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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />September 11, 2018 <br />Page 9 <br /> <br /> <br /> 1 <br />Ms. Moina Dixson stated during the lockdown, the teachers said it wasn’t a big deal. 2 <br /> 3 <br />Ms. Jayla Mims stated she is being bullied because of her skin color and her clothing choices. 4 <br />She does not get the privilege of being accepted. She stated every year during Black History 5 <br />Month, she gets strange looks and she is not understood in school. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Ms. Meiran Carlson said she is part of the group CHANGE. On April 20, 2018, students at St. 8 <br />Anthony Middle School held a walk-out. They were told where to walk and when to return to 9 <br />school. In schools, children have a ‘no guns’ expectation. CHANGE has been an active group for 10 <br />6 months. She spoke about Mayors for Our Lives and asked Mayor Faust to participate in this. 11 <br />She spoke about the lockdown, saying they had no idea what was going on. This was the result 12 <br />of an email that was received. She texted her family and friends and was very scared. She stated 13 <br />something needs to be done and she is calling on the Council to help make their voices heard. 14 <br /> 15 <br />Ms. Nona Kennedy asked the Council to get on board with them, make a difference, treat them 16 <br />with respect, and listen to them. 17 <br /> 18 <br />Mayor Faust stated Council feels their pain. He knows there is an issue and they will look into it. 19 <br />Ms. Kennedy stated they will stay until they get an answer. Mayor Faust stated no answer will be 20 <br />given this evening. 21 <br /> 22 <br />IX. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS – NONE. 23 <br /> 24 <br />X. ADJOURNMENT. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Mayor Faust adjourned the meeting at 8:40 p.m. 27 <br /> 28 <br />Respectfully submitted, 29 <br />Debbie Wolfe 30 <br />TimeSaver off Site Secretarial, Inc. 31 <br /> 32 <br /> 33 <br /> 34 <br /> Mayor 35 <br />ATTEST: 36 <br /> City Clerk 37 <br /> 38 <br />13