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“People Without a Voice Vol. Vol.57 59No. No.3521 || Thursday, Thursday August May 23, 31,2019 2017
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san diego county grand jury issues report on:
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Memorial Day:
A CREATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS
By Staff Writer Voice & Viewpoint
By Staff Writer Voice & Viewpoint
The San Diego County Civil Grand Jury has just released a report on school safety. This is a follow up to its 2013/2014 report entitled “School Security: There is No Greater Purpose.” This Grand Jury report identified several specific areas of concern: 1. Informed Planning: data collection from more recent shootings across the nation to help prevent future active shooter incidents in San Diego; 2. Current Training of all personnel with responsibility for student welfare; 3. Targeted Improvements to identify weaknesses in buildings, equipment, support staff and first responders; and 4. Fiscal Commitment to increasing budgetary commitments for all districts. The Grand Jury made 12 findings that are listed in the report. Among them are the following:
In spite of a number of people and locations who seek to take the credit, the first Memorial Day was held by former slaves in Charleston, South Carolina. During the Civil War, Union Army soldiers who were prisoners of war were held at the Charleston Race Course. It is reported that at least 257 Union prisoners died there and were quickly buried in unmarked graves. The bodies had been buried under the bleachers of the race track. After the war, a group of black workmen dug up the bodies and reburied them to properly honor the fallen. On May 1, 1865, over 10,000 people -- recently freed slaves, black schoolchildren, colored soldiers and their allies - -held what was the first Memorial Day parade. See MEMORIAL page 2
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1. Overall, the San Diego County schools studied are prepared to handle many kinds of emergencies, including active shooter situations, due largely to mandates from the State;
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2. Overall, law enforcement, first responders, parents and other stakeholders have shown interest in working with schools in prevention of a possible school shooter incident;
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3. At the school site level, there appears to be some lack of interactive collaboration with community stakeholders on the actual development of the plans; 4. Before and after school programs need to be better addressed in safety plans, and 5. Many districts expressed a need to train all adults on campus safety procedures. Among the recommendations of the Grand Jury were the following: Increase the priority of funding in school budgets for training, equipment and infrastructure improvements to handle active shooter crisis as a matter of security for staff and students. See SAFETY page 2
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent
By Steve Peterson Contributing Writer
This year marks the 40th Black Baccalaureate Celebration for SDSU students. This celebration is an opportunity to recognize and honor graduates who are also members of the black community. The ceremony took place at Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Ave., San Diego, Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m.
“The Black Baccalaureate Ceremony is a time for black Faculty to honor SDSU black graduates in the black community--with well-honored black traditions of song and expressive culture,” said Associate Professor of Africana Studies Charles Toombs. “This year's theme, "40 Years of Leadership: Dismantling Barriers for Our See BACCALAUREATE page 9
“Let’s pause here to give a little credit where credit is due. Freeing 17 prisoners – all of whom were serving life sentences without parole – is impressive and commendable and the result of a campaign – 90 Days of Freedom – launched by Kardashian’s attorney, Brittany K. Barnett, a black woman,” Anne Branigin wrote for The Grapevine. The Decarceration Collective’s MiAngel Cody, another black female lawyer, also collaborated on the project. See INMATES page 2