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9mmn Iirr oi nnri THE HERALD SATURDAY APRIL 6 1996 FlA 'H Fifth-graders made buss school let them ride Man lay dead in condo for IV2 years unnoticed Atlantis students Ashley and David can still go but only if their parents take them and pay for their motel tors do not believe that Sircus was the victim of a crime By TRISH POWER And FRANK FERNANDEZ Herald Staff Writers But the pair and their parents are fighting back with a lawsuit filed Thursday on their behalf by the American Civil Liberties Union The suit asks a judge to overrule the decision to bump them from the trip Even though dead Sircus an oral surgeon was paying his bills Because he traveled he had arranged to have his bank pay his mortgage condominium association fees electric and other bills Because he was preparing for a trip just before he died he had asked the Postal Service to hold his mail police said No one had seen Dr Sidney Sircus in more than a year Lauderhill police discovered whv when they found the mummified body of the 72-year-old retired physician in his apartment An autopsy Wednesday determined that he died of heart dis Associated Press PORT ST JOHN- Well apparently they call it puppy love at Atlantis Elementary School In fact kissing and telling at Atlantis has left two 11-year-old fifth-graders sunk deeper than the mythical namesake Atlantis Principal Vicki Mace punished Ashley Burdick and David Cruz after they were caught attempting a corridor caress March 18 and admitted kissing twice before on March 14 and March 15 Mace gave them a one-day in-school suspension They were then barred from riding to Tallahassee next Tuesday with the choral group and from staying in motel rooms paid for with money raised by The suit which names Mace and three teachers seeks unspecified damages and a reimbursement for legal expenses The children it alleges had their constitutional rights violated and suffered emotional and psychological trauma Associated Press not School officials would comment on the lawsuit KIDS: Ashley Burdick and David Cruz were punished ease Nobody had missed him apparently not even his son who lives in the same complex The Garden Lakes of Inverrary police said Sircus traveled often and socialized little with his neighbors so no one checked on him in Apt 308 at 3280 Spanish Moss Ter police said But this week a resident in the apartment below com- filained that water was leaking rom the apartment Police were called Wednesday when the building superintendent could not get in to check the leak Officers found partially mummified body still clutching a newspaper from October 1994 near the front door The condominium air conditioner was running and probably had been for 18 months police said Investiga- Police said Sidney son Dean Sircus who lives in the same complex was estranged from his father Dean Sircus could not be reached for comment Sidney Sircus had another son who could not be reached Sidney Sircus who once had been taken into custody for psychiatric evaluation police said traveled around the world His apartment looked like a museum with its paintings carvings and colorful Caribbean masks A collection of ball caps was tacked on the wall in the entryway Large stuffed animals bears giraffes monkeys were arranged around the dinner table as though they were enjoying a meal Had it not been for the water leaking in his bathroom no one would yet know Sidney Sircus had died Not major leaguemore important FOR THE Easter Buffet $21 95 Adults reports the scores and standings of local teams and leagues -baseball softball basketball bowling tennis roller hockey and more Complete neighborhood sports coverage how we play the game $12c1iadren4-12 FREE Children under 4 Parade on over for an egg-ceptional Easter Buffet 1 1:00 am to 2:30 pm Indulge in a sensational selection -jr of tasty treats such as SbcdirmnuHcraft Omelettes Fruit Topped baffles Mahi Mahi with Lobster Sauce Paella Carved Leg of Lamb and Smoked Ham plus Salads Fresh Fruits Vegetables Cheeses Smoked Salmon and Champagne To top it all off hep on over to our delectable dessert buffet where find your favorite IHT Homemade Cakes Pies Cheesecakes and more! 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