2006-01-20 Committee on the Status of Women Minutes

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guest speakers at workshops like this to contact her. K. Peters and S. Newland expressed interest in being a guest speaker. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. Resignations and Appointments D. Pung reported that N. Kelly and K. Nova are the new appointments to CSW. B. Nominating Committee D. Pung reported that CSW needs two people to serve on the nominating committee with S. Newland to present a slate for secretary. A slate needs to be prepared and emailed to J. Viernes so she can disseminate it to CSW members for the next meeting. C. Ka-ipo and K. Peters volunteered to serve on the nominating committee. C. Teen Dating Violence Prevention Initiative Training Program C. Kitaoka reported that the islandwide training will be held on April 5, 6, or 7 in Waikoloa. The DOE Personnel, law enforcement personnel, attorneys, and students are among the participants to be included in the one-day conference. Each district superintendent will be asked to make sure that at least one school in each district have a school assembly. M. Masunaga reported that she will be going to Washington, D.C. for the launching of the national Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week on February 6, 2006. Governor Linda Lingle will be doing a proclamation declaring the week of February 6 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Week for the State. M. Masunaga said she will be drafting a proclamation for the Counties of Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, and the City and County of Honolulu. D.GEMSProgram A final report of the GEMS 2005 submitted by Kiera Horgan, GEMS Chair was distributed to CSW members. E. Bullying The Next Step S. Domingo said there is a Hawaii Island Anti Bullying Coalition. The coalition meets once a month in Hilo and they discuss issues on bullying. They are focusing a lot on bullying in school and they are trying to address the bullying issue in elementary school. It is a big problem for girls in junior high and high school. However, they have not addressed bullying in the workplace. Through the coalition, they have arranged for guest speakers come to the schools and talk about bullying. The coalition meeting is open to the public and Susan Labrenz is the contact person. The coalition also partners with the public health nurses. S. Domingo suggested that CSW partner with the coalition. N. Kelly reported that the Prosecutors Office is looking at juvenile delinquency prevention.Theywentthroughaprocessofdeterminingpriorityriskfactorsandone 5