2012-2013 Issues

Full commission initiatives:

• Guaranteed freedom of the press for student newspapers
• Expanding school board voting rights to include high school students
• Automatic voter registration for under-18-year-olds with drivers license application

Education Committee:

• Develop initiatives to promote civics education in the classroom
• Develop a youth-oriented speaker series focused on civic engagement
• Continue to provide youth representation to the Families & Education Levy Oversight Committee
• Suggest improvements to functionality of The Source
• Advocate at the state level on educational matters of interest to youth, both with the state-wide Legislative Youth Advisory Council and independently

Environment Committee:

• Work to increase the ease of access to recycling and composting facilities in Seattle Public Schools
• Do more environmental education in schools
• Implement a pilot e-waste recycling program in a public school

Public Health Committee:

• Provide youth representation on an advisory panel for Seattle/King County Public Health’s Teen Health Centers
• Work to address health disparities among teens
• Promote public health education for teens

Race and Social Justice Committee:

• Continue working with Youth Undoing Institutional Racism on an ongoing basis
• Provide youth representation to Seattle Public Schools through their youth advisory board for race and social justice issues
• Develop a Race and Social Justice curriculum for use in Seattle Public Schools
• Make it easier to start and maintain Gay-Straight Alliance clubs at all schools in Seattle, public or private

Transportation Committee:

• Continue to act as a liaison to Metro, Seattle Public Schools, and SDOT on behalf of teens in Seattle
• Continue to help Metro and SPS coordinate bus schedules with class schedules wherever appropriate
• Advocate at the city, county, and state levels on transportation issues of importance to teens

Youth Violence Committee:

• Continue working with SPD to host youth-police relations forums throughout the year
• Work with SPD and the ACLU to host “know your rights” workshops
• Advise SPD on school-based policing programs

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