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Date:
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Time:
11:30 AM
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7:30 PM
Event Type:
Teach-In
Organizer/Author:
Pat Arnold
Email:
Phone:
831-425-7618
Address:
1330 Pacific Ave. Santa Cruz
Location Details:
Louden Nelson Center
301 Center St. \
Santa Cruz
HUMAN RIGHTS FAIR
To clebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Right
SATURDAY DEC. 6 11:30 AM after the Holiday Parade
Open to 8 PM • FREE Louden Nelson Center
• Food • Drinks • Music • Drama • Information Booths •
Presentations by local groups on the relevance of their work on Human Rights • Award ceremony of the High School Contest by Santa Cruz Chapters of the Amnesty International and United Nations Association.
Added to the calendar on Wed, Nov 26, 2008 10:25AM
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Speaking at the Santa Cruz Human Rights Fair on December 6 about the hitting of children in schools in the United States, mostly in the south.
For information about Positive Discipline, see:
http://positivediscipline.com
Below is testimony about hitting in schools.
Children speak out about spanking in public schools
Posted on Sun, Apr. 30, 2006
By SCRIPPS HOWARDNEWS SERVICE
CHILDREN'S PRESSLINE
The Center for Effective Discipline has designated April 30 as national SpankOut Day for schools. In its most recent research (the 2006-07 academic year), the center estimated that more than 200,000 children received physical punishment in public schools. Children's PressLine, a news organization of journalists ages 8 to 18, interviewed students about the issue:
Cassandra Hodge, 14, Groveton, Texas: "I got popped - paddled - because I didn't work a problem out right in math. It made me feel very degraded. When my mom found out, she took me to the police station and they took photographs. They couldn't take any legal action because he had hit me on the leg and not on the butt. When your parents hit you and leave a bruise, CPS (Child Protective Services) can take you away, but if the principal hits you and leaves a bruise, nothing happens."
Lee Reynolds, 13, Sharon, Tenn.: "I was in my classroom and I threw this little piece of clay and hit this boy in the back. My principal saw and told me to march to his office. When I got in there, he took me into this room and shut the door. He told me to bend over and then he paddled me three times. Once he hit me on my leg and then my butt. He was yelling right in my face and spitting all over me. I was crying when I went back to class. When I came home, I told my mom and she was in disbelief. She called the police and they came to my house. They took pictures and made me write this statement."
http://www.stophitting.com/disatschool/childrensPressline200604.php
For information about Positive Discipline, see:
http://positivediscipline.com
Below is testimony about hitting in schools.
Children speak out about spanking in public schools
Posted on Sun, Apr. 30, 2006
By SCRIPPS HOWARDNEWS SERVICE
CHILDREN'S PRESSLINE
The Center for Effective Discipline has designated April 30 as national SpankOut Day for schools. In its most recent research (the 2006-07 academic year), the center estimated that more than 200,000 children received physical punishment in public schools. Children's PressLine, a news organization of journalists ages 8 to 18, interviewed students about the issue:
Cassandra Hodge, 14, Groveton, Texas: "I got popped - paddled - because I didn't work a problem out right in math. It made me feel very degraded. When my mom found out, she took me to the police station and they took photographs. They couldn't take any legal action because he had hit me on the leg and not on the butt. When your parents hit you and leave a bruise, CPS (Child Protective Services) can take you away, but if the principal hits you and leaves a bruise, nothing happens."
Lee Reynolds, 13, Sharon, Tenn.: "I was in my classroom and I threw this little piece of clay and hit this boy in the back. My principal saw and told me to march to his office. When I got in there, he took me into this room and shut the door. He told me to bend over and then he paddled me three times. Once he hit me on my leg and then my butt. He was yelling right in my face and spitting all over me. I was crying when I went back to class. When I came home, I told my mom and she was in disbelief. She called the police and they came to my house. They took pictures and made me write this statement."
http://www.stophitting.com/disatschool/childrensPressline200604.php
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