November 9, 2009

Dear Supporters of Safe American Schools,

The Hitting Stops Here! and Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education have a scheduled appointment with the office of Dept. of Education and Labor Chairman George Miller. This meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 10 am PST in Concord, California.

We invite all who are able to attend this meeting to be present. We will be demanding the abolition of school corporal punishment throughout the US and its territories, including the use of harmful seclusions and restraints.

Along with Paula Flowe, Exec. Director of The Hitting Stops Here!, two “key players” in the campaign for ending school corporal punishment in the US will speak at this eventful meeting. They are Mr. Jordan Riak, Executive Director of Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education (PTAVE) and Professor of Law, Deana Pollard Sacks. Professor Pollard-Sacks is a fellow board member of PTAVE and is also the author of the recently released UC Davis Law review entitled, STATE ACTORS BEATING CHILDREN: A CALL FOR JUDICIAL RELIEF.

I am presently making arrangements for students enrolled in San Jose City College, of which I am a faculty member, to attend this meeting, including those from our Disabled Students Program.

Please consider joining us to show your support or we ask that you consider making a donation toward student transportation to this important meeting for having safe nurturing classrooms for ALL American school children.

Below is a press release regarding this occasion.  Since this is a national issue, we request that each recipient of this letter send this press release to local, state, and national news media.

Thank you for your attention and great consideration.

Sincerely,

Paula Flowe, Exec. Director
Tony Brian, Asst. Exec. Director
The Hitting Stops Here!
A campaign for teaching kindness and respect in schools everywhere.
www.TheHittingStopsHere.com
Board members of Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education
info@thehittingstopshere.com
408.223.7797

Press release:
Members of The Hitting Stops Here! and Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education, two California-based children’s rights advocacy organizations, will join together at the office of Dept. of Education and Labor Chairman George Miller for a meeting.  This meeting is scheduled to take place on Wed. Nov. 18, 10am PST at 1333 Willow Pass Road, Concord, CA.   Director of The Hitting Stops Here!, Paula Flowe, will demand a full abolition of the use of school corporal punishment and the use of harmful seclusions and restraints throughout the US and its territories.  Mr. Jordan Riak, Exec. Director of Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education, known also for his role in having school corporal punishment banned in the state of California, will deliver a message.   Highly respected children’s rights advocate and Professor of Law, Deana Pollard Sacks, will speak on our children’s behalf as well.  Contact Ms. Paula Flowe at:  paulaflowe@thehittingstopshere.com.  Learn more at:  www.TheHittingStopsHere.com.