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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 4A L FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS Bund»y, April 12, IMS FIREARMS from 1A more inches, straight-edge razors, stun guns or tasers, spring sticks, metal knuckles, blackjacks, fighting chains or flailing instruments like a nun chuck. Under school policy, a student found to be in possession of a weapon must also be turned over to a school tribunal of three principals or assistant principals who decide whether the stu dent may continue to attend school. According to tribunal records, from July of 1997 through the end of last month, tribunal hearings had been held relating to four knives in ' violation of Georgia law one each from North Forsyth High, Forsyth Central High, South Forsyth High and Otwell Middle School. School system policy goes beyond state law Jn banning knives of all blade lengths. Two tri bunals have been held this year for policy-viola tion knives, including one from Forsyth Central High and one from South Forsyth High. One razor blade was found at Forsyth Central High, and brass knuckles were discov ered at North Forsyth High. Adams says parents should not be mislead by the tribunal report, as in some instances one student may have been found in possession of 'more than one weapon. Therefore, each weapon listed does not necessarily represent a separate incident. ?' In addition, he points out that while a small -pocket knife does not violate Georgia law, it does violate school policy and may represent a > violation in that category. What’s more, he says the schools where weapons were discovered this year may have had none discovered this year, indicating the statistics could easily be very different for the same school next year. No student from South Forsyth Middle School, for example, has been brought before a tribunal so far this school year, but the previous year, that school had the highest number of tri- Zoning applications According to the Forsyth County Planning Commission, the follow ing are zoning applications sched uled for the April 28 meeting at 6:30 p.m. ZA#: 2198 Zone From: VC To: R 3 Purpose: Condos & New Fee Simple Town Homes Location: end of South Shore Circle and Lane Applicant: Deep Cove, Inc. Street Address: 3335 Cherry Oak .Lane, Cumming, Ga. 30041 Phone: (770) 887-7761 Emory Lipscomb ZA#: 2207 Zone From: Al/Rl To: CBD Purpose: Extension of current CBD zoned property known as “The Paddocks” Location: (SR 141) Peachtree Pkwy & Vaughan Road Applicant: White Repair & Contracting Co., Inc. Street Address: 4708 South Old Peachtree Road, Norcross, Ga. 30071 Phone: (770) 887-7761 Emory Lipscomb ZA#: 2205 Zone From: Al To: R2R Purpose: Single Family Residential Restricted Subdivision Location: James Burgess Road Applicant: Denicke Land Co. Street Address: 4474 Heathfield Trace, Suwanee, Ga. 30024 Phone: (770)614-5733 ZA#: 2212 Zone From: Al To: M1 Purpose: Office and Warehouse Park Location: Stoney Point Road Applicant: Wayne F. On Street Address: 8215 Roswell Road Building 300, Atlanta, Ga. Dr. SWplwr Fithm D.C. Hwy. 369 & Hwy. 306 Specializing In Tough Cases and Second Opinions By Appointment : 886-0007 bunal violations overall of any other school. Tribunal figures overall include incidents of ille gal and legal drug possession as well as fighting or other battery. Once a weapons violation reaches a tribunal, where evidence of the student’s guilt or inno cence is presented, administrators have discre tion in determining whether the student should be punished by long-term suspension or expul sion. Currently, if administrators find the student who brought the weapon had no intention of doing harm, a tribunal could decide not to remove the student from school. Under zero tolerance, administrators wouldn’t be allowed to use discretion, but instead would be required to punish the student regardless of mitigating factors. The only exception under zero tolerance would be for students with learning disabilities who attend special education classes. Adams says federal law prohibits schools receiving fed eral assistance from refusing to provide services to those students, even if they have brought a gun to school. (Note: Several area school systems have adopted zero tolerance policies, signaling strongly to students and parents that weapons are not tolerated at school, but many schools have also made headlines in recent years when they encountered problems with the policy. In an upcoming edition of the Forsyth County News, we’ll talk to some of those school systems about the pros and cons of the policy. Also in an upcoming edition, because princi pals are not required to send students to tri bunals for drug possession or fighting offenses, tribunal records are not representative of those incidents throughout the schools. The Forsyth County News will attempt to obtain those records from individual schools for an upcom ing report.) 30350 Phone: (770) 396-6080 ZA#: 2213 Zone From: Al To: CBD Purpose: Boat Storage Location: Little Mill Road Applicant: Lewis Crowe Street Address: 7650 Jot’em Down Road, Gainesville, Ga. 30506 Phone: (770) 887-2410 ZA#: 2214 Zone From: VCR To:CBD Purpose: Office and Retail Sales Location: Pilgrim Mill Road & Impala Drive Applicant: David T. Smith Street Address: 2440 Pilgrim Mill Road, Cumming, Ga. 30041 Phone: (770) 844-7930 ZA#: 2215 Zone From: RIR To: Al Purpose: to combine in with adjoining property for access to Dunroven Way Location: Dunroven Way Applicant: Jane L. 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Io * ► o ► AUTHENTIC MEXICAN FOOD O o^ Live Music Sat 6-10:30 I , qJ* Mon-Thun 11-10 pm Sat 12-11 pm r mi wwoacMtxr can* accamo Fri 11-llpm Sun 12-lOpm Rd, Ste 204A * Cummin; *(770) 886-9927 North N.E., Atlanta, Ga. 30329- 1022 Phone: (404) 325-0781 ZA#: 2216 Zone From: Al To: R2R Purpose: Single Family Residential Restricted Subdivision Location: Holtzclaw Road Applicant: T. R. Reece Street Address: 1930 Hughes Drive, Cumming, Ga. 30040 Phone: (770) 781-4100 Tim Hamil ZA#: 2218 Zone From: Al To: NS Purpose: Office, Antiques & Community Gatherings Location: Bannister Road & Namon Wallace Road Applicant: Paul J. McGruder/Phill Bettis Street Address: PO Box 244, Cumming, Ga. 30028 Phone: (770)887-3162 ZA#: 2219 Zone From: Al To: CBD Candidate qualifying begins April 27 Qualifying for the July 21 General Election Primary will be open Monday, April 27 from 9 a.m. through noon on Friday, May 1. Two posts on the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners and two district seats on the Forsyth County Board of Education will be up for election. Commission Post 1, current ly held by John Kieffer, who has announced plans to seek re-election. Task force to find better ways to predict weather The newly-created Governor’s Task Force on Warning and Communications began work recently charged by Gov. Zell Miller with finding better ways to predict severe weather and warn the public of impending threats. Gov. Miller announced plans for the Task Force in the wake of the March 20 tornado which roared through Hall and White County, leaving 13 people dead and nearly 100 injured, and doing millions of dollars in damage to homes, farms, and schools. The multi-agency Task Force will review the current system that pre dicts severe weather and determine its strengths and weaknesses. It will also examine how weather warnings are disseminated, and determine the strengths and weak nesses of the warning system. After reporting to the Governor on Purpose: Office for Landscaping Business Location: McGinnis Ferry Road Applicant: Scott M. Bremus/Phill Bettis Street Address: PO Box 244 City: Cumming, Ga. 30028 Phone #: (770) 887-3162 ZA#: 2220 Zone From: A2 To: R2R Purpose: Single Family Residential Restricted Subdivision Location: Hubert Martin Road Applicant: Mock/ Ghattas/ Litchfield q/tereaster Sfllß ' MV J. 41 > dot irfb Not valid with any othar offar Soma styles ara excluded due to manufacturer's limitation e RACK ROOM SHOES THE WORLD OF NAME BRAND SHOES Lakeland Plaza Shopping Ctr. (770) 887-0621 * 11 and Commissioner Post 2, held by Lamar Suddeth, who has not formal ly announced his intention to run again, will be filled by election. The board of education seats up for election are those currently held by Ben Benson, District 1, and Sherry Sagemiller, District 2. According to Normajean Kieffer, any Democratic Party candidate seek ing to qualify to seek election may its findings, the Task Force will develop a plan for implementing and funding proposed improve ments. The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) will be responsible for managing the The goal of this Task Force is to save lives. day-to-day operations of the Task Force and for developing its reports. The panel's first report, on its findings and recommendations, will be submitted to the Governor by June 1. An implementation plan will be submitted July 1. Street Address: PO Box 1101, Cumming, Ga. 30028 Phone: (770) 889-1588 ZA#: 2221 Zone From: Al To: CBD Purpose: Commercial. Retail & Office Location: (SR 306) Keith Bridge Road Applicant: Omni Developments, Inc. Street Address: PO Box 11836 City: Atlanta, Ga. 30355 Phone: (770) 887-7761 Emory Lipscomb ZA#: 2222 qualify from April 27-30 by appoint ment by calling (770) 889-3155 or in person on Friday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Forsyth County Administration Building. Gary Smith, Forsyth County Republican Party chairman, is coor dinating the qualifying for Republican candidates. See Wednesday’s edition for details of Republican qualifying schedule. “The goal of this Task Force is to save lives,” said GEMA Director Gary W. McConnell. “And I expect that we will see some innovative and creative ideas.” In addition to GEMA, other par ticipating agencies are: the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); the Association of County Commissioner of Georgia (ACCG); the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA); Georgia Public Television; Georgia Tech; the Georgia Departments of Administrative Services and Defense; the Hall County Emergency Management Agency; and the National Weather Service. The Task Force will also include a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, and designees from the offices of U.S. Sens. Paul Coverdell and Max Cleland, and U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal. Zone From: VC To: O&I Purpose: Child Care & Assisted Elder Care Location: Waldrip Road Applicant: Estate of Louise W. Cahoon Street Address: 9480 Waldrip Road, Gainesville, Ga. 30506 Phone: (770) 887-7761 Emory Lipscomb All applications are on file with the Forsyth County Department of Planning and Development at 110 E. Main St., Suite 100, Cumming Ga. 30040. (770) 781-2114 or FAX (770) 781-2197.