Die Hard

1. Inner City Struggle v.1 DRAFT • Social Justice Agenda • School district that ensures academic achievement, supports restorative justice, & promotes healthy learning environments that foster mental, physical & emotional well being (i.e. access to healthy food, sufficient time for lunch, expansion of mental health services, & elimination of truancy tickets) • Opposing Agenda • A school district that does not implement food justice policies, not support restorative justice & compromises students health to academic achievement (i.e. truancy tickets to deal with tardies, no accountability to a student quality of life) 1,000,000’s of People 100,000’s of People 1,000’s of People Lack of access to free, healthy food options Lack of support for the link between academic achievement & student quality health High drop-out rates & low retention due to zero-tolerance policies 10 Decisive Decision making Power or Influence Robert Martinez Local Superintendent District 5 School reform that has no commitment to holistic healthy learning environments 8 Active Participant in Decision-making Ray Cortinez Superintendent 6 Power to have Major Influence on decision-making Monica Garcia School Board President District 1 Teachers at RHS/ Union Reps/ UTLA Zero tolerance & punitive policies rather than restorative justice & intervention services Draconian budget cuts to support staff & teachers in LAUSD Principals at RHS Healthy Food School Coalition 4 LD 5/ Zone of Choice Coordinator Taken into Account SEIU 99 3 Can Get Attention Parents CA Food Policy Research ICS ? (please rate self) 2 High School Students Teachers (not with the Union) Not on Radar +3 +2 +1 -1 -2 -3 Die Hard Active Support Inclined Towards Inclined Towards Active Support Die Hard Long-term Damage Long-term Solutions Medium-term Solutions Short-term Solutions Short-term Damage Medium-term Damage