Faculty Backs Black Demands

I The Pioneer High School faculty yesterday endorsed the original six demands of Pioneer black students presented Wednesday and voted to support an "open campus" at the school. An open campus would permit students to leave Ithe school during lunch hour in automobiles with their parents' permission. Such a policy was reIcently instituted at Huron High School, and has Ibeen requested by many Pioneer students. The original six demands oí the black students lare: -More black counselors, teachers and coaches. -Black entertainment at after-game dances. -Black history to be taught by qualified teachers. -Intégrate all classes so that the atmosphere will be better for learning for black students. - An education that teaches "us our own true role ih Arnerican society." -Revise the Bi-Racial Committee. Pioneer Principal Theodore R. Rokicki told the faculty during ths meeting he is "personally committed to extend all due efforts" in meeting eight goals to better the situation oí the black students at Pioneer High. Regarding a new black demand presented yesterday - that counselor Robert L. Sloan should be fired for reasons based on racial discrimination - Rokicki said all students who have grievances against Sloan will be asked to present them through the school's regular grievance procedure. Rokicki said he is committed to the following goals : 1) "A revisión in our guidance and counseling system to incorpórate one black counselor at each grade level. Also needed is a scholarship or college counselor who is black." 2) "As a minimum goal, there should be a search for two black teachers ior every department of the school as expansión dictates and as staff vacancies occur. If at all possible, black students should have an opportunity to meet with potential black staff members." 3) "Expansión of our athletic coaching staff . . . New coaches added should be black, namely in the áreas of football, basketball, wrestling, baseball and track." 4) "Black history should be expanded to a twosemester course . . . to include at least llth and 12th graders. I also recommend that such a class be given consideration as an acceptable substitute for American history in our list of graduation requirements. I further recommend that teachers selected to teach black history be 'qualified' by attending appropriate black studies programs at such linstitutions as Wayne State University and Emory lUniversity." (Black . history is presently a oneIsemester course for seniors only.) 5) "Music at after-game dances on a one-third Iblack, one-third white, one-third other basis. The Idirectór of these dances assures me that such a principie could be put into operation immediately." 6) "Integrated classes, that is, placing at least two black students in each of the required classes of English, social studies and sciences." 7) "A review by each department to insure that the role of the black American is part of each I course of study. 8) "Enforcing discipline policies on a fair, obnective basis. Students should not be suspended for suspicion. ..."