The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, October 25, 1996              TAG: 9610230115
SECTION: PORTSMOUTH CURRENTS     PAGE: 12   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: Vanee Vines 
                                            LENGTH:   45 lines

SCHOOL BULLETIN BOARD

More action from last week's School Board meeting:

Issue: Traffic around Spong, Brighton elementary schools

School Board member Elizabeth Daniels again raised a concern about the lack of sidewalks in areas around Emily Spong and Brighton elementary schools, as well as traffic congestion in those areas when students are walking to and from school.

Last week, Superintendent Richard Trumble suggested that some of the students would not have to walk through areas with heavy traffic if they attended the school in their zone.

The board said it would review the criteria for zone waivers next month.

The board has discussed the idea of sending the City Council a resolution urging it to look into the construction of sidewalks in those areas.

But the board has yet to take that step.

Brighton is located at 1101 Jefferson St.; Spong is at 2200 Piedmont Ave.

At last week's meeting, activist William E. Copeland complained about the traffic situation in those areas when students are walking to school or home from school.

He also has called for the administration to place a crossing guard near Brighton.

Starting this week, a crossing guard was assigned to Brighton every afternoon, a school staffer said. Churchland High: air quality

A decision on what more should be done to address air-quality problems at Churchland High will be made next month, City Engineer Richard Hartman recently said.

The city is still discussing options, he said, declining to offer details before a final report on the matter is completed.

Hartman previously said the decision would be made this month.

In the past two years, some Churchland High students and teachers have complained about indoor air at the school.

Most of the school's ventilation-related problems were fixed last school year. The city has yet to decide what more should be done.

If city and district officials decide major repair work is needed, the work probably would not begin until the 1997-98 year, Hartman has said. by CNB