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<br />. <br /> <br />RI~ <br /> <br />Human Rights Commission Minutes <br />December 13, 2005 <br /> <br />Present: Thelma McKenzie, Janet Delmore, Scott Higbee, Ann Kenney, Steve Smith and Bob <br />Venters <br />Absent: Phillip Crump <br /> <br />Chair Thelma McKenzie called the meeting to order at 7: 15 p.m. <br /> <br />Approve Minutes <br /> <br />Commissioner Bob Venters moved and Commissioner Ann Keeney seconded approval of the <br />November minutes. Motion prevailed. <br /> <br />. Essay Contest <br /> <br />Commissioners discussed the quality of this year's essays. Some thought the students missed the <br />point of the question; others thought the question was not specific. They discussed whether it <br />would be worth meeting with student council members to take the essay contest one step further. <br />Commissioners talked about giving students a specific example (child labor, speaking out against <br />the government) and having students study and respond to a specific example. Commissioners <br />thought this might get kids to think more globally instead of the kinds of concerns students wrote <br />about in their essays. <br /> <br />Commissioners discussed other ways to improve the quality of the question. Commissioner Ann <br />Keeney will talk with Mr. Bibeau to get his feedback. Commissioners directed Carolyn Curti to <br />email the teachers who had students submit essays to get their feedback on this year's question. <br /> <br />Commissioners agreed to submit question ideas to send on to the State League of Human Rights <br />Commissions. Commissioners will send to Carolyn Curti before the January meeting. <br /> <br />Elect Human Rights Commission Chair <br /> <br />Commissioner Scott Higbee moved to nominate Commissioner Janet Delmore to be the Chair of <br />the Human Rights Commission. Commissioner Venters seconded the motion. Motion prevailed. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />1 <br />