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Dead Constitution See other Dead Constitution Articles Title: Parsippany students will defend mock trial of Bush PARSIPPANY -- The curriculum director and at least two students involved in Parsippany High School's classroom war crimes trial of President Bush will discuss the nationally publicized project at tonight's board of education meeting. High school Principal Anthony Sciaino and teacher Joseph Kyle, whose senior advanced-placement government and politics class conducted the mock tribunal, were invited but decided not to attend, board President Robert Perlett said on Wednesday. "I think they need a little rest from all this," Perlett said of the furor surrounding the tribunal, which concluded on Tuesday with no verdict being reached. Top administrators allowed the trial to proceed, following a three-hour meeting on Friday that was called in reaction to the widespread uproar, but decided that the five-teacher jury would not reach a decision in the case. Diploma switch Meanwhile, fallout from the controversy continued on Wednesday. A 1985 graduate of Parsippany High School, Jerry Behnke, sought to have his academic records transferred to Parsippany Hills High School in protest -- a request that was denied by interim schools Superintendent James Dwyer. "We don't do that,"Dwyer explained afterward. Behnke, a firefighter in Paterson who lives in Parsippany, said he searched unsuccessfully for his 21-year-old diploma before visiting the K-12 district's central office and meeting with Dwyer. "I wanted to go up there and give back the diploma," he said. Also on Wednesday, a rumored demonstration at the high school by up to 1,000 protesters from a conservative group calling itself American Protest never materialized, Dwyer said. Township Police Sgt. Yvonne Christiano said a patrol car had been assigned to the high school's parking lot since the tribunal first garnered attention last week, but that no incidents had been reported. Some support Amid the criticism, including a resolution from the county freeholders condemning the project, Kyle and the class project were drawing some support on Wednesday. Ann Kelsey of Hanover, who helped run four Army libraries in Vietnam in 1969 and 1970, defended the mock tribunal as a worthy academic exercise. Kelsey, who discusses the role of women in Vietnam in visits to high schools, said she likes to tell students "to think about what they are told and learn as much as they can." "It is so important for this country to have citizens who think, and too many can't," said Kelsey, associate director of the learning resource center at County College of Morris. Tonight's meeting Tonight's meeting at Brooklawn Middle School will begin at 7 with a student awards presentation. Perlett said the project overview by Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum Kathleen Sleezer, followed by comments from two or more students, will begin at approximately 7:30 p.m. Board members will ask questions "just as we would with an educational presentation," Perlett said. An opportunity for the public to comment on the matter is scheduled for later in the meeting, following a budget presentation and other issues. But Perlett said the board might consider moving the comment segment up if enough people want to speak. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 1.
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