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School board adopts proclamations for teen-dating-violence awareness, career technical education and Black History Month
Summary
The St. Johns County School Board adopted three proclamations designating February observances: Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, Career and Technical Education Month, and Black History Month; each proclamation passed on voice vote.
The St. Johns County School Board adopted three proclamations designating February observances: Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, Career and Technical Education Month, and Black History Month.
The board unanimously approved a proclamation recognizing February as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month after the Betty Griffin Center community educator Jeff Gatlin read statistics and a draft proclamation urging community awareness and school training to help identify and prevent dating violence among youth. The motion was moved by Ms. Sauer and seconded by Dr. Thompson and passed by voice vote.
The board also adopted a proclamation recognizing National Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month after Emily Harrison, director of Career and Technical Education, read a proclamation highlighting CTE participation in the district. The proclamation noted that about 10,070 high-school students (60% of the district's high-school population) participate in CTE offerings across nine high schools and that district CTE students earned thousands of industry and digital certifications. Ms. Pereira moved the motion with Ms. Slough seconding; it passed by voice vote.
A third proclamation designating February 2025 as Black History Month was read by Ryan Zimmerman, curriculum program specialist for elementary science and social studies. The proclamation referenced the district's curriculum obligations under state law to include African American history and noted local civil rights history in St. Augustine. The motion was moved by Ms. Barrera, seconded by Ms. Collins, and adopted by voice vote.
Board members commented in support of the proclamations. Ms. Collins called the statistics “sobering” and urged integrating prevention into early education; other members praised community partners and urged parents to keep lines of communication open. No formal amendments to any proclamation text were recorded in the meeting.
