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Commission raises civil-rights concerns about sheriff’s self-defense class entry rules
Summary
Commission members questioned why a sheriff's office flyer limited attendance to U.S. citizens and excluded people with felony convictions. Members flagged potential conflict with the 1964 Civil Rights Act and asked to discuss participation criteria with the sheriff's office.
Members of the Jefferson County Health and Human Relations Commission on May 29 raised concerns about participation criteria listed on a flyer for a self-defense course run by or through the sheriff's office, saying the flyer required attendees to be U.S. citizens and excluded people with felony convictions.
Commission member Amanda Chandler and others said the citizenship requirement could exclude people who are legally present in the United States on visas, green cards, refugee status…
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