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Suspended Teacher Not At Hearing

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Day
3
Month
April
Year
1971
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Nëfther Miss Rebecoa Vanderhorst, a black teacher at Forsythe Junior High School who was suspended in February for allegedly causing teacher-student unrest, nor her attorneys and witnesses appeared at a scheduled hearing on her case yesterday, according to an Ann Arbor Public School's spokesman. Her attorney Frederick McDonald said he did not receive adequate notice of the time of hearing. "The director of employé relations will present his findings and recommendations to Miss Vanderhorst at a concluding session next 1 day," the school spokesman I said. "A complete statement I on this matter will be made to I the public after that 1 ing," the spokesman said. He I declined further comment. Miss Vanderhorst was 1 pended from her position onl Feb. 3 for allegedly "causing I student-t e a c h e r 1 standing and unrest and con-l tributing to the disruption of I a learning environment." She filed suit against thel Ann Arbor Board of 1 tion in U.S. District Court inl Detroit on March 2, allegingl she was suspended because of I her race. Miss Vanderhorst could not[ be reacheed for comment Saturday. McDonald said his office received a telegram at 10:45 a . m . stating the hearing would be at 10 a.m. McDonald said on Wednesday he h'ad indicated he would be unavailable Thursday afternoon because of previousi commitments.