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Human Rights, Inclusion and Engagement Commission Minutes June 12, 2019 Page 16 of 19 Commissioner Djevi stated he has been thinking a lot about patriotism and what it means to be a patriot. Commissioner Peterson indicated she liked that topic. Chair Beltmann stated it would be interesting to see the civic side of things, kids and engagement. Ms. Olson recapped the list of possible essay questions the Commission liked. Commissioner Peterson stated she would vote for gun violence, school safety and the patriotism as the two topics and the Commissioners bring back possible questions for each of the topics and discuss at the next meeting. Chair Beltmann stated her only concern with doing the gun violence topic is not topic that could be triggering for folks who may be have experience with gun violence. She noted that knowing the community is diverse and people may have different experience with gun violence which could lead to good essays but is it a lot to ask of a middle schooler to write about. Commissioner Lee stated the previous essay was regarding bullying so she did not think a gun violence essay would be worse. Commissioner Bolinger knew there were schools that taught about social media, internet and privacy and what that means to put things out there and is talked about in almost every grade. It would be interesting to see different aspects of this as well. Commissioner Macomber thought it was good thing to think about if the questions were framed appropriately. Youth Commissioner Iverson stated he liked the patriotism subject a lot but thought that was a lot to ask for middle schoolers. Chair Beltmann stated the question could be centered around what it means to be a good citizen. Commissioner Lee stated a lot of residents are not citizens. The Commission liked that. Commissioner Peterson thought there could be an engagement piece with that as well.