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It is November, and FLASHINGS has yet to publish a single issue so far this year. In addition, a new Letter on Intent has been proposed, which, if accepted, will destroy the first-amendment protection of Freeport High School students. In a meeting with Editor-in-chief Adam Gaffney, Dr. Northover rejected the Statement of Intent, the procedures by which FLASHINGS has been governed since 1969, and that guarantees its status as a free press. In addition, on the day of the first staff meeting, Dr. Northover told the advisor of FLASHINGS for the last 30 years, Mr. Ira J. Schildkraut, that he was not the advisor and that the meeting later that day had to be canceled. This occured early in September, and FLASHINGS still has no advisor, despite the fact that the school board was informed of the event at its first action meeting of the year. Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Dr. Anthony Ciaglia proposed a Letter of Intent to the school board on the November 3 planning meeting which will completely destroy FLASHINGS' status as a free forum for the students and will eliminate the first-amendment protection of the students of Freeport High School.
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