SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2018
Students
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the guns that people are talking
about.”
Siuslaw District Super-
intendent Andy Grzeskowiak
and school administrators were
on site monitoring the stu-
dents’ actions during the walk-
out.
Grzeskowiak was communi-
cating with staff and the
Florence Police Department
(FPD) throughout the protest.
The reason for the strong
police presence was a response
to a concern raised on social
media.
“With the rumors of counter
protesters coming to campus to
block the doors to prevent stu-
dents from leaving the build-
ing, police officers were on site
at the high school as a precau-
tion,” Grzeskowiak said.
FPD had several vehicles at
the high school, the main loca-
tion of the student action, and
there were officers on 30th
Street.
Officers at the school said
they were there to insure stu-
dent safety and to make sure
that the students did not inad-
vertently interfere with passing
traffic or block the entrance to
the high school.
Grzeskowiak said the stu-
dents’ actions were not dis-
cussed before the walkout with
school staff or approved by
him or the district.
He added that the event was
low key and students returned
to class in about 20 minutes.
“The students do have a
right to free speech and to
peacefully assemble, but the
district does not condone the
disruption of instructional
activities. District staff cannot
physically intercede to inhibit
the rights of students,”
Grzeskowiak said. “The stu-
dents did not present notice to
administration of their partici-
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Grant is confident that the
process put in place by OCHS,
after extensive consultations
with the ODJ, is being adhered
to.
“Everything is proceeding as
outlined in the letter sent to
members last month,” Grant
said. “We have received applica-
tions from candidates for the
board and they are in the process
of being reviewed. We expect
ballots to go out towards the end
of this month.”
The vote for new directors
will end a period of dissent
between members of the group
and the previously seated board.
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pation in today’s event.
“The student event was
more or less spontaneous.
Students had heard about it on
the news, and from other social
media outlets that it was hap-
pening, but it did not appear as
anything was specifically
organized by the students.”
Overall, about 70 students
from Siuslaw High School par-
ticipated in the event.
Engagement by students
from Siuslaw Middle School
was significantly higher that
from the high school. Some
middle school students chanted
“No more Guns” as they
walked the short distance north
to the high school.
Siuslaw Middle School
Principal Andy Marohl walked
with his students to monitor the
situation as it was underway.
“On March 14, many stu-
dents from Siuslaw Middle
School participated in a
demonstration against gun vio-
lence in schools. Students were
exercising
their
First
Amendment rights to demon-
strate against a social justice
issue that they feel strongly
about,” Marohl said. “As a
building administrator, I would
never encourage students or
help organize students to walk
out of school during instruc-
bers were not acted upon by the
previous board and were than
forwarded to the ODJ by dis-
gruntled humane society mem-
bers and volunteers.
An inquiry was undertaken by
the ODJ last fall as it requested
financial and administrative doc-
uments be presented for review.
Grant and her staff’s findings
concluded that there were unac-
ceptable irregularities in the
manner in which OCHS had
been conducting its board elec-
tions, so changes were suggest-
ed.
The OCHS board accepted the
recommendations, and the nomi-
nation and election of a new
board is now underway. The first
step, submission of Candidate
Forms, has been completed.
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tional time. However, I will
respect their right peaceably
assemble and I walked with
them to the high school to help
ensure their safety as they
marched.”
He thanked the FPD for their
help in ensuring students’ safe-
ty.
Siuslaw students gathered in
front of the high school for
about 17 minutes, standing in
silence, and then quietly
returned to school.
The Wall Street Journal
reported Thursday that over 1
million students, from more
than 3,000 schools, took part in
the National School Walkout.
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paign are still available
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Assembly of God, located in
Florence.
“We’re hoping to help peo-
ple with rent and utilities, just
an emergency kind of assis-
tance,” Leighton said.
Donations for 2016 totaled
approximately $14,000 — and
were dwarfed by the 2017
totals, so SA is looking for
assistance in finding worthy
causes for the money.
“Because of the magnitude
of the money that’s here, I
want people involved locally,”
Leighton said. “I want people
who know what’s going on,
people who have ideas. There
are just a myriad of ways to
help.”
SA is hoping for up to 15
individuals to be a part of the
committee, which plans to
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“It’s important that the com-
munity gets involved in this,”
Leighton said. “They gave us
the money. Now help us spend
it.”
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the
committee,
contact
Leighton at debi.leighton@
usu.salvationarmy.org or by
calling 541-892-2723.
The Cross Road Assembly
Church, which currently holds
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