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Students report outreach to younger schools, press for menstrual product access and raise meeting-access concerns
Summary
Student leaders described outreach visits to elementary and middle schools, advocacy by the Revere High feminist empowerment club for menstrual products in school bathrooms, JROTC competition results and a request that the committee note a forthcoming request for approval for a national drill competition.
Student representatives and advocates updated the committee on student government outreach, an advocacy campaign for menstrual products and other extracurricular activity news.
Student advisory outreach and clubs: Student representatives reported that members of the district student advisory board visited AC Whalen and other elementary and middle-school student councils to discuss student government and encourage club and council formation. "The kids were filled with curiosity... they had a lot of ideas for clubs, like a wellness club," a junior student representative said during the report. Committee members praised the visits and recommended follow-ups to sustain the new student councils.
Menstrual-product advocacy: Revere High's Feminist Empowerment Club is advocating for menstrual products in all public school buildings. The student report said dispensers (referred to in the presentation as "flow" units) are installed in Revere High bathrooms and that the club is pressing for districtwide installation. A student representative said that product restocking is currently managed primarily by club members and that advisors receive shipments; "the products are for the most part restocked in a timely fashion," the student said.
JROTC and extracurriculars: Revere High JROTC teams reported competition results and upcoming travel. The JROTC CMP team placed third at a regional competition at Camp Perry, and the JROTC archery team ranked first at a COMAL competition at East Boston High. The student representative said the Revere High JROTC Patriot Battalion will seek school committee approval for the drill team to participate in the USACC Army Drill national competition in Daytona Beach, Florida; that formal approval was presented as forthcoming.
Accessibility of meeting information: Student representatives raised access issues for school committee meetings, noting entry confusion about meeting times on the district's "Revere Minutes and Agendas" page. The student rep said staff member Robin helped resolve scheduling confusion for this meeting but urged the district to ensure calendars and meeting times are posted and updated to support student and public participation.
Ending: Committee members thanked students and teachers for the outreach and advocacy work and encouraged continued support for student-led initiatives.
