Minutes 3/25/15

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.

Minutes 3/11/15

Agenda 3/25/15

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

“Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting.”

— Alan Dean Foster

Council Minutes 3/11/15

1. Approval of Minutes
2. Reports
• (Mod): Doctors, nurses and Mr. Campbell will be discussin condoms soon.
• (A-Mod): Notification of Principal Response Bylaw Revision next week.
• (PR): Talk to all your friends about Council and condoms.
• (OEC): Finalized election schedule.
• (Curric): More work on the course concern form.
• (COI): Webinar on a new educational aid/platform.
• (RJ): Worked on presentation to DSB.
• (SA): Motion to allocate $150 of co-curricular funds to the Women in STEM Club. Motion passes.
• (Sec): Staff alternate can vote, great committee attendance.
3. Political Poster Motion
• Motion to to prohibit the display of political posters by the school.
• https://docs.google.com/a/hanovernorwichschools.org/document/d/1pG2fLmnpzsNZElbrbvUgubCDwOMesMvXTRQwtyHa8R8/preview for full motion details and supporting material.
• A locker is personal expression, so can students decorate there?
• Are we reducing freedom of speech and personal expression?
• The Opinion Board exists for a reason.
• This will protect a minority view.
• The mural in question is just art and not a political message.
• We should strive to be politically neutral but not in this way.
• This motion itself is a symptom of the oppression of political minorities.
• The mural in question was not used as campaigning material.

Meeting adjourns.

Minutes 3/4/15

Agenda 3/11/15

1. Approval of Minutes
2. Reports
3. Political Poster Motion
4. Plan M
5. Notes & New Business

“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones,

then you never will change the outcome.”

— Michael Jordan

Council Minutes 3/4/15

1. Approval of Minutes
2. Reports
• (Mod): New opinions have put up on the Nick Beard Opinion Board and the senior exam motion will be brought up at COI at 3pm on 3/12.
• (Admin): Worked on exams before break and possible trimester schedule.
• (DSB): AIP will be brought for reading on 3/24.
• (Curric): Mrs. Murray and Mr. Campbell attended to talk about course concern form and unions.
3. Condom Motion
• Motion to introduce condoms into the nurses’ office, where they will be available free of charge to students.
• https://docs.google.com/a/hanovernorwichschools.org/document/d/1CO1pDMb1xdIaIVpehLsjCBAv8huX7pWFLl7mDls9Hm0/preview for full motion details and supporting material.
• Pamphlets with informational material including STI testing, alternate birth control, safety, and proper use of condoms can be created by residents at DHMC.
• Nurse will decide whether to conduct a conversation with students.
• This program will have to be evaluated by interested Council members in the future with the help of the nurse.
• This will open the discussion of sexuality and takes away the taboo of sex.
• Any positive impact is a reason to implement this.
• Motion passes.

Meeting adjourns.

Minutes 2/25/15

Agenda 3/4/15

1. Approval of Minutes
2. Reports
3. Student Life Presentation
4. Condom Motion
5. Notes & New Business

“Have the courage to act and not react.”

— Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

Council Minutes 2/25/15

1. Approval of Minutes
2. Reports
• (Mod): Welcome to our guests and attendees. Motion list is now available in the library.
• (Treas): Motion to allocate $200 to the robotics club from the Co-Curricular Fund for the purchasing of group equipment. Motion passes.
• https://docs.google.com/a/hanovernorwichschools.org/document/d/1M1ubaYjGAXS8j6aeIHYuVzBQ8G6H_jc3n3YEJZgnPtI/preview for full motion details and supporting material.
• (Admin): Worked on changing schedule to put semester 1 exams before winter break.
• (DSB): Report on TCE testing at RMS, calendar for next year set, list of spring coach hires approved, budget report.
• (Curric): Course concern form work.
• (SA): Looked at club budgets. Winter Carnival was a grad success with a victory by the seniors.
• (OEC): Briefly discussed honours courses in the social studies department.
• (Sec): Sophomore alternate can vote.
3. Condom Motion
• Motion to introduce condoms into the nurses’ office, where they will be available free of charge to students.
• https://docs.google.com/a/hanovernorwichschools.org/document/d/1SIfjv1sxTXfZpV2X-6iuLSa0zWABtNajs5f_HgeKWpw/preview for full motion details and supporting material.
• Brief presentation by Dr. Linda Grant on a similar program that was implemented in the Boston Public School system. Noted difference between communities and highlighted core guidance aspect that may not apply at Hanover.
• Local medical professionals and nurse in favor of overarching goal to distribute contraception.
• Still more need for education, providing pamphlet on use and other safety is a must.
• Concerns about misuse of condoms lead to comments about requiring conversation with nurse to procure condoms.
• Concerns expressed about school condoning premarital sex, negative publicity while school searches for more students, biased surveying, and maturity and readiness of a student who cannot purchase condoms.

Meeting adjourns.