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Chambe r sbur g Ar e a High Sc hool F or um Mode r ate d by: Se r ge ant William C. SL AT ON Pe nnsylvania State Polic e | E quality and Inc lusion Offic e He r itage Affair s Commande r 1800 E lme r ton Ave | Har r isbur g, PA 17110 Phone : 717.562.5808 F ax: 717.346.0285 E mail: wslaton@pa.gov

Mode r ator bio: • 10 ye ar s with PSP • Patr ol T r oope r , T r oop “K” Philade lphia, Philade lphia County • Patr ol Cor por al, T r oop “K” Me dia, De lawar e County • Ne gotiator - Spe c ial E me r ge nc y Re sponse T e am- (F ive ye ar s) • Patr ol Se r ge ant, T r oop “H” Yor k, Yor k County • Commande r , He r itage Affair s Se c tion, E IO

Re sponsibilitie s • He rita g e Affa irs Comma nde r, E qua lity a nd Inc lusion Offic e , Pe nnsylva nia Sta te Polic e : - Wor k with State , F e de r al, and L oc al T askfor c e ’s to monitor and pr e ve nt hate / bias type c r ime s. - Commande r of the De par tme nt’s T e nsion Re sponse T e am, should an oc c asion of c ivil te nsion ar ise . - Pr ovide tr aining to c ade ts, loc al, state , and fe de r al age nc ie s with r e gar d to hate / bias type c r ime pr e ve ntion. I also te ac h the m how to avoid r ac ial pr ofiling. - Wor k with Community Se r vic e s Offic e r ’s and Re c r uite r ’s to se r ve minor ity and unde r r e pr e se nte d c ommunitie s.

How did the State Polic e ge t involve d? • L t. Ga ry Ca rte r; T roop H Cha mbe rsburg Comma nde r: – Imme diate ly assigne d me mbe rs for sight se c urity. – Contac te d his Community Se rvic e ’s Offic e r; T pr. Ange l Garc ia. – Contac te d me and I imme diate ly re sponde d.

Why ar e we he r e ? • Ope n a dialogue and dispe l rumors. • Work on a more e ffic ie nt way for the sc hool to provide ac c urate information in a time ly manne r. • Disc uss se ve rity of c e rtain c rime s that c an oc c ur on sc hool prope rty and how the y will impac t your c hild’s future . • How c an we re turn to a state of normalc y?

What c an my c hild be c har ge d with? Ha ra ssme nt • – Summa ry – Up to one ye ar in priso n Simple Assa ult (b o dily injury) • – Misde me a no r – Up to five ye ar s in priso n Ag g ra va te d Assa ult (se rio us b o dily injury) • – F e lo ny – Up to te n ye ar s in priso n T e rro ristic T hre a ts • – Misde me a no r – Up to one ye ar in priso n – Re stitutio n is e q ua l to the c ost of the e vac uation and e me r ge nc y pr e par e dne ss r e sponse .

What c an my c hild be c har ge d with c ontinue d… ? • E thnic I ntimida tio n (e nha nc e me nt to o ffe nc e s) – Misde me a no r – Ca n double or iginal se nte nc ing • Rio t – F e lo ny – Up to te n ye ar s in priso n • Cyb e rb ullying o f a c hild – Misde me a no r – Up to one ye ar in priso n

Se ve r ity of the Cr ime c ontinue d s. • § 6301. Cor r uption of minor • (a) Offe nse de fine d.- - • (1) (i) Who e ve r b e ing o f the a g e o f 18 ye a rs a nd upwa rds, by any ac t c o rrupts o r te nds to c o rrupt the mo ra ls o f a ny mino r le ss tha n 18 ye a rs o f a g e , o r who aids, abe ts, e ntic e s or e nc our age s ime , o r who any suc h minor in the c ommission of any c r kno wing ly a ssists o r e nc o ura g e s suc h mino r in vio la ting his o r he r pa ro le o r a ny o rde r o f c o urt, c ommits a misde me anor of the fir st e e . de gr -up to two ye ar s in priso n

Conse que nc e s • L e g a l (c r imina l histor y will follow c hildr e n for life ) • Mone ta r y (lie n on home for r e stitution) • E duc a tion will suffe r • Athle tic pr og r a ms suffe r • Pr ope r ty va lue will de c line • Sc hool r a nking will plumme t

E ntitie s monitor ing this situation • Gove rnor’s Offic e • Pe nnsylva nia Sta te Polic e Commissione r • Se na tor Ric ha rd Allowa y • Pe nnsylva nia Huma n Re la tions Commission (PHRC) • Anti- De fa ma tion L e a g ue (ADL ) • Gove rnor's Commission on Afric a n Ame ric a n Affa irs

Dialogue Rule s 1. Ple a se be re spe c tful. We ha ve to se t the e xa mple . 2. Ple a se don’t a sk individua lize d que stions. (Why did my c hild… ) 3. Ple a se don’t inte rrupt the spe a ke r. 4. Ple a se ke e p your que stions brie f. 5. Be unde rsta nd tha t the re is not e noug h time to a nswe r e ve ryone ’s que stion. - Re pre se nta tive ’s a re ta king me e ting note s for follow- up a c tions.