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Push for Alternatives
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at-risk youth.
Portland Parents Union founder
and activist Sheila Warren is asking
the community to join her in an open
conversation on the issue and cre
ate action together to reduce the
harm of pushouts.
“We are looking for the village to
show up,” said Warren, a mother
and grandmother who started the
Portland Parents Union in 2009 after
feeling “pushed out” of decisions
made for her children by school who are educating and making deci
administration and lacking the col sions for our children. This action is
lective support and representation imperative because we are all in this
to deal with it.
together.”
“We want families to have the
Rather than giving students no
real conversations,” said Warren. option but to leave school, the par
“We also need to hear from those ents union would rather see schools
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adopt positive approaches to disci
pline like restorative practices and
positive behavior supports.
The national campaign calls on
states and school districts to sup
port teachers and schools in deal
ing with discipline in positive ways,
such as keeping students in the
classroom and helping educators
work with students and parents to
create safe and engaging classrooms
that protect youth’s human rights
to education and dignity.
Warren recognizes that some
districts, schools and organizations
are implementing actions to reduce
the “pushouts.”
The Portland Parents Union’s
Restorative Listening Dialogue will
be held from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at
Westminister Presbyterian Church,
1624 N.E. Hancock.
In p u t W a n te d
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president since 2004, and is best
known for leading Oregon’s largest
college through a dramatic surge in
enrollment while state funding for
public education has declined, seek
ing other resources and looking for
more efficient ways to help serve
the region’s educational needs.
“The selection of our next presi
dent matters to everyone because
PCC has such a deep, profound
effect on the communities we serve,”
said Denise Frisbee, chair of the
PCC board of directors. “What PCC
does today is vital to our region's
success tomorrow, and we intend to
fill Dr. Pulliams' shoes with a suc
cessor who is just as passionate
about serving our communities'
needs.”
Comment on
Police Reforms
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eluding that the Portland Police
Bureau uses excessive force against
persons with mental illness.
The encounters too frequently
resulted in a higher level of force
than necessary. Officers used elec
tronic control weapons or “tasers”
in circumstances when such force
was not justified, or deployed the
tasers more times than necessary.
Officers also used a higher degree
of force than justified for low level
offenses.
The city has agreed to make
changes to police bureau policies,
practices, training, and supervision
to resolve the Justice Department’s
findings.
Those who are unable to attend
the community conference call may
also provide their comments by
e m
a i l i n
g
community. portland @ usdoj .gov or
calling toll-free 1-877-218-5228.
Comments provided by the mem
bers o f the community prior to Oct.
12 will be considered by the Justice
Department, along with all other
information received throughout the
course of the department’s investi
gation.
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