Dear North Carolina Legislator: A 12-year-old schoolboy was punished for misbehavior. A male teacher, about twice the child's size struck him five times on the buttocks with a wooden board. That afternoon, in response to an urgent call from the boy's sister, the mother left work and rushed home to find out what had happened to her son. She was horrified and outraged by appearance of the massive bruises he had sustained. She took him to the E.R. where he was treated and his injuries documented. Police were notified and took numerous photos. The mother also went to the school and showed the principal, the guidance counselor and the teacher who inflicted the punishment the effects of their discipline policy on her son's body.We are not describing an event that took place in the distant past or in some remote, backward region of the globe. This happened on September 12, 2005, in Rowland Middle School, Robeson County, North Carolina. Had this teacher used the same amount of force against any adult for any reason other than self-defense, he most certainly would have been charged with a felony. But having done this to a schoolchild, he was only suspended from his teaching duties for one day while the matter was investigated. The District Attorney took the position that the teacher acted within the law and therefore couldn't be charged. Anyone who is tempted to dismiss this incident as a rare event should be reminded that according to the last published statistics by the Office of Civil Rights, 5,717 students, including children with disabilities, were paddled in North Carolina in the short time frame of 180 days of school. Since those stats are self-reported, they are most likely underreported. Injuries to paddled children are all too common, but because children tend to be secretive about that area of their anatomy, most escape attention. But not all injuries go unreported. Typical examples of schoolchildren's punishment-related injuries can be viewed online at www.nospank.net/violatn.htm and www.nospank.net/a7-05.pdf. The parents of those injured children have allowed the images of their injuries to be made available for the public record, and some have sued the involved teachers and their employers. As more parents become better informed about the physical and psychological short- and long-term dangers of corporal punishment, more such lawsuits are being filed and are succeeding. A concurrent trend in the states that still allow corporal punishment in schools has been the banning of it district by district, if not for the right reasons, then out of pure economic self interest. On January 22, 1871, a New York Times editorial stated: "... It is exceedingly unsafe to leave too wide a discretion in their hands. The nature even of instructors of youth is fallible, and there is a kind of intoxication in the exercise of unlimited power, though it be only over little boys and girls, that may wisely be checked and controlled." Today, 134 years later, we believe it's due time North Carolina heeded that wise editor's warning. The scholarship of the past half century and the good example of well-run education systems in the 29 paddle-free states prove conclusively that corporal punishment is counterproductive, fraught with risks and has no place in any school system in the civilized world. A full discussion of what's wrong with corporal punishment isn't within the scope of this letter, nor should it be necessary. That information is abundantly available, and any literate person with access to a computer can become an expert on the subject in two or three evenings. Only among the uninformed are arguments favoring corporal punishment taken seriously. There is not one teachers' college in North Carolina that teaches undergraduates the correct method for hitting children, and every reader of this letter knows why. Surely, the great majority of teachers of North Carolina, having been trained as professionals, are eager and prepared to perform as professionals. They know that beating and bruising children's buttocks does not fit their job description. THEREFORE, we, the undersigned, urge the immediate banning of corporal punishment in all schools of North Carolina.
Gregory R. Dean, parent, Waxhaw, NC Veronica Reed, parent, home schools partly to protect against CP, Indian Trail, NC Nancy Jones, grandparent, Fairmont, NC Tina Morgan, parent, Rowland, NC Peggy Jones, parent, Fairmont, NC Ricky Jones, Charbourn, NC Belinda Hursey, grandparent, Fairmont, NC Kim Wise, grandparent, Pembroke, NC Kay Walters, grandparent, Orrum, NC Catherine Dean, homeschooler, Advance, NC Nadia Meyer, Winston-Salem, NC Anna Brown, mother (BS in Child Development), Matthews, NC Sarah C. Albritton, M.S., homeschool parent, Executive Coach, author of I'm Not Crazy, I'm Just Not You, Winston-Salem, NC Diane Z. Clark, teacher, Colfax, NC Judith M. Penny, Ph.D. in child development, parent, homeschooler, Jamestown, NC Adam Reed, parent, homeschooler, Indian Trail, NC Kel Hinkle, EC Middle School Teacher (Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools) and homeschooler, High Point, NC Suzanna Dees, Charlotte, NC Paula M. Hefferin-Barger, homeschooling mother of three, Greensboro, NC Candace A. Wilson, Advocate / Project Manager, Council for Children, Charlotte, NC
W. Hoxie, Wake Forest, NC Janet Mackey, Kernersville, NC Bob Knorpp, Greensboro, NC Gail Dunlop, MSW with specialization in Child and Family issues, Waxhaw, NC Joe Dunlop, Waxhaw, NC Dawn Sturkey, MSW, parent, former teacher, Waxhaw, NC Anita Gimon, parent, Waxhaw, NC Ginger Leppert, Waxhaw, NC Byron Nesbit, Waxhaw, NC Peggy Nesbit, Waxhaw, NC
Harry Barger, father of 3 homeschooled children, Greensboro, NC Toni Nierman, concerned parent, Raleigh, NC Sheri Grace, Masters in Special Education, parent homeschooler, special education teacher in child safety and nutrition at Forsyth Tech, Winston-Salem, NC Susan Murphy Broadfoot, B.A., mother of three, homemaker/Special Educator, Wilmington, NC Ruthi Joyner, concerned parent, Locust NC
Meili Blakey Mattern, homeschooling mother, Kernersville, NC Lori Turner, Marvin, NC Ethan D. Mattern, Greensboro, NC Gayle Housel, Waxhaw, NC Lisa A Hannon-Bivens, Weddington, NC Cheryl Lynn Waters, Waxhaw, NC Meredith Hale, mother of two, BA in Psychology, homeschooler, Morrisville, NC Mark DiBiasio, member of the Union County Planning Board, Wesley Chapel, NC Melody A. Graham, Waxhaw, NC Laurin Hayworth Cooke, DVM, Parent, Ocean Isle Beach, NC Dawn M. West, mom of 4 (3 in public school), Wake Forest, NC Wanda Poe, educational advocate, Waxhaw, NC Matt Dean, Waxhaw, NC Doreen Wilson, Weddington, NC Michael Wilson, Weddington, NC Kelly Preston, RN, Monroe, NC Lucy Drake, Mayor of Stallings; Board of Directors of Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare; mother and guardian of an autistic son, Stallings, NC Alan Fitzpatrick, Weddington, NC Lisa Fitzpatrick, Weddington, NC Christine Trapp, parent, Waxhaw, NC Christopher Trapp, parent, Waxhaw, NC Michelina Roth, parent, homeschooler, Raleigh, NC Lisa Moran, BS in health education, mother of 3, homeschooler, child advocate, Greensboro, NC Deborah Marez, concerned parent, homeschooler; Southport, NC Alba Barton, Waxhaw, NC Marcus Barton, Waxhaw, NC David Ethridge, Matthews NC Kathy Weishaar, Waxhaw, NC Douglas Weishaar, Waxhaw, NC Deborah Blackwell, homeschool parent, former public school teacher, former victim of corporal punishment in NC public schools, Roanoke Rapids, NC David Murdaugh, Raleigh, NC Christopher Lawthorne, Matthews, NC Laura Patyk, mother of six, Indian Trail, NC Kristie Lee, mother, Wingate, NC Carolyn Eberly, parent, homeschooler, Waxhaw, NC Pam Genant, mother, nurse, Valdese, NC Dawn Kelley, mother, student working on Masters Degree in Counseling, Substitute Teacher, Waxhaw, NC Robert Kelley, masters in criminology, Waxhaw, NC Gloriesrenea Stackhouse, Rowland, NC Douglas McMillan, Jr., former city councilman, Lumberton, NC Jean McCall-Love, town councilperson, Rowland, NC Helen Irving, Waxhaw, NC Elizabeth Durham, Wilmington, NC Linda Soldo, parent, Marvin, NC Kristina Day, RN, BSN, parent Durham NC Kara Liechty RN, parent, homeschooler, Matthews, NC Ronald Gene Pepper, Sr., Charlotte, NC Maria Humphery, parent, Lumberton, NC Douglas Humphery, parent, Lumberton, NC Stephanie Locklear, parent, Laurinburg, NC Mikey Locklear, parent, Lumberton, NC Troy Carter, parent, Lumberton, NC Becky Watson, parent, Lumberton, NC Amy Canady, Cerro Gordo, NC Michael Govan, parent, CPS Paraprofessional, Special Needs children, Lumberton, NC Charles Locklear, Lumberton, NC Sharon Mayer, Director, Beth Shalom Religious School, Raleigh, NC Angela Cheseboro, RN, Matthews, NC Lynde Flowe, RN, Matthews, NC Jennifer Vereen, RN, Matthews, NC Jill Williams, RN, Matthews, NC Becky Knorpp, Greensboro, NC Amethy Smith, parent, McLeansville, NC Scott Smith, parent, McLeansville, NC Michelle Goldy, parent, Clemmons, NC James Goldy, parent, Clemmons, NC Patricia R. Robinson, Child Advocate, nurse, homeschooler, Charlotte, NC Robyn Umfress, Clemmons, NC Klarisa Cizmek, parent, Winston-Salem, NC Tvrtko Cizmek, parent, Winston-Salem, NC Janeen Gingrich, social worker and activist, Durham, NC Lisa Ruiz, parent, Rowland NC Ginger C. Carter, MSW, P-LCSW, parent, Executive Director of Southeastern Family Violence Center, victim advocate, North Carolina Victim Service Practitioner Level 1 Certification, Red Springs, NC Veronica Lucas, MA, aunt, counselor/court advocate, victim advocate, North Carolina Victim Service Practitioner Level 1 Certification, Co-facilitator of Abuser Treatment Program, Red Springs, NC Alfreida W. Ricardi, Associate Arts, parent, grandparent, court advocate, victim advocate, North Carolina Victim Service Practitioner Level 1 Certification, Co-facilitator of Abuser Treatment Program, Lumberton, NC Orlando D. Ford, Bachelor of Psychology, parent, child advocate, North Carolina Victim Service Practitioner Level 1 Certification, Lumberton, NC Marjorie Walker, Bachelor of Theology, parent, grandparent, victim advocate, Shelter Manager, Lumberton, NC Daniel McIver, parent, local business owner, Lumberton, NC Gurney Chambers, Ph.D.; teacher educator for 31 years; dean of a College of Education for 17 years; grandparent of two; Cullowhee, NC April Burgess-Johnson, UNC-CH School of Social Work intern, Durham, NC Betti Jo Cline, Wilmington, NC Susan Smith, Raleigh, NC Diane Castellow, concerned parent, Raleigh, NC Diana Haight, Teacher, Winterville, NC Jamie Burgess, Hendersonville, NC Dana Holcomb, Mother of 4, Bessemer City, NC Allyn McNeily, toddler teacher, parent, Raleigh, NC Robert Hartwell, Lumberton, NC Cynthia Hartwell, Schood social work intern, Lumberton, NC Eileen Speed, R.N., mother of 3, Charlotte, NC Susan McClutchey, Parent, Durham, NC David Webster, Parent, Durham NC Jenica Webster, Parent, Durham NC Debra Scott, RN, BSN, mother of two young school-age children, considering homeschooling, Charlotte, NC Valerie Parham-Thompson, Parent, Durham, NC Elizabeth Beasley, MPT (masters in physical therapy), pediatric physical therapist, mother to one son, Hillsborough, NC Deena Payne, Parent, Greensboro, NC Norman Velez, Weddington, NC Brenda A. Martinez, Weddington, NC Kristin Moore, taxpayer, Durham, NC Allen Murray, Director of Intervention Services for the National Research Center on Rural Education Support, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC Rhonda Jones, parent, Pittsboro, NC Susan L. Parish, PhD, MSW, mother of two daughters, Carrboro, NC Anna Scheyett, MSW, LCSW, and mother of 2, Chapel Hill, NC John McMahon, parent, Asheville, NC Karen Lewis Taylor, Parent to two precious school-aged daughters and former NC high school teacher, Apex, NC Pamela Federline, MPH, parent of a youth with high functioning autism and childhood victim of corporal punishment, Wilmington, NC Jean Kenefick, Regional Director, Child Mental Health, New Bern, NC Steve Bilzi, New Hanover County Board of Education Member, North Carolina School Boards Association Board of Directors, National School Board Association Federal Relations Network Member, Wilmington, NC Angel Funk, Anti-violence advocate, Wilmington, NC Kim Batson, Parent of typical and special needs children, advocate for children in our schools, Wilmington, NC Randy I. Krank, Family Services Specialist, BSW, USMC retired, Easter Seals UCP of NC, New Bern, NC Teresa F. Roberts, COTA Disability Services Assistant, Community Action Opportunities Asheville, NC Thomas L. Hunter, Investigator, District Attorneys Office, Wilmington, NC Diane Hargett, Monroe, NC Gerald Hargett, Monroe, NC Jenna Dirr, Child Placement Coordinator, New Bern, NC Angela Davis, Mother and Registered Nurse, Charlotte, NC Kimberley Borden, Teacher licensure student at U. of North Carolina, Asheville, NC Molly Reynolds, UNC-CH School Social Work Intern, Chapel Hill, NC Susan Sweney, LCSW, School Social Worker, Durham, NC Sally Scholle, School Social Worker, Pittsboro, NC Jennifer F. Hinson, Monroe, NC Marne Meredith, school social worker, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Chapel Hill, NC Elizabeth Raygor, UNC-CH school social work Intern, Chapel Hill, NC Dana N. Courtney, MSW, ACSW, Graham, NC Janice Martinelli, Hampstead, NC Paul Martinelli, Hampstead, NC Alison Wetherill, parent, Surf City, NC Kim Johnston, parent, Wilmington, NC Tabitha Jackson, mother of 3, Delco, NC Kenneth Droddy, father of 1, Delco, NC Selene Moss-Lewis, mother of 4 in public schools, certified nursing assistant, Winnabow, NC Herbert A. Coleman, parent, former school teacher, Wilmington, NC Cynthia S. Autry, grandmother, Wilmington, NC Rebecca Terretti, grandmother (Mimi), Wilmington, NC Gary L. Shaffer, Ph.D., Associate Professor & School Social Work Coordinator, UNC School of Social Work, Chapel Hill, NC Jennifer Crowe, MSW, school social worker, Lenoir, NC Debbi Huntoon, MSW, LCSW, NC clinical social worker, DPS School Social Worker, Durham, NC Frankie Everhart Hedrick, School Social Worker, Lexington, NC Carlene Refino, MSW, SSW, mother of 3 and grandmother of 6, Carthage, NC Jane Paris, LCSW, school social worker, Raleigh, NC Laura Padgett, Wilmington, NC Marianne Furey, MSW, school social worker, Brunswick County Schools, NC Anne Stanfield, School Social Worker, CHCCS, Mebane NC Holly Head, School Social Work Intern, Chapel Hill, NC Glenna Geraci, great-grandmother (GIGI), Wilmington, NC Rebecca Atkins, School counselor, Durham, NC Malissa Obame, School Social Worker, Raleigh NC Jennifer M. Sullivan, MSW, JD, Director of Government Relations National Association of Social Workers - NC Chapter, Raleigh, NC Ashton Privette, Social Worker, Charlotte, NC, Gay S. Jordan, Charlotte NC social work faculty, UNC Charlotte, NC Daniel R. Beerman, ACSW, Coordinator, Child Welfare Education Collaborative Joint Master of Social Work Program, Greensboro, NC Laurie Conaty, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, therapist and mother of three AND wife of a teacher! Sanford, NC Gloria Wright, Clinical Social Worker, Wilmington, NC Lori George, Parent, Wilmington, NC Sonia Rincón-Heflin, Family Mentor/Social Worker, Morganton, NC Joan Pennell, social worker, Cary, NC Jessica Latham, social Worker, Raleigh, NC Dawn Dellinger, BSW, Morganton, NC Natasha K. Bowen, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC Erica Schwarting, Appalachian Family Innovations, Morganton, NC John H. Pierpont, Ph.D., Parent, concerned citizen, and social worker, Greenville, NC Stephen Snow, Ph.D., Concerned parent and child trauma therapist, Charlotte, NC
Michael T. Davitt, LCSW, Raleigh, NC Leslie Mosley, social worker, WCPSS/Prevention Services, Cary, NC Jeanne Schwarting, RN, Morganton, NC Guy Schwarting, educator, Morganton, NC | Michael Dean, Waxhaw, NC | Morgan Dean, author of magazine article at age 15 taking a stance against corporal punishment in schools, Waxhaw, NC | Molly Dean, Waxhaw, NC Kelly Parker, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Asheville, NC Catherine A Bostic, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Fairview, NC Christine Wild, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Marion, NC Clay Stroupe, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Asheville, NC Celeste Luke, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Asheville, NC Linda Simthong, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Belmont, NC Jennifer L Ward, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Boone, NC Jon Shoemaker, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Asheville, NC Kelli Church, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Moorehead City, NC Beth N Turinsky, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Asheville, NC Bray Creecox, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Asheville, NC Lindsay Begley, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Black Mountain, NC Alice Taylor, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Weaverville, NC Sara Webb, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Asheville, NC Teah Hartman, student in the Teacher Licensure program at UNCA, Asheville, NC Elaine Fox,Ph.D., professor at UNCA, Asheville, NC Kelly Fuller, MSW, parent, Chapel Hill, NC Doug Fuller, parent and careful voter, Chapel Hill, NC Barbara Maclay Cameron, M.A., M.S.W., parent, Durham, NC Glenda Michelle Criss-Forshey, parent and teacher, Wake Forest, NC | Aiden Gray Forshey, Learner, Wake Forest, NC Nathan Gray Forshey, parent, Wake Forest, NC Diana Almanza, parent, Chapel Hill, NC Amy Elinoff, parent, Chapel Hill, NC Tim Elinoff, parent, Chapel Hill, NC Jeannie Ownbey, MA, Morganton, NC Marielle White, mother & future homeschooler, Garner, NC Wendy Jodry, grant writer, Morganton, NC Tim Intemann, parent, Waxhaw, NC Maureen Intemann, parent, Waxhaw, NC Jes Cronmiller, parent, Raleigh, NC Angelica Oberleithner, Durham, NC Deborah Day, parent & Safe Start Project Director, Chapel Hill (Chatham County), NC Sharon Nottingham, RN, BSN, MPH, Parent, Chapel Hill, NC Rebecca Sardo, Greensboro, NC Tena Suthers, parent, homeschooler, Charlotte, NC Elizabeth Simpson, parent, Huntersville , NC | Brittany Douglas, Asheville, NC | Lucy Gregor, Asheville, NC | Brun Peterson, Asheville, NC | Taylor Place, Asheville, NC | Beth Heinburg, Asheville, NC | Lydia Potts, Asheville, NC | Mary Ann Stingel, Asheville, NC | Allison Stewart, Asheville, NC | Lizzie Aldridge, Asheville, NC | Katie Gershon, Asheville, NC | Peggy Daniels , Asheville, NC | Audrey Humlecker, Asheville, NC | Haley Buckner, Asheville, NC | Emily Love, Asheville, NC | Hilary Smith, Asheville, NC | Gabrielle Schroeder, Asheville, NC Billie Hays, mother, homeschooler, Randleman, NC Nicole S. Boone, parent, Spring Hope, NC Tia Davis, Matthews, NC Martin Cutrone, MD, parent, Waxhaw, NC Meg Cutrone, parent, Waxhaw, NC Christina Elaine Brown, day care worker, Matthews, NC Michael Kaplan, Weddington, NC Lisa Severt Upright, child care provider/Early Childhood Education College Student, Kannapolis, NC Gregory Whitfield, parent, Greenville, NC Sherry L. Hamby, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Dept of Psychology, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC C. Albert Bardi, PhD, clinical psychologist and Chair, Dept. Of Psychology, St. Andrews College, Laurinbug, NC Sandra McCabe, CNA, Indian Trail, NC Chris Esposito, RN, Indian Trail, NC Marisa Dunn, MD, masters degree in public health, medical doctor, Charlotte, NC Lois Triplett, Durham, NC Paige Schreiber, mother, Charlotte, NC Hans Schreiber, father, Charlotte, NC Rebecca Brown, domestic violence advocate, Raleigh, NC Jennifer Spencer, parent, Southport, NC Megan Maguire, parent, Lewisville, NC Jacob Spencer, parent, Southport, NC Erin Bonello, former teacher, concerned mom, Southport, NC Mark Bonello, teacher, Southport, NC Rhiannon Wagoner, mother, Oak Island, NC Executive Committee of the Western North Carolina Conference United Methodist Women Mary Shadbolt, parent, Cary, NC Charity Allen, Concord, NC Pamela B. Tiger, parent, homeschooler, Asheville, NC Chandra Passero , marriage and family therapist, Weaverville, NC Christine Somma, parent, Educational Neuropsychologist, Speech-Language Pathologist, Waxhaw, NC Paul Earing, parent, Waxhaw, NC Kyra Schneider, Concord, NC Jacqueline Beck, Director, Trinity Academy of Creative Learning, Wilmington, NC Margaret Beck, Wilmington, NC Crystal Nicole Feimster, Chapel Hill, NC Lori Wright, parent counselor, Rockingham County Partnership for Children, NC John Erker, father of 3, Union County Kathy Erker, mother of 3, Union County Karen LaBerdia, ACSW, CCSW, Social Worker, CDSA, Concord, NC Cynthia Allen, Concord, NC Jennifer Lowe, school system communications specialist, Fayetteville, NC James Pedersen, RN, Fayetteville, NC Caroline Sigmon, school social worker, Taylorsville, NC Matt Harris, Charlotte, NC Deirdra Bortny, Union County, NC Linda Williams, university professor, Raleigh, NC June St. Clair Atkinson, Ed.D., N.C. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sean Nelligan, LCSW, Winston-Salem, NC Mary Laura Kutner, MSW Candidate, Chapel HIll, NC Cathryn Davis, 26, mother of 2, Wake County, NC Robyn Harwood, MSW, Student - School Social Worker, Geensboro, NC Kristin Buchanan, Yancey County Schools, Burnsville, NC Peggy Mann, MSW, Lee County Schools, Sanford, NC Pauline T. Brown, MSW, Guilford County Schools, Greensboro, NC Shari E. Coveney, MSW, Alamance County Schools, School Social Worker, Chapel Hill, NC K. C. Waltz, Alamance County Schools, School Social Worker, Saxapahaw, NC Bernadette R. Bogertey, Cumberland County Schools, School Social Worker , Fayetteville, NC Cheryl Brelsford, Franklin County Schools, School Social Worker, Wake Forest, NC Oras Hartsfield , Franklin County Schools, School Social Worker, Louisburg, NC Evette R. Bethea, MSW, Alamance-Burlington School System, School Social Worker, Burlington, NC Shelia P. Pittman, Nash-Rocky Mt. Schools, Nashville, NC Beth Baldwin, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC Margo Flanagan, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC Alvsia Bailey, Currituck Schools, Currituck, NC Stephanie Faron, MSW, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, School Social Worker, Chapel Hill Robert Hartsell, Jr., Davie County Schools, Cooleemee, NC Barbara Cleary, parent, Glade Valley NC Jerry Cleary, Jr., parent, Glade Valley NC Lois Cleary, grandparent, Glade Valley NC Jerry Cleary, Sr., grandparent, Glade Valley NC Betty Norris, grandparent, Sparta NC Melvin Norris, grandparent, Sparta NC Christopher Fusaro, father of 4 boys, Hampstead, NC Frances Fusaro, mother of 4 boys, Hampstead, NC Maria Lapetina, Chapel Hill, NC Courtney Parker, Charlotte, NC George Hendricks, Social Work Educator, Fayetteville, NC Heather Johnson, BSW, parent, school social worker, Hamlet, NC Mamie Scott, Social Worker, Halifax,NC Diane Ross, mother of 3, Hampstead, NC Todd Ross, father of three, Hampstead, NC Maxine M. Anders, School Social Worker, Fayetteville, NC Calvenia McDonald, School Social Worker, Fayetteville, NC Erik Lundrigan, Registered Nurse, Greensboro, NC Jennifer Lundrigan, Stay-at-home mother, Greensboro, NC Amber Clark, Work: Rockingham County Partnership for Children, Mayodan, NC Joy Venable, mother of two girls ages 7 and 5, Child Care Resource and Referral Coordinator, Rockingham County Partnership for Children, Inc., Stoneville, NC Kate Lawrence, Registered Nurse, Raleigh, NC Amy Swisher Program Coordinator/Evaluator, Rockingham County Partnership for Children, Wentworth, NC Heather Adams Kilpatrick, Exec. Director, Rockingham County Partnership for Children, Wentworth, NC Lynn Myers, Mother, Domestic Violence Advocate, Greensboro, NC Kim Yarborough, School Social Worker, Burlington, NC Virginia Sullivan, Retired R.N., counseled families and couples, parent and great-grandparent, Charlotte, NC Susan Steinberger, CWDP; Workforce Development Professional, former public school educator, and new parent of 6 week old child, High Point, NC Jennifer Sue Vaughn, Social work researcher at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work, Chapel Hill, NC Jenny Diez, Home educator, parent of both homeschooled children, and public school students, Burlington, NC Stephanie Odom, CNA, Hayesville, NC Susan Oehler, Pediatric audiologist, Asheville, NC Kathryn Jalal Smith, Former 9th grade English teacher, current School Social Work Intern and MSW student, Chapel Hill, NC Amy Baker, MSW 2007 Candidate, Durham, NC Joette Woody, MSW School Social Work Intern 06-07, Raleigh, NC Lawrence Turk, RN, Hendersonville, NC Alisa Grabow, Parent, Hampstead, NC Daniel Grabow, Parent, Hampstead, NC Elizabeth Phillips, Chapel Hill, NC Mike Marlowe, Professor of Special Education, Boone, NC Deb Morris, Ph.D., Mars Hill, NC Eileen D. Williams, Lecturer/Coordinator of Advising, Mathematics Education, N.C. State University, Raleigh, NC Dwight Rogers, Grandparent and Associate Professor, Coordinator Elementary Education, UNC-Chapel Hill, Carrboro, NC Karen Stanley, Ph.D. Early Childhood Education, UNC-Pembroke, NC Dr. Sam Heastie, Assistant Professor, Fayetteville State University, NC Dr. Linda Wilson-Jones, University Professor, Mother and Grand-mother; Fayetteville, NC Steven Day, Parent, Clinical Instructor, School of Social Work, UNC Chapel Hill, NC LaQuasia Cousar, College student majoring in Social Work, Laurinburg, NC Renee' Ballard, Parent, Classroom Assistant, Teacher Licensure Student, Barnardsville, NC Ashley Mitchell, Fayetteville State University student studying elementary education, Spring Lake, NC Kendall Carter, English, Secondary Education major, Fayetteville, NC Hope Marasco, Masters candidate at UNC School of Social Work, Durham, NC Melanie McMillan, Fayetteville, NC Arpita Kayal, Student at U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Licensed Teacher by May 2007, NC Dr. Hank S. Weddington, Director of Professional Experiences, Watson School of Education, UNC - Wilmington, NC Phairleania Brice, Elementary Education major, Burgaw, NC Taina Velarde, Parent and future teacher, Fayetteville, NC Stephen Dooda, Expectant parent, Durham, NC Carrie Ross, Social worker, Hickory, NC Andrea Morris, Concerned parent, RN BSN, Raleigh, NC Patricia Dazis, Grandmother, activist against child abuse, Charlotte, NC Katrina Gay, MPH, Expectant parent, Raleigh, NC Judith Geary, Parent, author, historian, Boone, NC Sarah E. Bledsoe, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.Phil., parent, social worker, mental health services researcher, Chapel Hill, NC Michelle Nebrig, School psychologist, Charlotte, NC Lori Unruh, Assistant Professor, Western Carolina University Whittier, NC Carol Wills, Parent and grandparent, Durham, NC Christina Tufts, Ed.S., School Psychologist, Chatham County, NC Chary Sundstrom, EdS, NCSP, School Psychologist, Cary, NC Elizabeth Thompson, Chapel Hill, NC Mark A. Nebrig, Parent, attorney, former substitute teacher and high-risk youth interventionist, Charlotte, NC Mary Loomis, Pittsboro, NC Teresa Klein, Mother, artist, writer, Chapel Hill, NC Natalie Lamarque, Raleigh, NC Molly Ninneman, CDC & School Counselor, Raleigh, NC Kristin Peurifoy, Concord, NC | Beatrice Elinoff, Chapel Hill, NC Elizabeth Stern, Parent; Hillsborough, NC Jack Register, Lobbyist, Raleigh, NC Callie Justice, Durham, NC Melissa Rooney, Durham, NC Raelee Peirce, Chapel Hill, NC Lisa Newman, School psychologist, Mint Hill, NC Sarah Greene, Psychologist, Cary, NC Jamie Majni, Waxhaw, NC Jessica Cronmiller, Parent, Raleigh, NC Margie Spencer, Wadesboro, NC Laura B. Leak, Wadesboro, NC Cindy Sortisio, Psychologist, parent of two, Durham, NC Elizabeth Sarazen, M.A, SSP, NCSP, School Psychologist II, Cary, NC Sarah Currier, Parent, Wilmington, NC Karen Skinner, Psychologist, Cary, NC Lisa Grandstaff, Mother of 2, Waxhaw, NC Freda Banther Dias, Mother, clinical social worker, Cary, NC Lynn E. Durham, Parent, Grandparent, Clinical Social Worker, New Bern, NC Heather E. Winterbottom, D.O., Family Physician and mother of 3, Sanford, NC Eric J. Lescault, D.O., Orthopedic Surgeon and father of 3, Sanford, NC Christine Wilson, Director, Child Care Solutions, Iredell County Partnership for Young Children, Statesville, NC Elizabeth Gartner, Mother, Marion, NC Sarah York, Minister and author, Fairview, NC Judith A. Pope, Ph.D., Associate Clinical Professor, UNC Dept. of Psychiatry, Chapel Hill, NC Vanessa Black, Student, University of North Carolina, Pembroke, NC Deborah Banko, Parent, Saint Pauls, NC Jane Welch-Westgate, Winston-Salem, NC Raynell Neal, Kernersville, NC Caitlin Woods, M.Ed.,Teacher and parent, West Jefferson, NC. Glenn Woods, Parent, West Jefferson, NC Elizabeth Stevens, Parent of child injured by school paddling, Licensed Practical Nurse, Nebo, NC Ann M. Tryon, Parent, Zebulon, NC James and Patricia Serge, Parents of 2, Raleigh, NC Myra Kinderknecht, former substitute teacher Louisiana, Fayetteville, NC Betty Toler, Parent, Thomasville, NC Lillian Fiorentino, M.Ed., LPC, Counselor, mother of two, Cary, NC Shannon Bellezza, M.Ed., former teacher, current Ph.D. student in Curriculum & Instruction, Raleigh, NC Katie Thomas, BS in Child Development; student JMSW program UNCG, Sanford, NC Kelly & Richard DiLorenzo, Parents & homeschoolers, Foxfire Village, NC Alysia Berman, Parent, Jacksonville, NC Karen Bowdle, Grandparent of child injured by school corporal punishment, La Grange, NC Wilma Metcalf, Marshall, NC Angela Redmond, Parent, Knightdale NC Connie J. Conklin, MEd, former teacher & social worker, Sylva, NC Linnae Harris, Candler, NC Ella M. Riggins, Future early childhood teacher in Special Education, Fayetteville, NC Jonine Barrie, Raleigh, NC Rachel K. Arthur, Raleigh NC Frank Russo, Parent of 2, Cary, NC Doris Clary, Mother of 2, Winston-Salem, NC Serena Dawn Boggs, Mother of 3, Wake Forest, NC Bobby Lee Nunnery, Jr., Parent and damnit, I vote, Clarkton, NC - 22nd State House District Amy Walters, Parent, Monroe, NC Chad Walters, Parent, Monroe, NC Amanda Melton, Parent, Indian Trail, NC Mary Shannon Thomas, BSW, MSW Student UNC, Carrboro, NC Rachel Roberts, Mother, Monroe, NC Jeremy Roberts, Father, Monroe, NC
Alison McNamara, Parent of 4 children, Chapel Hill, NC
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