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Resident promotes free human‑trafficking awareness event for students and parents
Summary
During public comment a resident (who did not state their name on the record) promoted a free Oct. 18 human‑trafficking awareness event at Victory Overcomers Outreach Ministry in Gary, encouraged parents and students ages 8+ to attend, and said law‑enforcement would be involved; an unverified claim about 300,000 children was made and not addressed on the record.
A member of the public used the meeting’s public‑comment period to promote a free human‑trafficking awareness event scheduled for Oct. 18 at Victory Overcomers Outreach Ministry (4400 Delaware St., Gary). The speaker encouraged parents and students ages 8 and up to attend and said instructors include experts in education and law enforcement; the event will include a giveaway of book bags and a sponsorship QR code for donors.
The commenter stressed that the program will teach children and parents how to spot predators online and in person, and said, "I for one am very burdened about the idea of us as Americans allowing those 300,000 children over the border to be abused" and expressed concern that some of those children have entered the Gary/Lake County area. That numeric claim was made during public comment and was not substantiated on the record.
No board response or factual rebuttal appears in the transcript. The district’s public‑comment rules were reiterated earlier in the meeting: comments must be respectful, limited to three minutes, and must not discuss personnel or student‑specific disciplinary matters. The board did note the event was posted on district social media.
