Two forums planned as part of “Building a Stronger, United Community By Addressing Hate-Motivated Incidents in Schools,” organized by the OC Department of Education and the OC Human Relations Commission. A Tues, Jan. 7, event is for students, their families and the community; a follow-up forum will be held Jan. 22 for teachers and school administrators.
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For the 2019-2020 school year, our BRIDGES Safe and Respectful Schools Program and Restorative Schools Program have grown from 17 to 22 schools!
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Los Angeles Times, By JOE MOZINGO, SONALI KOHLI, LILLY NGUYENAUG. 22, 2019 7 AM In March, social media blew up with photos of a group of partying students from Newport Beach and Costa Mesa giving the Sieg Heil salute to a bunch of red plastic cups arranged into a swastika. School officials immediately condemned the images, notifying parents across the district what had happened and what
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“I can’t remember a time when I worked here when we’ve seen so many incidents tying back to this kind of imagery,” said Alison Edwards, OC Human Relations CEO, who started working with the agency 20 years ago.
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lison Edwards, chief executive of OC Human Relations, said the recommendations are expected to be the beginning of a long-term district effort to address community issues.
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The Restorative Justice (RJ) team is widening its net and impacting many more educators via multiple opportunities to train and present to teachers and school staff. Our Schools team director, Julie Vue and sister team (BRIDGES), connected us to two critical opportunities this summer.
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Orange County Human Relations celebrates the 31 graduates who completed our 2019 BRIDGES Youth Leadership Institute. Diverse youth from 15 different schools across Orange County met for a 5-day institute geared toward developing leadership skills and empowering youth to improve human relations within their own schools by taking a stand against hate.
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Anaheim High School BRIDGES Program, in collaboration with Project SAY, Anaheim Exclusivo, ASB, GSA, Crown, and other student groups are putting on its 1st Annual Unity Week. Some of the exciting events include: Anaheim High School UNITY WEEK EVENTS Monday, Mental Health & Ability Awareness: OC Human Relations will present a “Coffee with the Principal” workshop for parents called “Conflict
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One of our Restorative Justice specialists, Chelsea Stevens, was on hand at Ball Jr. High recently to explain to incoming 6th grade parents about the RJ program.
Read more →In one of our middle school partnerships with Tustin Unified School District, our Restorative Justice Specialist (RJS) Desiré J. Campusano, works closely with school counselors and teachers to support healthy relationship building and conflict resolution. Our restorative schools program roots its work in the belief in everyone’s capacity for empathy, so Desiree was inspired when she had the opportunity to
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OC Human Relations now has a new name. We are Groundswell!
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