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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL • DECEMBER 26, 2018 • 7A New courthouse being explored as option by Lane County A courthouse is essential to de- mocracy in Lane County. It is where people seek justice and res- olution to confl icts that range from small property disputes to custody battles or from personal injury cas- es to murder cases. Th e current Lane County Courthouse, opened in 1959, is not sized to handle the over 33,000 cases fi led each year. In addition, the way the building is designed makes it impossible to provide a secure, private setting for victims and opposing parties. In addition, the design also re- stricts access to individuals with limited mobility. In Oregon, counties are respon- from A1 Roots Empathy babies and he’s there to teach as part of the program meant to explore empathy in children and shared across 11 countries. “He has a little T-shirt that says ‘teacher,’” Henderson says, sitting in one of the second-grade sized chairs in her classroom that’s fi lled to the brim with colorful ev- erything — papers, cubbies, projects, rugs, streamers. She’s just gotten her stu- dents on to the bus or hand- ed them off to parents who will soon have their kids full- time for over two weeks. It’s the eve of Christmas break. “One student asked me on Monday if baby Paeson was coming and I said, ‘No, we fi nished the lesson and we’re taking a break until aft er the holidays.’ And he said, ‘But we can start the next les- son!’” Th e next lesson means baby Paeson returns to the sible for providing the buildings in which the state circuit courts operate while the state is responsi- ble for funding the operations. In response to the growing statewide need for new courthouse facili- ties, the Oregon Legislature will provide up to 50 percent match funding for the State portions of a courthouse building. “A new Lane County Courthouse would represent our community’s commitment to fair and impartial justice and strengthen the central element in our public safety sys- tem,” said Lane County Circuit Court Presiding Judge Debra Vogt. “A new courthouse would bring to- gether our commu-nity’s heritage classroom. Th e visits are the core of the Roots of Empathy program that’s being piloted in South Lane County by 90by30 and at two schools in the South Lane School Dis- trict; Harrison and Lon- don. It’s the latest stand- out program off ered by 90by30 — a nonprofi t that aims to decrease child abuse by 90 per- cent by the years 2030. Th e group uses pro- grams based in commu- nity outreach to help further its goal. Roots of Empathy was de- veloped by Mary Gordon and launched in Canada in 1996. It’s since been imple- mented in 11 countries and became the second 90by30 fl agship program introduced in South Lane County in the last three years. “A testament of the pro- gram or something I think is great is that the lessons are in Your Family Deserves The BEST Technology... Value... TV!... Upgrade to the Hopper® 3 Smart HD DVR • Watch and record 16 shows at once • Get built-in Netflix and YouTube • Watch TV on your mobile devices and future in a building responsi- bly designed to serve Lane County for generations.” Lane County worked with Rob- ertson/Sherwood/Architects and courthouse consultant DLR Group to conduct a scoping study to val- idate the former city hall lot as a viable site for the new courthouse and to refi ne the needed square footage to accommodate current and future needs. Th e study includes a recom- mended program and potential fl oor plan diagrams that address the signifi cant concerns regarding security and access for people with limited mobility. Th e cost estimate — based on groups of three,” said London principal Bill Bechen. And It’s an opportunity for kids to think, ‘How do you tell how a baby is feeling?’ —Scott Hoff man, second-grade teacherdent while Bechen hasn’t observed many Roots of empathy ses- sions, he said the feedback he receives from Henderson has been positive. “When it’s baby day, you can tell on their faces,” Hen- derson said of her class. Every month, a 90by30 trained instructor visits the classroom to conduct a “pre-baby lesson” revolving around that week’s theme. Th emes range across 27 les- home to the Circuit Court, District Attorney’s Offi ce, Sheriff ’s Offi ce, and Victim Services. Since it was built 60 years ago, the population it serves has more than doubled and it was built for a vision of jus- tice that no longer represents our community or our expectations for equal access to justice. Today, the building can’t support the use it receives and its physical systems are failing. For more information about the Lane County Courthouse, in- cluding a brief video tour of some of the issues faced in the current building, visit www.lanecounty. org/courthouse. detailed pre-design analysis — in- cludes approximately $94 million in matching state funds and an ap- proximately $158 million in local funds. “Th e opportunity to leverage nearly $100 million in State funds is critical to help us make space for justice in Lane County,” said Lane County Administrator Steve Mokrohisky. When the Board of County Commissioners reconvenes in 2019, commissioners will have the opportunity to discuss next steps, including local funding and plac- ing a potential General Obligation Bond before voters. Th e Lane County Courthouse is sons from crying to emotions to sleeping to communicat- ing. Th en, it’s time for Paeson. A green blanket is laid on the fl oor and the baby is placed on it while the class forms a circle. Th e second-graders make observations about Paeson’s development, emotions and actions. “Once, she put him on a roller and he was trying to reach a toy and you can see him really struggling and getting frustrated,” Hender- son said. “And the kids can see that in themselves be- cause we always talk about having grit and trying hard.” Just over 10 miles away at the brand-new Harrison Ele- mentary School, four second grade teachers echo Hen- derson’s approval of the pro- gram. “When they fi rst enter, the baby goes around with the mom and they make eye EARTHLINK INTERNET HIGH SPEED INTERNET contact and that’s part of the age there,” said second-grade teacher Scott Hoff man. “Th e baby is making these little bonds and I think the other aspect is the kids know this is a year-long thing. It’s not just one visit so they’re more in- vested.” Spending the year with a baby who started its class visits between two and three months old means sec- ond-graders can track the baby’s development and teachers can draw connec- tions between what the stu- dents observe and their own experiences. While babies are teething, second-graders are oft en losing teeth. When the baby is sad, lessons ask the second-graders to think of a time they, too, were sad al- lowing them to express feel- ings of exclusion or incidents of bullying. “I think what’s interesting about a baby for empathy is that the baby can’t tell you how he’s feeling, he doesn’t have the language,” Hoff man said. “So, it’s an opportunity for the kids to think how do you tell how a baby might be feeling?” Each baby visit is fol- lowed up by a return visit from the 90by30 instructor who walks the class through the lesson, oft en through drawing or reading a book. Th ose lessons, some in- structors said, are just as valuable but don’t draw the same excitement as the baby visit. “When I look back at the pictures of the family visit, every single child’s eyes — there’s never a child who’s looking off or elsewhere. Th ey’re always watching the baby,” said Sarah Loveless the project implementation manager for 90by30. South Lane is only three months into Roots of Empa- thy so instructors say it’s hard to tell if there is a marked dif- ference between classes from years’ prior who did not have visits from babies. However, they all agree that it’s become a valuable tool in reaching their students who may not have been comfortable dis- cussing issues they faced from insecurity to bullying. “Hopefully,” Loveless said, “it creates a safe space for stu- dents to share something that even the staff might not have even known.” Hopper upgrade fee $5/mo. Add High Speed Internet 14 $ 190 Channels CALL TODAY Save 20%! . 95 /mo. Subject to availability. 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