PAGE A4, KEIZERTIMES, JANUARY 22, 2021
Students say SROs should
stay, with new mission
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
Since the summer, the con-
versation around the use of
Student Resource Offi cers
(SROs) in Salem-Keizer Pub-
lic Schools (SKPS) has been a
hot-button discussion during
Salem-Keizer School Board
meetings.
Between August and No-
vember, a student-led task
force, made up of 13 high
school students in the district,
met multiple times, with the
purpose of providing student
voice and insight on the sub-
ject of SROs, including giving
a recommendation to Super-
intendent Christy Perry.
Although the group said
that they don’t want to re-
move SROs from schools,
they did advocate for a change
within the system that in-
volves accountability, rela-
tionship training, mentorship
and student engagement. The
full recommendation can be
viewed on the SKPS website.
An overview of the task
force’s recommendation was
brought before the board at
the December meeting. How-
ever, the students of the task
force joined the meeting on
Tuesday, Jan. 12 to explain
their stance and address some
of their concerns with the
board directly in regards to
how the previous meeting was
handled.
“After watching the last
board meeting, I think a lot
of us were met with some dis-
appointment. We felt like the
board and some of the public
arrived with some pre-dis-
posed opinions, and it kind
of drove the conversation in
a different direction,” McKay
student Grace Caldwell said.
“We felt like our voices were
impeded upon… It’s really
understandable that some of
you may feel angered or con-
fused by our response — it
may not have been what you
had anticipated. But we are
here today as a group to have
an honest conversation.”
North Salem student Paul
Quach explained to the board
that each decision the task
force made required consen-
sus from every member.
“We all agreed, and if we
didn’t, we always talked it out.
All of our decisions were stu-
dent-led and all decisions were
agreed upon by each and every
single member,” Quach said.
When the task force began
meeting in September, each
group member had a unique
standpoint regarding SROs in
schools based on individual
experiences.
“We didn’t want to ig-
nore these experiences that
we had, but we had to con-
sider so much more than just
that. We needed to consider
facts, information and talk to
professionals that could tell
us more about the SRO pro-
gram,” Monserrat Hernandez
Escobar said. “We needed to
maintain an open mind.”
Through the three-month
process, the task force hand
selected multiple principals,
counselors, behavior specialists
and student advocates, as well
as a pair of SROs to come and
speak to the group to not only
answer questions, but to also
allow the task force to take
a deeper dive into the topics
surrounding this issue — such
as the school-to-prison pipe-
line.
“We got a lot of informa-
tion that people don’t see ev-
eryday, and I think that is why
our opinions and our recom-
mendation is so important and
valued, the experience we had
is not what everyone else has
in everyday life,” Tiani Geb-
auer-Tinitali said. “Not all
people had the access that we
had.”
The main purpose of the
task force’s recommendation
was to improve relationships
between police and the com-
munity.
“At the end of the day, we
want to change the system and
we want to make sure SROs
have better training and better
relationships with students to
bridge the gap between fu-
ture students and law enforce-
ment,” McKay senior Janderi
Perez Alejandre said.
After the presentation from
the task force, board member
Kathy Goss offered her apol-
ogies for how the board came
across during last month’s
meeting.
“I want to start my time
with an apology of how we
made you feel and how we
did not manage to tell you or
act in a matter that made you
realize how important your
viewpoint was to us, because
it really was,” Goss said. “We
had discussed it before, but it
wasn’t as human as you put it.
And we all needed to hear it.”
Fellow board member
Danielle Bethell followed by
stating how proud she was of
the students and all the work
they put in.
“I am really proud of all of
you. I can’t imagine how big
this is for each of you because
I’m not in your age brack-
et and I am not a person of
color. But as a mom, and as a
person in this community that
was elected to this board, I
can tell you that this is one of
the biggest topics I have ever
approached that matters sig-
nifi cantly to everyone in our
school district and commu-
nity,” Bethell said. “I want to
tell you personally, thank you
so much for asking to come
to this board meeting, because
I have wanted to know who
you all are for several weeks.”
Hospice manager honored
by Spirit Mountain
Spirit Mountain recently
tapped Barb Farmer, Clinical
manager at Willamette Val-
ley Hospice, as its yeʔlan lima
(Helping Hand) award winner
for the paid management cat-
egory.
Farmer has been a clinical
manager at Willamette Valley
Hospice since 2013. Due to
her expertise in pediatric hos-
pice care throughout the years.
With 30 years of experience,
she is a known hospice expert.
During the COVID-19
pandemic, Farmer was ready
to implement safety measures
to protect patients, families
and staff. She assists with test-
ing staff for COVID-19 so that
Willamette Valley Hospice can
safely provide care at facilities.
She is passionate about mak-
ing certain every patient and
family, regardless of their abili-
ty to pay, receives high-quality
care and that every staff mem-
ber is heard.
During the challenging past
year, Farmer saw employee fa-
tigue as the hospice center was
taking care of patients dying
of COVID-19 and purchased
a massage chair for staff use
when they come to the offi ce.
During the area fi res, Farmer
personally called all staff who
potentially could be impacted.
Throughout the evacuations
of patients and some staff, she
facilitated the coordination of
patient care, even in their tem-
porary locations.
The Confederated Tribes
of Grand Ronde is commit-
ted to honoring the tribal
traditions of sharing and giv-
ing back to the community.
In 1997, in an effort to up-
hold these traditions, the tribe
formed the Spirit Mountain
Community Fund, dedicating
6% of all casino revenue to
nonprofi t organizations in an
11-county area of northwest
Oregon. Grants are awarded
in the following categories:
arts and culture, education,
environmental
protection,
health, historical preservation,
problem gaming and public
safety. Since inception, the
Community Fund awarded
$84,968,137 in grants to non-
profi t organizations.
police scanner
MONDAY, JAN. 11
7:30 a.m. - Assault reckless en-
dangering in the 300 block of
Apple Blossom Avenue NE.
7:30 a.m. - Stolen vehicle recov-
ered at the intersection of Brooks
Avenue NE and Leo Street NE.
2:45 p.m. - Assault in the 3000
block of River Road N.
5:41 p.m. - Stalking order viola-
tion in the 4000 block of Crater
Avenue N.
9:37 p.m. - Driving while sus-
pended in the 4000 block of
River Road N.
TUESDAY, JAN. 12
5:30 a.m. - Vandalism in the 5000
block of Ulali Drive.
7:01 a.m. - Criminal trespassing
in the 4000 block of River Road
N.
11:36 a.m. - Suspicious activi-
ty in the 1000 block of Chelan
Street NE.
12 p.m. - Criminal mischief in
the 4000 block of River Road N.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13
7 a.m. - Suspicious activity in the
600 block of Parkmeadow Loop
NE.
1:26 p.m. - Theft in the 500
block of Chemawa Road N.
3:45 p.m. - Disorderly conduct
in the 4000 block of River Road
N.
4:38 p.m. - Fleeing a police offi -
cer at the intersection of Brooks
Avenue NE and Alder Drive NE.
6 p.m. - Vandalism in the 600
block of Rose Park Lane NE.
11 p.m. - Restraining order vio-
lation in the 5000 block of 10th
Avenue NE.
FRIDAY, JAN. 15
12 p.m. - Arrest for resisting arrest
in the 5000 block of Newberg
Drive N.
5 p.m. - Theft from motor vehicle
in the 200 block of Churchdale
Avenue N.
11:25 p.m. - Vandalism in the 900
block of Oakwood Street NE.
SATURDAY, JAN. 16
8 a.m. - Aggravated theft in the
4000 block of Arleta Avenue NE.
SUNDAY, JAN. 17
12:10 a.m. - Driving under the
infl uence of intoxicants in the
6000 block of Keizer Station
Blvd.
MONDAY, JAN. 18
12:38 a.m. - Theft in the 1000
block of Juniper Street N.
11:46 p.m. - Suspicious activity in
the 5000 block of Klicitat Drive
NE.
2:05 p.m. - Criminal trespassing
in the 5000 block of River Road
N.
9:17 p.m. - Fleeing a police offi -
cer in the 2000 block of Broad-
way Street NE.
THURSDAY, JAN. 14
1:08 a.m. - Stolen vehicle recov-
ered at the intersection in the
100 block of Garland Way N.
2:15 a.m. - Fleeing a police of-
fi cer in the intersection of Verda
Lane NE and Chelan Street NE.
6:57 a.m. - Theft from motor ve-
hicle in the 1000 block of Can-
dlewood Drive NE.
9:28 a.m. - Vandalism in the 600
block of Apple Blossom Avenue
NE.
10:48 p.m. - Shoplifting in the
5000 block of River Road N.
7:09 p.m. - Suspicious activity
in the 7000 block of Wheatland
Road N.
10:29 p.m. - Arrest for assault in
the 5000 bock of 14th Avenue
NE.
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