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October 3, 2012 I,|e ^ o rtla n h (©hscrucr IN S ID E R eligion This page Sponsored by: FredMeyer What's on your list today?» pages 6-7 f' J* * " Page 3 S-toic r ÔÎÏÉ/ 20«! •FM* »j*3 pages 8-9 O pinion .. C alendar page 10 F o o d pages 12, 23 m Portland Parent Union founder Sheila Warren (right) with her husband Ronald Warren and grand daughter Paris Warren work to end school suspensions and create alternatives for youth at risk o f being pushed out o f critical learning opportunities. Push for Alternatives Parents work to end school suspensions M E F R O» page 13 C ari H achmann T he P ortland O bserver by iQ ' • 1 OREGON FOOD BANK * “ rJfc H ealth pages 14-15 T he Portland Parents U nion in vites the public to attend a m eeting on Saturday, O ct. 6 in northeast P ortland to ed u cate and d iscuss alternatives to school “p u sh o u ts,” a description for the disp ro p o rtio n ate num ber o f m inority youth w ho are suspended o r ex p elled from school by zero-tolerance policies. In support o f the “ N ational W eek o f A ction on School P u sh o u ts,” p aren ts, stu d en ts, ed u ca to rs and advocates from across the country are taking action to expose the crisis o f children being left behind and advocate for in-school alternatives. A ccording to the g ro u p ’s “S o lu tions not S uspensions” initiative, every year, 3.3 m illion students in the U nited States are suspended from school, causing them to m iss critical learning tim e as well as o p portunities to grow and succeed. R ecent federal data show s that black and L atino students, and stu dents w ith disabilities, are d isp ro p o rtio n ately targ eted by su sp en sions. T hey are also likely to be punished m ore severely than w hite students for m in o r m isbehaviors, contributing to the achievem ent gap and high d ropout rates for these stu d e n ts. T he parents argue for a m orato rium on suspensions and e x p u l sions, citing a school-to-prison ed u cational track and ju v en ile ju stice system that too often fails to serve continued on page 5 Input Sought on PCC Leadership College FCHCheS w ill involve the college board, K illingsw orth St. Feedback can also O faculty, staff, students, and m em - b e p ro v id e d o n lin e a tp c c .e d u /p re si- out in search for b n e u rs ^roac^er cornrnunhy- a den A t. national recruitm ent w ill take m b er o f events w here staff, stu- nCW DreSldent dents and the public can learn m ore place from N ovem ber through Janu- r T he public and key stakeholders will help shape the search for a new president at Portland C om m unity C ollege. Dr. Preston Pulliam s, the current p resident, will be retiring in 2 ° 13- PC C has com m itted itself to an open and inclusive search process about the search process, and share thoughts about the challenges PC C faces in the years ahead are sched- uled. C om m unity forum s started M on- day and another session is p lanned for T hursday, O ct 4, at 4 :3 0 p.m . at the M oriarty building on the PC C C ascade C am pus, 705 N. ary. T he PC C B oard plans to bring the fin alists to the co lleg e next spring w hen com m unity m em bers w ill have an o th er opp o rtu n ity to m eet and provide input on the can- d id ates. Pulliam s has served as P C C ’s The D epartm ent o f Justice is seek ing com m unity input tow ards e f forts to reform the Portland Police B u reau ’s use o f force, crisis inter vention, and officer accountability policies. T he U. S. A tto rn ey ’s O ffice for the D istrict o f O regon, in c o n ju n c tion w ith the Special L itigation S ec tion o f the Civil Rights D ivision, will host a com m unity conference call w ith m em bers o f the public on both W ednesday, Oct. 3, and T hursday O ct. 4 from 6 p.m . to 8 p.m. T o participate, dial the follow ing toll-free number: 1 -800-369-1772, and w hen prom pted by the operator, provide your nam e and the passcode “ P ortland.” Last m onth, the Justice D ep art m ent announced its findings o f a com prehensive investigation con- continued y f on page 5 C onsumer I R eport Comment on Police Reforms Wanted M pages 20-21 C lassifieds page 32-33 continued y^ on page 5
