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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1976
Page
1
A State Board of Education hearing on unifying Kern County schools was canceled by a restraining order from Kern County Superior Court Judge J. Kelly Steele. The order blocks discussion of a state proposal and postpones adoption of the plan.
The State Board of Education criticized Kern County and the County Committee on School District Organization for delaying action on unification. Dr. John Revell reported at the San Diego meeting that most districts were not notified and that only those in the Schools Legal Service of Kern County were invited to participate. He said the injunction last minute angered Kern reps who traveled to testify, and urged Shafter residents to support a local plan. The board next meets October 14–15 with expectations unification returns to the November K-12 agenda.
Season tickets for Shafter High School home football are available priced at 11.25 for a five game plan. Individual adult admission is 2.00 and 0.50 for student body card holders or accompanying elementary students. Improvements include dust control asphalt at gates and a front track fence.
Shafter City Council discussed widening Nickel Street amid complaints about parked cars and failing sightlines. Public Works and zoning officers debated right of way, travel width, and moving poles while residents criticized new houses in the area. The panel also denied a revival in Hudson Parkette and advanced a bingo study.
The Shafter Community Health Center starts Tuesday hours from 2 30 to 9 p m for women including family planning and prenatal care at 541 James Street downtown. Appointments available by calling Bakersfield at 1 323 6086. Funded by federal and state governments.
Dr. Harry E. Blair asserts state officials lack authority to impose district unification and election requirements. He argues the boundary changes would not improve education quality, threaten local governance, and shift rising costs to local taxpayers.
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