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WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Of THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE IS WHOLLY DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE EDUCATION STANDARDS AND ACHIEVEMENT IN ALL OF THE SCHOOLS OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE AND HAVE ESTABLISHED THIS GOAL AS THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE FOR THE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, AND, WHEREAS, IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES SOME TIME AGO THAT A DEVELOPING CHANGE IN RESIDENTI, AL' PATTERNS WAS CREATING A DEGREE OF ENROLLMENT OF CULTURALLY DEPRIVED PUPILS IN VENABLE SCHOOL WHICH COULD IMPOSE A BURDEN OF THIS SCHOOL OF SUEFICIENT GRAVITY TO AFFECT ADVERSELY THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE HIGHEST EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS~ AND~ WHEREAS, CLOSE OBSERVATION OF THE DEVELOPING ENROLLMENT PATTERN AT VENABLE SCHOOL DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR ~966-67 MADE IT CLEARLY OBVIOUS THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION HAD TO BE TAKEN TO PERMIT A CONTINUATION OF THE HIGH STANDARDS OF THAT SCHOOL~ AND, WHEREAS, THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION WITH THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD MADE AN INTENSI'VE STUDY OF STEPS TO BE TAKEN TO PERMIT THE MAINTENANCE OF THE HIGH STANDARDS OF THAT SCHOOL, AS A RESULT OF WHICH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS PROPOSED A DETAILED PLAN FOR VENABLE SCHOOL FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF THE STAFF AND CURRICULUH OF VENABLE SCHOOL, WHICH PLAN NCLUDED AMONG OTHER STEPS THE EMPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL REMEDIAL TEACHERS, THE PROVISION OF EXTRA GUIDANCE AND TESTING PERSONNEL, THE PROVISION OF A LOWER PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO, AND THE STRENGTH- ENING OF THE ANCILLARY SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SCHOOL, WHICH PLAN, AFTER CAREFUL REVIEW BY THE SCHOOL BOARD~ WAS APPROVED, AND~ WHEREAS, A PART OF THE PLAN TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN VENABLE SCHOOL INVOLVED THE TRANSFER OF PUPILS WHOSE FAMILIES WERE AGREEABLE TO SUCH TRANSFER FROM VENABLE SCHOOL TO GREENBRIER SCHOOL~ IN AN EFFORT TO CHANGE BENEFICIALLY THE ENROLLHENT PATTERN IN THE VENABLE SCHOOL WITHOUT IMPOSING ANY UNDUE BURDEN ON THE GREENBRIER SCHOOL~ THOSE PUPILS BEING ~RANSFERRED BEING ESSENTIALLY FROM ONE GEOGRAP-HIC AREA, FROM FAMILY UNITS RATHER THAN AS INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS~ FOR TRANSFER TO GRADES tN GREENBRIER WHERE ROOM WAS A~AILABLE~ IT BEING THE STRONG HOPE OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION THAT THESE PUPILS COULD BE TRANSPORTED TO GREENBRIER WITHOUT COST TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, AND~ WHEREAS, THE BEST EFFORTS OF THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION FOR PUPILS FROM VENABLE SCHOOL TO GREEN- BRIER SCHOOL WITHOUT COST TO THE SCHOOL BOARD~ IN SPITE OF EXPLORATION OF ALL AVENUES TO THIS END KNOWN TO THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION AND TO THE SCHOOL BOARD~ AND, WHEREAS, AFTER FURTHER DETAILED CONSIDERATION IT WAS THE CONCLUSION OF THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES THAT IT IS EDUCATIONALLY HIGHLY DESIRABLE TO TRANSPORT THESE G1 PUPILS TO THE GREENBRIER SCHOOL UNTIL SUCH TIME AS REDISTRICTING OF ATTENDANCE AREAS, THE EFFECTS OF THE SPECIAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM UNDERTAKEN AT VENABLE~ AND THE BRINGING INTO THE SYSTEM OF THE NEW SCHOOLS~ WHEN THESE AND OTHER FACTORS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING WHAT COURSE THEN TO FOLLOW7 AND~ WHEREAS, THE MATTER OF THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORTATION BY THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR CHILDREN SPECIALLY SITUATED AND SUBJECT TO SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN FROM TIME TO TIME IN OTHER SCHOOL DIVISIONS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA WHICH DID NOT PROVIDE SCHOOL BUS TRANSPORTATION OR TRANSPORTATION AT PUBLIC EXPENSE FOR ALL THE PUPILS OF THOSE SCHOOL DIVISIONS~ AND~