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A U G U S T 1 2 ,1 9 9 8 Page A 5 Che 'fjortlanò ©bserüer PCC Board of Directors Swears in New Chair, Vice-Chair T h e P o rtlan d C o m m u n ity C o l lege B o ard o f D ire c to rs o n Ju ly 16 h anded the gavel to lo n g tim e b o ard m e m b e r a n d fo r m e r v ic e c h a ir N o rm a Je a n G e rm o n d o f L ak e O s w ego. A lso sw o rn in at th e m e etin g w as Z o n e 2 R ep re se n ta tiv e H aro ld W illiam s, w h o w ill till G e rm o n d ’s v ice c h a ir p o sitio n . H aro ld W illiam s w as e le c te d to the b o a rd in Z o n e 2, w h ich in clu d es N o rth P o r tla n d , a n d C o lu m b ia C o u n ty , in clu d in g St. H elen s and S cap p o o se, in 1991 a n d ag a in in 1995. he is cu rre n tly th e p re sid e n t o f C H 2 A A sso c ia te s, a co n su ltin g firm . W illiam s h as b een a lab o r re latio n s m a n a g e r an d eq u al e m p lo y m en t o p p o rtu n ity co o rd in a to r fo r th e S tate o f O reg o n . H e also serv ed as a ffirm ativ e a ctio n d ire c to r fo r fo rm er O reg o n G ov. B ob S traub. W illiam s is a m e m b e r o f th e B lack L ead ersh ip C o n feren ce, th e U rb an L eag u e, is p ast c h a ir o f th e co alitio n o f B lack M en , an d has se rv ed o n the b o ard o f th e O reg o n C o m m u n ity C o lle g e A s s o c ia tio n , he has b a c h e lo r’s and m a s te r’s d eg rees from P o rtlan d S tate U n iv ersity . W illiam s liv es in N o rth east P o rtlan d . T h e PC C b o ard is m ad e up o f sev en m em b ers w h o c o llectiv ely g o v ern th e c o lle g e ’s 1,500 sq u a c m ile d istrict, w h ich in c lu d e s all o r p arts o f M u ltn o m ah , W ash in g to n , C lack am as, Y am h ill an d C o lu m b ia p o licy an d ap p ro v es th e b u d g e t to r co u n ties. T h e b o a rd o f d ire c to rs sets th e c o lle g e ’s m u lti-cam p u s sy stem . Safe Schools-Then Prevention, Experts Say M arian W right E delman Drug Strategies, a W ashington DC based research instituteonw hoseboardof directors 1 am proud to serve, has just published an excellent report entitledSa/e School, Safe Students: A Guide to Vio lence Prevention Strategies. I’d like to share with you som e o f their findings. The report is a first-of-its-kind guide to school violence prevention programs de signed to help schools choose the best ways to meet the safety needs o f their students. W orkingw ithviolencepreven- by tion experts from universities across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the Office o f Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven tion, the Department o f Education’s Safe and Drug f ree Schools Pn'gram and oth ers, Drug Strategies looked at 84 violence prevention programs and gavethem grades o fA ,B ,C ,o r D . Unfortunately, only ten programs were given an A; 49 received gradesofC orD . Obviously, there is work to be done. O ur schools must play asignificant role in preventing the shocking violence that has grabbed national attention in recent months inSpringfield,Oregon;Jonesboro, A rkansas; E dinboro, P ennsy lv an ia; Paducah, Kentucky; and Pearl, Missis sippi. T hey must also be a part o f the effort to find remedies for the outbreaks in our schools, streets, and homes that fill our local news with honor and our hearts with dread. The program elements Drug Strat egies developed should be examined by every school district, as should their rec ommendations. First let’slookatthem ost important ingredients that should be in cluded in any violence prevention pro gram: ♦activities tochangeopinionsabut vio lence, aggression, and bullying ♦skills training based on sound theories ♦a plan that includes families, peers, the media, and the community ♦changes in buildings and school staff that promotes a positive school climate ♦at least ten to twenty sessions during the first year and five to ten sessions in the sm oke at work even if it bothered others, todrivedrunk,andtoignoreseatbelts. O ur society must begin to understand that violence is not acceptable, and w e must teach that to our children. W e must also teach them to control anger, to be able to imagine someone else’s pain, to solve problems peacefully, and to resist media sensationalism. rhe report also makes recom m enda tions forstopping student violence. Som e suggestions are decreasing class size; re teaching and re-testing failing students; involving parents and the comm unity in school activities and decisions; providing opportunities for students to help in devel grams are properly taught. Preventing violence. Drug Strategies warns, "requireschanging norms.” While this is difficult, it is not impossible. Look oping a violence prevention program; prohibiting students from leaving school during the day; requiring uniforms or dress codes; prohibiting beepers, head phones, and cell phones; m aking changes in school building including increasing light, closing o ff stairways that are hard to supervise, and removing locker doors; posting teachers and staff in hallways to supervise; and installing metal detectors and surveillance cameras is necessary, among other strategies. Before school starts again in the fall, you might w ant to clip this colum n and send it to your local school board. L et’s all w ork together to put a stop to the how public opinion has changed in other d ead ly v io len ce that is tak in g o u r areas. O neepeoplethought isw asokayto children’s lives. next two ♦teaching that includes discussions anti roleplayingthat allow students to practice social skills ♦recognizing that certain kinds o f vio lent behavior is more comm on at certain ages ♦material that is appropriate to the racial and ethnic characteristics o f stu dents ♦teacher training to ensure that pro FREE SCREENINGS FOR VISION AND SCHOOL Children depend on a healthy visual system and good eye health. As a community service, the Pacific University College of Op tometry Northeast Eye Center is again offering free vision screenings for infants, pre-schoolers, school-age children, and adults— just in time for the school year. Screenings provide information that is important in evaluating visual clarity, eye health, and eye coordination. 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