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05/22/2008
Permission Given To Stabilize Mall Site
WESLEY CHAPEL - The developers of Cypress Creek Town Center have been cleared to do additional earthwork on their mothballed mall site, but only to prevent flooding should the site be hit with heavy rainfall this summer. "They're not authorized to do any more work than what it would take to get that site stabilized," said Tom Farrell, a biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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05/22/2008
5.5% Athletics Cut Would Reduce Contests
WESLEY CHAPEL - Athletics has always served as a microcosm of life for its participants. When things go awry, on or off the field, adjust and move forward. On Tuesday, Assistant Superintendent Jim Davis recommended cutting athletic programs by 5.5 percent for the 2008-09 school year to help the Pasco County School District deal with an anticipated $16 million shortfall.
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05/05/2008
Crash Kills 2 From Wesley Chapel High
WESLEY CHAPEL - Kristin Gaskin and Tabitha Pastrana were good friends and members of the Wesley Chapel High School yearbook staff. Both seniors, Gaskin, 17, and Pastrana, 18, were killed Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle, rollover crash on Interstate 75, north of State Road 54, the Florida Highway Patrol said. News of the wreck had not circulated through the school by the time students and staff left campus, Principal Andy Frelick said. "The school district's crisis team will be in here first thing in the morning."
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04/30/2008
No Charge In Pupil Mouth-Tape Allegation; District May Act
WESLEY CHAPEL - No criminal charges will be filed against a Seven Oaks Elementary School employee who reportedly taped children's mouths to discipline them, but the employee's job could be in jeopardy. The Pasco County School District is investigating the actions of a paraprofessional last week, and a recommendation is expected to be made to the school board for action at its meeting Tuesday, Assistant Superintendent Renalia DuBose said.
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04/26/2008
Mom Says Students' Mouths Taped Shut
WESLEY CHAPEL - Two employees were removed from a Seven Oaks Elementary classroom and questioned Friday amid allegations that one of them taped students' mouths shut to discipline them. "This shouldn't happen," said Tiffany Spurling, who said her daughter, MacKenzie, was one of the first-graders involved. "Something needs to be done."
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