Do you think a Taser can save someone's life as opposed to using a firearm?

Would it SFPD having Tasers affect the community in a negative or positive way?

Do you think concussions should be handled more strictly?

Do you think that someone who is diagnosed with a concussion shouldn't be able to play at all due to high risks later in life?

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Looking for some ideas on stopping police brutality on animals.

- The minimum wage policy is dissatisfying to the people of our society because of the threshold wage individuals receive.Minimum wage also contributes to inflation, automation displacement and also forces companies to move their jobs overseas because labor costs are lower. What do you think about the minimum wage policy? 

Gun violence in New York has increased throughout the years and have impacted not only adults, but minors as well. This issue has caused harm to many  people all over the city. Our goal is to see/hear less death on the news due to gun violence. The rate of gun violence has to go down, in order for us the students, adults, seniors any Etc. to feel safe on the streets. People have lost loved ones and neighborhoods have been unsafe due to gun violence in New York. This problem needs to be addressed and solved to reduce the violence and crime rate caused by guns.  

When there is an incident of bullying, a school with zero tolerance policy will be quick to suspend the bullying. While punishing the bully is important, there should an emphasis placed on how effective the punishment is and whether it contributes to healing or reforming the relationship between the bully and the victim.  

We are working on placing more scanners in our school  because we have a total of four school in  and with two scanners in our school it is hard to get through scanning without there being such a wreck.

The policy my group is working on is trying to change the security scanning policy. We want to change the scanning policy because it is chaos and makes students late when we get in the building. There is no orginization and we would like to make a diffrence and make it less chaotic.

Their should be more scanners because if their isn't it would be chaos in the morning and it would cause a lot of kids to be late to class.

New york is the only state allowing regents,meanwhile all the other states do not take them yet these states graduation rates are high.Why is it that NYC still kept the regents policy?The SATs is a standardized test that is effective,and this determines whether or not you would get accepted,shouldn't students focus more on the SATs than the regents?

The current policy in High School for Community leadership is that students should wear uniforms as there is a uniform however it is not enforced.The plan is to propose to enforce the existing policy by modifying the uniform to make them more modern and appealing to present generation, and also enforcing the enforce the existing policy  requiring students to wear uniform.

What will it take to get more scanners in my school

We working on modify the DOE scanning policy in NYC specifically in our school Jamaica Campus 

Regents is a exam in New York City and students needs to get the regents diploma in order to graduate from high school. Each subject has a regents exam for example English, algebra, living environment, global history, US history. However, this is too much for the high school students Regents is bringing more stress on student life. It is much more harder than the regular exams. we need to stop this madness because a lot of students from different country is not able to understand the regents exam besides why only New York have to take the regents?

Throughout high school in New York students are required to take regents every year to determine whether or not they can graduate. Do colleges even look at students regents score when looking at the admissions ? Do regents rally effect the college that students apply to?

 New york students have to take regents throughout elementary school and high school in order to graduate or move on to the next grade. Every year the test get harder and longer and we are the only state to take these New York state regents on top of the regents we have finals and portfolios to be done as well. Is it fair that we are the only state that take these state required regents? is fair that these test define if we go to the next grade or graduate?

Having uniforms makes it easier to identify students all have the same fashion sense limits bullying reasoning , safety and less violence. Gives the school a good representation for first appearence and when Board of Education comes. 

Minimum wage is a highly controversial topic in terms of the positive and negative effects it has on communities. Minimum wage is the least amount of a worker can get paid.

our topic is gun violence, and Our policy Licenses to Carry a Firearm (LTCF) needs to be reinforced based upon possession when someone goes to buy a gun they need to buy a case or a container that will hold the object so minors won’t have access to the gun. We think that your policy should be enforced more on the people that owns guns and keep it more protected from minors.

if you have any questions and comments to help us and for yall to get know more information lets us know

Our topic is about the presidential electoral college. The Electoral College is to give people a say in the government. The 12th amendment breaks down and how the electoral college works. The goal is to listen to the people but not to give the people all the power because they might make the wrong choice. 

Do you know anyone that was raped? if you do, how did you help them mentally and physically overcome that challenge? 

What's your definition of statutory rape? how would you make awareness in your community? 

    This project is about abortions and how pro choice and life can go hand and hand with the argument. The policy we used is Roe V. Wade, which indicates women need to have the choice to pick if they want to keep the child or ending the pregnancy (abortion). Roe V.S. Wade is an case, On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot interfere with a woman’s right to have an abortion. And this policy is used and brought up til this day because people forget the rights that women have over thier own bodies. This project was chosen to make it aware that women have a say now and can´t let the govnerment have a say on their personal life.

  Why do you think rape is not brought about much in college only but when someone is killed?

Our project is about the Rape Policy. The rape policy says ¨The policy of rape is when someone forces another into a sexual act. This is normally charged with a felony of the first degree.¨ 

I live in Pennsylvania. The problem we have in this community is Domestic Violence and Violence Against Women's Act. I ask how can we enforce this problem in our community and reach out to more people so this issue can be put to an end. I believe if we can spread this problem by coming together as a community to stop this from happening. also, what are some of your suggested methods of conservation? 

My name is Kyrai and I live in Philadelphia. In my communtiy crime rate is through the room. Most of these crimes is gun violnce. Every day a teen is subjected toi gun violnce and may have lost their life. I myself have lost a loved one to gun violnce. The bardy hand gun policy states that everyone needs to go through a background check before they can be issued a hand gun. However hundrards of people are getting their hands on handguns, that are to young to obtain a handgun and doesnt go through the correct background check, even with the Brady handgun law in effect. The Brady handgun policy needs to be modified and enforced.

Our project consists of ways we the people can help our community decrease the amount of animal abuse that happens daily and understand why it occurs , Our policy is Cruelty to a dog or a cat is a Class A Misdemeanor, punishable with a fine up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment up to 6 months. Intentionally torturing a dog or a cat is a Class C felony punishable with a fine up to $5,000 and/or imprisonment up to 10 months. Any suggestions on what can be done to solve this problem? What makes people as human treat animals as they do without any remorse? Why hasn't any actions been taken?

 The topic that my group has chosen was Cancer Treatment Patients. What we will talk about really is how people who have cancer have people who really care about you and your disease and that we will be there to support you throughout your battle of cancer and be like mentors to you. Basically, ketting you know that there are people who are really here to help you and keep you in good spirits. The cancer treatment policy is to ensure that all patients are taken care of and they are treated properly for their form of cancer.

1.If an indidvidual is arrrested for the possession or distribution of a controlled substance within the drug-free zone,the penalities for the offense are enhanced.

2.In many states there are special penalities reserved for those people accused of possessing drugs near a school or even a playground.In some areas they´ve become known as ¨Drug free zones¨

Our topic we came together as a group to talk about is animal abuse. we will be talking about the policies of unnessary beatings and statistics of hown owners do not take care of animals properly.

My project is about police brutality

Topic: police brutality

Police Brutality policy: The U.S. Constitution ensures limits on how far police can go in trying to enforce the law given

What are some ways you believe police brutality can be stopped?

What are some ways you believe it can be improved? 

How can this benefit or not benefit police brutality?

I live in Philadelphia, one of the most in-need metropolis in America, thus myself and my fellows peers are working on a Civil Action Project that focused on methods of conversation in communities and cities. We believe that starting locally will eventually flourish into a greater nation all adopting conservation methods to decrease that carbon levels in the air and contribute to water conservation. What are some ideas that you guys have on the topic of global Warming conservation, and what are some of your suggested methods of conservation? 

We need some suggestions on how make community policing more effective in our city of philadelphia.

In high school many friendships and relationships are created. These are the years real relationships are established. With that being said 47% of high school students as of 2013 reported being sexually active .Although this may not seem a high percentage. 65 out of 80% didn't know where to go to get birth control, condoms, pregnancy test Ect. 75 out of 80 also didn't know how many STDs and STIS there are. Most common number was 5 when its about 27 or more. 50 out of 80 students didn't know whatan STD or STI was. This shows students weren't properly educated on sex health. Do you think bringing a clinic to arroyo that not only to  educates students about the dangers of sex, but also give them the necessities they need. All while in confidentiality.  

Point out some ways that can make student want to come to school more often. What can the student or teachers do to achieve this? It can be from more student activities, less stress from homework, more field-trips, etc.

So the Achievement gap is this gap between the numbers that we are scoring and the numbers that we should be scoring on our tests. This is caused by oversized classrooms and having non certified teachers in the classroom  or having teachers on emergency credentials . We have suggested that the people should go into the school board meetings and bring this to their attention because most of the time it is just pushed aside to deal with "Later".

Our project talks about the health and safety of students attending high schools across the nation. In our public service announcement, we challenge people to remember what it means to engage in safe sexual activity because of recent surveys, many students take risks by having unprotected sex, disregarding the possibilities of contracting STD's or other viral infections.

Our mission is to share our own outlook on this issue by asking campuses, including our own, to help students stay protected and safe by distributing contraceptives to teens who may or who are sexually active, and to offer an expansion on sexual education to help remind students of the risks in sexual engagement.

We encourage this method of safety as a new way for teens to stay safe because of the many risks sexual activity includes, such as STD's and various infections they may contract. In our public service announcement, we ask you to think: "Would you like your school to provide you with contraceptives to have safe sex?" and "How much do you remember from sex ed?"

do you think texting and driving is a problem in our community 

Teen drug abuse has many sorts of affects on teens but they have an essay access. They can easily get it illegally or through pharmacies. These  teens don't really know the affects it can have on them. Drugs is a chemical that affects the brain and tapes in to communication system. Drugs also have an affect on them getting addicted and dropping out of school. Study shows 31.4% of teen drop outs is due to drugs. What changes do you think there can be by stopping teen with drugs.   

Hey guys,

In schools, student misbehavior is really negative on their education.  Students that disrupt class also take away time from other students.  As this is not fair for those who do want to succeed, would it help to implement methods that build a better relationship people within the learning community.  Things like restorative justice circles can do this, and could lead to the prevention of many future student disruptions.  Let us know what we should look into, or maybe restorative justices circles would be effective enough to change the classroom.

Many cases of police brutality are being reported everywhere including the bay area. Some police officers get away with said crimes, what are some ways to prevent this from happening in the future and do you guys think that things like police body cams are plausible?

Police are misusing their force in many ways and it has become a serious problem for the community, many police are getting away with it and not getting punished. What is a policy suggestion that we can enforce or create to be able to end Police Brutality?

Obesity is looked at as funny and not a big deal. Not every problem can be tackled but some can be shortened. Does any one have any ideas on how to spread the idea of stopping obesity? We can use social  media to reach out to any one. If you have any ideas on how to help feel free to comment. 

Many students believe that the time given in class, isn't enough. Others may think that the classroom is too big and that the teachers don't have enough time to give each student individual time to explain the assignments or homework. In a case study that i have done in my government class, is that teachers are overwhelmed with the amount of so many students. A lot of the students do want the classroom size to reduced. reduction within the classroom size would benefit the whole, more classes being made in the school, small class size gives the teachers to explain the assignments to the students.

If we get a police on Sexual Assault who should know about this topic? 12th, 11th, 10, 9th 

Community Policing should be enforced within Oakland communities because it can help reduce implicit bias by the policemen getting to know, understand, and develop a relationship with the citizens as well as activities. By this actions, hopefully there we be trust between the community and police as well as comfortability.

In your opinion do you believe we should be worried about oil spills in the Bay Area?

Do you think oil spills affects our lives?  And how do you think we can stop it?

why is that community policing isn't something that hasn't been informed to the public?

When encountered by the police, do you feel safe? why or why not ? if you have never been encountered by the police how do you think you'll feel when encountering an officer?

Why do you think that so many sexual assault victims are scared to talk about what happened to them and why they blame themselves for what happened?

What's your definition of sexual assault? 

With the number of young people in the U.S. with injuries and many problems the situation of pain relief comes into question.

If you change the age for medical marijuana use to 16 years old would this positively affect students and help them long term with chronic pain that other drugs can not help with that marijuana can?

Do you think police brutality has something to do with racism??

Here in California we passed the End Of Life Option Act allowing doctor assisted suicide if medically allowed. But, this allows insurance companies to deny regular treatments and instead offer the "suicide drug" this has happened in every state that has passed the law. Including here in California the woman it happened to was denied chemotherapy and instead offered the drug. What are your thoughts on this? (We will be releasing a change.org petition soon for support of modifiying the law to fix this issue.)

Would your attitude change towards school if you were able to attend/ experience more field trips or out-of-class activities?

If  a health clinic was implemented at your school, do you feel like you would benefit from it? If yes, how?  

Distracted driving is a huge problem nowadays because we live in a technological age. According to a recent study, an average person checks their phone 46 times a day. The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year. Do you believe a textalyzer(a device similar to a breathalyzer in which it scans a phone for activity before leading up to a crash) and raising fines for distracted driving will decrease accidents caused by distracted driving?

what distraction are there when people are driving help us find out and give your opinions for how to fix.

Do you believe that we should have longer lunches? Have you experienced lunch lines that are so long you had to wait until later to get your lunch and only have less than 10 minutes to eat it all? What if you have to make up a test or quiz that you cannot make up at any other time because you're doing something after school? Many people complain about these lines, in which many people cut into and therefore is not fair to those that have been waiting in line for a long while. What is your opinion on this? Do you believe Arroyo's lunch times should be longer, or are they fine the way they are?

In communities where there is a high number a gang related crimes they don't have any positive role models. What ideas do you have on how we can get more positive role models into these communities and how would they impact those communities?

Have you ever had a special ed kid slow down your class because they did not have assistance and the teacher was lecturing or busy? We are trying to solve that problem by having more aids for those students but many teachers have been laid off. What are some suggestion to solving this problem ?

Do you think that due to having an overcrowded class, makes you fall behind?

Health care is difficult for some children to receive. Some may not even be able to go to their own doctor nor have access to health insurance. Having a health center in schools would be more convenient for those students who are in need of help or may be injured and need aid. Health centers could also benefit not only students but also staff members. 

What is your opinion on campus health centers? Do you think schools are required to have health centers? Are there any suggestions to be able to get a health center?

Ive walked the streets of Oakland many times.  every time I go to oakland I recall seeing women dressed in raggedy and reveling clothing. I worry about them and notice a handful of them getting into cars not knowing who shes getting into the car with. How do you think we can help these women?

How many athletes are unable to participate in school or outside-of-school sport activities because they were not able to complete or fulfill a physical?

Do you guys think that the United States should have stricter gun laws?

I've been in Oakland several times. I've have walked the streets of Oakland. Every time I recall seeing women dressed in raggy and see-through clothing and I'm worried about them. I know for sure they are prostitutes. Prostitution is illegal but it isn't enforced enough. What can we do to reduce prostitution in Oakland?

Do you think that the policies over Nursing Homes are strict enough to prevent elder abuse by caregivers or other workers?

I pose this question because of there is various examples of people who have a disability get killed unjustly because police officers could not identify that he had autism 

Do you think police officers are trained to handle people with disabilities such as autism ?

Would you sign a petition to make a sexual assault policy at our school?

Do you feel safe around police officers? if not what is it that makes you not feel safe and what do you think can be done to make you feel safer?

According form our surveys 82 percent of people are somehow affected by minimum wage in the community of San Leandro. I was wondering if there is any solution to making minimum wage a livable wage?

Police brutality is a very viral topic that is talked about nationwide. The problem with some police officers is that they use excessive force when is not necessary. There are existing policies that punish police officers who do use excessive force. One of the policies there is  "under the color or authority" which punishes police officers either by imprisonment no longer than 1 year or by having them pay a fine. On top of that they get fired. So there is policies that punish police officers who use excessive force. We need your help by suggesting reforms that would help our communities get together to stop police brutality and build healthy relationships with police officers. I would also appreciate it if you express your personal opinion on how you feel about the punishments police officers get vs a general person. Is it enough? Do they need more punishment? Is it fair?

During the investigative process of Administrative Leave, do you feel that some investigations, involving officers, should be public to the community?

How should we revise the rent control policy?

How can we prevent sexual assault rates from increasing in our society? How can we make our schools actually have a policy, or even enforce their policy to the student body?

Obesity is a very serious problem. So many people die from obesity because of heart attacks, strokes, and many more. Does any one have any opinions on obesity or ideas about how to stop it or at least slow it down?

        Elder Abuse in Nursing homes are happening in more that 50% in the U.S. There aren't any regulations where there are federal or state officials who visit to make sure everything is going good within the patients and the caregivers. Our goal is to get more regulations enforced where federal or state officials visit a variety of nursing homes between a months span. Also we need the media to get more involved because Elder Abuse happens everyday but we don't hear about it everyday in the media. Please feel free to respond.

Rent is a big issue right now specially in the bay area, even for those city's that have rent control. In Hayward, rent can be Raised up to 5% or even 10% if it wasn't raised the past year & this is a huge increase that affects a lot of low income people. Do you agree that this percentage should be lowered? and what changes do you think it'll make ?

Do you think that being in a smaller class will help the improvement of student's grades ?

In California the policy is 30-36 students to a classroom. With one teacher and that many students do you think that's an appropriate learning environment for you? 

Do you believe prescription painkiller overdose is an issue in the community? Why or why not.

Would a State funded policy connecting the community to local positive role models influence youth to stay away from gangs?

  Research says that nearly 70 percent of youth in the juvenile justice system have disabilities. Disabled individuals make up a third to half of all people killed by law enforcement officers.  Why are not police officers trained for all disabilities.Do you feel that police use the right amount of force in general? 

Police officers are no trained well to handle disabled civilians.  They are not trained enough with disabled people because more than half of the people killed in the united states have a disability.  Why don't they train to handle disabled people?  How much training would they need to handle disabled people?  How long would they have to train to handle disabled people?