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Student Leadership Council urges peer mentoring, changes to counselor and social-worker job descriptions
Summary
High school students told the Hamilton County Board of Education that their student leadership council developed recommendations including peer mentoring at the secondary level, revised counselor and social‑worker descriptions, and continued support for the district’s leadership program.
Freddie Collins, a junior at Red Bank High School, told the Hamilton County Board of Education that the student leadership council exists “to empower student voices” and to inform county leaders about student experiences.
The council presented recommendations calling for district support for peer mentoring at the secondary level, revisions to counselor and social‑worker job descriptions to reflect distinct roles, and continued backing for the student leadership council itself.
The students said the council used a multi‑step design process across the school year: identifying issues in December, soliciting peer feedback in January, developing a districtwide plan,…
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