The purpose and goals of the CFT Safe and Non-violent Schools Committee are:

• to monitor issues and activities relating to school safety at the State Board of Education, the California Department of Education, and other state education agencies.
• to review existing policy and to make policy recommendations on issues relating to school safety to the CFT Executive council, State Council and Convention.
• to monitor state and federal statutes and regulatory policies that relate to school safety.
• to keep CFT locals and members informed regarding the status of school safety programs, policy and legislation.
• to present reports to CFT governance bodies on issues relating to school safety.
• to build coalitions between CFT and other organizations involved in promoting school safety.
• to monitor and make recommendations concerning relevant credential regulations made by the Commission on Teacher Credentialling.
• to develop workshops and school safety for CFT governance and training meetings.
• to testify on behalf of the CFT before state and federal legislative bodies on school safety issues.

Click here for minutes of the January 27, 2007 Safe and Non-Violent Schools Committee meeting.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Pat Egan, Salinas Valley Federation		Mela Pettis, AFT Guild-San Diego Community Colleges
Robert Chacanaca, Santa Cruz CCE		Troy Pierce, AFT College Staff Guild
Keresha Durham, Santa Cruz CCE		Rachel Santos, ABC Federation of Teachers
Christy Figueroa, AFT Guild-San Diego Community Colleges		Tammie Ward, Oxnard Federation of Teachers
Rebecca Flynn, United Teachers Los Angeles		Kevin Cronin, Staff Liaison