THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, April 28, 1996 TAG: 9604260187
SECTION: VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON PAGE: 03 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 49 lines
Stuart Gordon, one of the candidate's for the School Board's at-large, four-year seats, got some good news and some bad news at a campaign event recently.
The good news: A woman came up to the retired attorney and told him she was going to vote for him because he had handled her divorce.
On the way home, Gordon said, he related the story to his wife and wondered how many votes he might get from former clients.
That's when his wife gave him the bad news: She was introduced to a man who said: ``I'm sure not going to vote for your husband. He was my wife's lawyer in our divorce!''
- Mary Reid Barrow
Dealing with troubled kids
Claude ``Okie'' Thompson's concern about how schools are dealing with troubled students grew from a family experience.
The candidate for a two-year, at-large seat on the School Board became interested in what he sees as an issue after one of his grandchildren was pushed down on the playground by another student at school. Thompson wants to know what the school system is doing to address the problems of kids from dysfunctional families.
Children who exhibit anti-social behavior may need special attention, Thompson said.
``Is there a technique to handle them at a young enough age?'' If not dealt with early enough, the aggressive behavior of these children only gets worse, he said.
- Nancy Lewis
Door-to-door campaigning
Some Kempsville residents can expect a knock on their door this week from Michael Moore, candidate for the School Board's at-large, two-year seat.
Moore is taking the week off from his job with the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Service Unit to do a little door-to-door campaigning in his neighborhood.
Attendance has been so low at candidate forums, Moore said, that knocking on doors is one way to get the word out about his campaign.
- Mary Reid Barrow by CNB