Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell

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Students abuse
school building
Bj- D4fla Foot
LowcU hi« Keen tttuataj w iu present
locatioo tw tboul 25 yean anU
lime hat aba iu ttU on the building.
b» why Un'i anything being dote to
return the physical condition tack to
iu origin*] %txai?
Wev an. I tear ha cud hirrtrails
tn Iwscn, light bultu to burn out,
tui tiles to faJ, but mUuie and vandausxn
hive depleted tie money allotted
to ftx thoe things.
Many problems. Mich a* broken
doon end windos*. need to be fixed
bttrwiiaCy ftrscctirity reuom. but
other necessities, vii as dcaninp the
boMtf, are ncglfctcd becauv or
M*oy things hive also raalfm-c*
tioncrf ba ha*? act been repaired.
Freshman SaniyLcigh Webiter-
Wocg tta.ed, "I :htnk Uut Lowell ti
" Jo need of some serious repairs. I've
noticed many water fouc^ains not
woriusg nut hrai not going oo when
h'* wanted bat fcoing on when it
pablcm is misuse. The
jcrioua eiample it the
mortem. Mary stjdenti do not
b«J** u dan up alter themselves
«al csnr uauaiury conditions and
phasbiag pcoMons.
r-rindpu Alan Fibtsh ccrorocMed.
"The gab flndi sanitary riplirtt
down &« uilcu instead of puttin;
n*m la the. itt* between the sutfs.
j*[Wi Btftac Fttotog »oikt paper or
.Qiper tovtls in tLs sink u another
F**** K PrcKtpal Gloria
V cm get tU
** P P
f ferctorc. u awxhet
;ggf«. Fftuh staled. "Misuw U
^•tlnto the cafeteria and pulling
ggS*? fc° tbe counyani. Then.
« pwpwcMB, the chair tails
Mfimfa."
artists ignore Fibish's warning
minor, HK'h u picture* drawn on a
desk, or nv/nr. wch as graffiti wiit •
ten oa the walk.
Desk guffiti U not uiuilv conlidcred
vandalism because it can be
eaitly e'eaned, but uxnciime* it
more serious than pen matks. Junior
Paay lo-* pointed out, "Many of the
desk* are coned up and «** hud to
write properly."
Defective lockers arc another:
of vandalism. Sophomore Giru
complained. "1 could have ni_
on the iccond floor instead of in Uie
back of the auditorium if they fixed
lornc of the lockrrs. but inueatl
they're used for garbac.
Vandaltim has alto c*uwJ many
ceiling panels and lighting future*
around roonu 238 and iS^ to be
rciuiiig. Fibish explained. "Ceiling
tiles get ouihcd out cf the way. Then
undents jump up and honr on tu the
fixtuies. The fixturn break and fdtl.
When they arc brokui, it it cheaper
to replace them with a ceiling ttlc 'j
in put in a tew fixture."
The major vandjUun problem U
graffiti anwnd the building. The
situation is Selling won* and tcotc
cxrensivt. Recently. Fibuh amuvneed
that hr would gi« a reward to the
student who identifies the penon or
[icnos* who wn*e. "Hi Jennifer"
anJ other phnocs on the outside wall.
On (XuJho arc writing
here are alto at BaJtoa High School,
writing en mailboxes in the Sunset
District, 011 buse* and in (he Foretl
Hill Station." Fihiih aflgrly commemed.
Lowell has been rcccnJy hit with
what Fibish refcrv fir was S71.4M.
Thus fat this year, from Julv I
through September 23. the SFUSD
has ipent 537^64 to reuwve the unslghJy
graffiti.
Along with the iforciewwocJ remnval
cou*. there are the repnuuing
cnts that must be fin-m il. Decutse
of recurring graffiti, thv. *fi jty of the
paint work b reduced, and painting
must be done more often than would
othrrwuc be necessary.
Having been unable to find a solution
to the problem, Fibish decided
to offer "a highly coveted award" to
the studrnt who could provide infjfnutinn
leading to the arrest and conviction
of the vuiprit or culpriu.
The rcw-oru frt ihc Uudenl is that
he or she will be able to KheJuk hit
or her classes fint Cor their remaining
semesters at Lowell.
Student* have hecr* urged to be on
the look-out for gralfili onut« at wock
ark! to report any su'picMius looking
Miuatinm directly to Fibish. the
dcom. or any nlicr faculty memrtcr.
FibLJi tltwribcs the whole *inufion
s« "embarnuiinj" and a "terrible
waste of money."
"We may have to spend up to
$100,000 it yew to remove jra/fiti.
This money could haw. been added
to the tibnuy furd or used to hfae
nn u\,"
recalls Fonunillo. •They told Jean
»hc had pretty hair. jnU ion of leaned
toward u« u if tliey wrre I*x>ling
for nomething."
Fontaaiilo U*rn decided it was time
to go and itooJ up to w*it for Poco
to gather her belonging*. At thit
point, one of the men poimed to her
netVlacc, aikcd if the really needed
it. anJ then sna*chcd it from her neck.
"1 vat so ? " uij Fw»lanillo.
"I jtitr Mid, *Cnc it back!"
tally forcefully, and tried to grab i:
out of hi* fiu. I screamed. 'WTLJI'I
the matter with you?' and for tome
reawjn he loowmcd ^i gra«p. ] I
/>* my nrckltw K K "
Ewoki see
Frsni there, the g»U wtnl t ^
10 principal Aim FiHi*h. anl nrportnl
the then.
Dr. Fihiih «erj fiKxball coach and
hall side Bill Tuuumrpo 30! Dean
J^mci Thonut t>ul m search for the
ynunc. men. A f>!w minutc\ latrr.
I-1 huh armed ai tltc faculty parking
iirt to find TutaMm^to, fhiKna^, the
twii lhic%c%. and n patrol car.
WHJI hod luppcnnl *»a* that t'»e
cjr the >otmg men had hecndnvir.y
hod K*cun iu ti%ctheot. anJ the)
dnnc 11 miu the faculty lot to wait for
the engine to cool down.
At ihe ume time, wm: p»Ii.emcn
•n a pacing patrol car mxiced the
young moles uanding by a car with
a raided hood, and went over 10 investigate.
Just then. Tut3KM.)pu ^nd
Thomas arrived on the Kcnc followed
by Fibish, and finally the two
girl*, uhu identified the thief.
Up»»n further in volition, the
police found three more foM chaim
in the glove compartment of the
overheated car. One male was arrested
and chargcO with larceny, and
a* Fibitfc put it. "Jruticc was serv-
ed."
Fibish then proceeded to ouL« M
announcement