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9 49. CATHY CARROLL , parent and volunteer at the Grady Brown School, spoke of the need for increased pay for the bus drivers and the need for teacher aides in the fourth and fifth grades. The teachers are overburden with paperwork. As a taxpayer, she supports the need for an increased budget. 50. MIKE CRANE , parent of a handicapped child at Grady Brown, noted that his family came to the area because of the services available. He supported the request for additional teacher aides for the multiple handicapped children stating there is a need for additional teachers and teacher aides in the handicapped program. He has fought for six years to get his son into the program. 51. JEANETTE JONES , parent of two children, President of the Orange County Parents with Special Needs, and an Orange County "underpaid" bus driver, spoke about the total budget request and asked that it be the number one priority of the Commissioners. Without the quality teachers and staff, there will be no quality education for those presently attending school or those who will attend in the future. She asked that the school budget be passed as requested and not to accept the County Manager's "hatchet" budget as presented. 52 . NORMAN HAITHCOCK , member of the Orange County School Board, spoke on behalf of all the children in Orange County. He stated that it must be recognized that we live in a society where there are handicapped children and children with special needs and a desire to participate in extracurricular activities. He spoke in favor of the pay-as-you-go plan and asked that the Board consider a three cent increase in the property tax to be placed in a school fund with the interest given to the schools to help pay in advance for the buildings that are needed for the future. The school budget affects every person in Orange County. He asked that the budget be approved as presented by the School Board. 53 . PEG PARKER , teacher aide, spoke in favor of the salary supplement for the Chapel Hill-Carrboro classified employees. She listed the adult contacts that a student may interact with during the day. She talked about the poor pay and how difficult it is to feel good about yourself with the little pay received. It is hard to have respect for yourself and help others develop the same when the pay just covers the essentials of living. She indicated that the classified employees have high standards and asked that the Board do all they can to insure that these employees stay with the system to give the students the obvious benefits of continuity in their daily multiple adult contacts.