To receive a copy, please contact Trish. They will be having some focus groups of kids review them, then they want to host a train the trainers workshop, then actually train staff to use these books. They need a person to chair the training aspect of this project and again Victoria said she would be willing to chair this committee, so she was accepted. Trish will contact Victoria with details. Proposed Projects-no other project were proposed at this time.
Ideas are welcome.
If you are able to help, please contact Brian. Our discussion centered around the fact that zero tolerance is not working and has created some grossly unfair cases. We think we should start collecting stories about what is happening around the state with zero-tolerance policies. I will create a list serve to collect these stories as well as other juvenile law issues. If this list-serve is active, we can create a committee to compile, edit and publish these stories for distribution with the upcoming legislative session.