Agenda 4/1/15 & Minutes 3/25/15

Post date: Apr 1, 2015 3:57:31 AM

Agenda 4/1/15

1. Approval of Minutes
2. Reports
3. Plan M
4. Political Poster Motion
5. Principal Motion Response Bylaw Revision
6. Forum Motion
7. Notes & New Business

“It is easy to believe in freedom of speech for those with whom we agree.”

— Leo McKern

Council Minutes 3/25/15

1. Approval of Minutes
2. Reports
  - (Mod): Leadership and condom committee facilitating talks with nurses..
  - (DSB): Dr. Bass presented uniform course evaluations, a new Council representative was appointed, and Smarter Balance Testing schedule was finalized.
  - (OEC): Working with middle school on elections.
  - (SL): Discussed closing the cafeteria at a later time.
  - (Admin): Created block scheduling/trimester surveys.
  - (COI): Discussed senior exam motion implementation on a department by department basis.
  - (RJ): DSB presentation was a success, next step is education on program.
  - (Sec): Staff alternate can vote.
3. Motion to consider the Political Poster Motion as two separate motions
  - Motion passes.
4. Obama Poster Mural Motion
  - Motion to remove the Obama poster from the mural in the pit.
  - https://docs.google.com/a/hanovernorwichschools.org/document/d/1pG2fLmnpzsNZElbrbvUgubCDwOMesMvXTRQwtyHa8R8/preview for full motion details and supporting material.
  - This is not a painting of Obama, but of his campaign poster.
  - Safe space/earth day are more politically charged than this poster and still on full display.
  - We don’t want a back and forth war of posters on school walls.
  - A possible solution is to have the senior class repaint the wall every year.
  - Getting into the mindset of removal leads to more drastic actions in future.
  - Art can also be deeply political.
  - Any removal is still censorship.
  - Promoting the minority cannot be accomplished through the censoring of the oppressor.
  - Motion fails.

Meeting adjourns.

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