant
instructional strategies unique to
male students. Just eight students
had signed up fo r the men’ s acad-
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Racist
Attacker
Violates
Parole
Parole officers have arrested K yle
Brewster. 37, foralleged violations o f
his parole. The alleged white suprema­
cist was convicted o f manslaughter in
connection w ith the death o f E thio­
pian im m igrant Mulugeta Seraw in
Portland on Nov. 13. 1988.
M ultnom ah C ounty parole o ffic ­
ers obtained information that Brewster
has been associating w ith members
o f the w h ite su p re m a cist gang
V olksfront. By tracking the connec­
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tions o f gang members on social net­
working Web sites like MySpace.com.
parole officers found evidence that
Brewster had been in contact w ith
V olksfront members. Parole condi­
tions prohibit him from being involved
in gang activity.
Brewster was sentenced to 15 years
in prison fo r Seraw’ s death. He was
released in November 2(X)2 and was
scheduled to complete his parole in
2008.
Brewster has no other convictions,
but had several disciplinary actions
w hile in prison.
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