CÁRDENAS HOLDS CONGRESSIONAL FORUM ON SCHOOL SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
CÁRDENAS HOLDS CONGRESSIONAL FORUM ON SCHOOL SAFETY IMPROVEMENT
(San Fernando Valley, Calif.) – In the wake of several horrible incidents of violence by young people perpetrated throughout the United States, U.S. Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-San Fernando Valley) will hold a Congressional Forum THIS SATURDAY, to discuss community-based solutions for improving school safety in Los Angeles and nationwide. The Congressional Forum will allow elected officials, community organizations, residents, non-profits, law enforcement, and the philanthropy community to come share their thoughts and suggestions on how to avoid proposals that exacerbate the School-to-Prison Pipeline.
Speakers will include Judge Michael Nash, Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court; Judge Donna Groman, Co-Chair of the LA School-Based Arrest Reform Partnership; Calif. Assembly Member Reginald Jones Sawyer; and LAUSD Board Member Nury Martinez.
Recently, Cárdenas joined fellow California representative Adam Schiff in a letter to the U.S. Senate, asking that they recognize the critical importance of juvenile mental health in preventing violence, including gun crime.
WHAT: Congressional Forum on School Safety
WHO: Congressman Tony Cárdenas
Elected officials
Community organizations
Law enforcement organizations
other area stakeholders
WHEN: SATURDAY, April 27, 2013 @ 10 a.m.
WHERE: Van Nuys High School
6535 Cedros Avenue
Van Nuys, CA 91411
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