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Students and community members urge more action on school safety, staffing and equity during Corvallis School Board public comment
Summary
Students and community members told the Corvallis School District 509J board March 5 that they fear for safety in schools, urged lessons on extreme risk protection orders and called attention to teacher workload, arts cuts and transportation equity amid consolidation plans.
Madeline, a Crescent Valley High School student, told the Corvallis School District board she is frightened to attend school after multiple shootings this year and urged the board to act to make campuses safer. “I don't feel safe when I go to school,” she said, describing the recurring fear that students and parents face.
Cecilia Cox, a Crescent Valley sophomore, recommended the district add short adviser‑period lessons explaining Oregon's extreme risk protection order (ERPO) law — commonly called a red‑flag law — and other gun‑violence prevention resources so students know how to ask for help. “ERPOs have been proven to work, but only if…
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