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News roundup: Jackson Elementary gets a new principal

By Philip Anselmo

From the Daily News (Tuesday):

  • Batavia's Board of Education appointed Shawn M. Clark as principal of Jackson Elementary School last night. Clark will begin July 1 at a salary of $80,000. For a short bio of Clark, see the article by Joanne Beck.
  • At the same meeting, the board also looked at switching from paper agendas to a digital version accessed via laptop computers. The decision is still some time out, but the change could save about 200 pages per board member per meeting if it goes through.
  • Reporter Scott DeSmit writes that Rochester resident "Anthony E. Sloan, 46, pleaded guilty to two counts of using the Internet to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual conduct. The conviction carries a manadatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison." Sloan was one of four men indicted for becoming involved over the Internet with the same 15-year-old boy from Genesee County, "who investigators said actively searched for adult men on an Internet Web site."
  • With a little help from the clubs of Batavia's Mike Spiotta, the Section 5 golf team took home the state title, beating Section 11 by 14 strokes. It's the first title for the section in 31 years. Congratulations!

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