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Tribal liaisons ask Fremont County School Board to back teen‑dating violence campaign tied to MMIP/MMIW awareness
Summary
Two tribal liaisons asked the Fremont County School District # 1 board to collaborate on a February teen‑dating‑violence awareness campaign that would pair locally‑designed posters and resources with a gubernatorial proclamation and a public signing event; the board requested sample materials and pledged to review them before approving outside speakers.
Anita Roman, introduced to the board as a tribal liaison, urged the Fremont County School District # 1 Board of Trustees to collaborate on a teen‑dating‑violence awareness campaign timed for February and linked to work on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP/MMIW).
"We're gonna fly him out to Fremont County and have him sign a teen‑dating proclamation," Roman said, referring to a planned gubernatorial signing event, and said the presenters plan to pair that visibility with posters, local hotlines and resources placed in school bathrooms and other youth‑facing locations.
Roman told the board she and a colleague were seeking the board's consent to develop materials and to return with draft posters and resource lists for review. "We were thinking about doing some sort of campaign surrounding teen‑dating violence, and then a few MMIP, MMIW statistics in correlation to that," she said.
Board members emphasized the need for materials that avoid retraumatizing students and for youth voice in messaging. One member said students are often more receptive to peer‑created content and suggested using short videos and QR codes tied to local resources. "If the posters or materials, TikToks or whatever came from the kids' voice… here's what I experienced. And here's how, here's where I can get help," the member said.
Members also discussed whether to invite a national speaker for the signing event; Roman said presenters will avoid using local victims or cases and will focus on non‑triggering, community‑appropriate messages. The board asked the presenters to submit sample posters and a materials plan for administrative review and to return to the board before any public‑facing event or invitation to an external speaker.
Next steps: presenters will work with district staff to prepare draft materials and logistics for the proposed February campaign and a gubernatorial signing; the board did not take a formal vote but asked to review samples before granting final approval.
