Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 October 2000 — Page 4

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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13,2000

Corrections The full list of newly elected officers of the Indianapolis Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women was omitted in The Recorder issue dated Oct. 6. Newly elected officers are: Inez Kitchen, president; Rosalyn West, 1st vice president; Karen Moore, 2nd vicepresident; Patricia Dickerson, recording secretary; Dorothy Jones, assistant recording secretary; Serena Macklin, corresponding secretary; Francie Tardy, treasurer; Lula

Mae Nichols, historian; Joyce Brooks, parliamentarian; and, Rose Swam, chaplain. In addition, in the same issue within the Religion section, photo captions that corresponded to pictures of Rev. Richard E. and Kathy Willoughby of Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, Oline Petty and children from the Joy Productions Co. play “That’s Not My Name,” were misplaced. The Recorder apologizes for any inconvenience these errors may have caused.

districts. To qualify, each school must commit to training and ongoing involvement of its principal, two teachers and a parent. Over the last five years, more than 200 representatives of 75 .elementary schools and 35 middle schools in 50 Indiana counties have bee.n trained in Project PEACE. Locally every IPS school along with 129 surrounding schools are enrolled in the program. Indiana and other states involved in the program like Arizona and New Mexico, have seen decreases in the number of suspensions, expulsions, disciplinary actions and fights, said Ann Palmer, Indiana’s coordinator for Project PEACE. To remove the possibility of financial barriers to participation, lodging, training materials and most meals are provided at no cost to participants. “The project’s entire premise is to teach children how to peacefully solve problems,” said Palmer. “Students are provided with skills that last a lifetime. We’re empowering, which is always a positive thing. Kids take pride in doing things themselves.” Local teachers said the program benefits the entire school by not only improving United State! Postal Sarvlca

PEACE Continued from A1 students’ communication skills and their learning environment, but also allowing faculty to spend more time teaching instead of handling student discipline. “I don’t have to stop class every 10 minutes because one of my students took someone’s pencil or paper,” said Getsy Peeler, fifth grade teacher and program facilitator at John Strange Elementary School, 3660 E. 62nd St. “Earlier, we didn’t give kids chances like this, but they really respond to programs like this.” As an African American, Peeler said she initially had doubts about how fair Black students thought the program would be, but added that she was absolutely wrong. “They’re taking to it and it’s taking a lot of pressure off us teachers,” she said. Even with the participation of school administrators and students, the success of the program hinges on the volunteer efforts of Indiana attorneys, such as Thomas Major Jr. Once recruited and assigned to a local school, attorneys implement Project PEACE by assisting in training peer mediators and also familiarizing parents and teachers with the program’s key concepts. “We want students to con-

structively deal with issues instead of establishing vendettas or grudges that often boil over into the national tragedies we’ve seen recently,” said Major of the Baker and Daniels law firm. The Broad Ripple High School alumnus added that the program offers attorneys an opportunity to give back to the community. “I appreciate those who assisted me during my youth and just want to continue the cycle.” The circle many would like to see broken is the violence plaguing educational institutions. While Indianapolis Public Schools Superintendent Duncan "Pat” Pritchett recently armed school officers to combat the possibility of violent acts in the IPS district, he said Project PEACE is a more likely solution to disorder. “We think Project PEACE is an excellent program to deter violence in schools,” said Pritchett. “Its the most important program we’re doing because we’re showing students alternatives to fighting. Programs like this will eventually end violence — not only in our schools but also in our communities.” For more information on Project PEACE contact Palmer at either (800) 266-2581 or (317) 639-5465.

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