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 October 3, 2009 Safe and Non-Violent Schools Committee meeting.

Committee members

• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Chair, Salinas Valley Federation
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , San Francisco CCD Federation of Teachers
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , AFT Guild-San Diego Community Colleges
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Santa Cruz CCE
• Ken Denham, ABC Federation of Teachers
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Greater Santa Cruz Federation of Teachers
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Los Rios College Federation of Teachers
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , United Educators of San Francisco
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , AFT College Staff Guild
• Robin Potash, United Teachers Los Angeles
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , AFT College Staff Guild
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , United Educators of San Francisco
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Oxnard Federation of Teachers & School Employees
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Staff Liaison
• This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Staff Liaison

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