Barbour County Attends
Southern Poverty Law Center
Seminar
July 29, 2008

Disaster Relief State chairman, Larry Smith, co-chairman, William Tarver and legal redress chairman Melvin McQueen attended at the Alfred Saliba Family Service Center in Dothan, AL.   The Speaker was Regina Moorer, organizer/advocate for the Southern poverty law center’s Alabama Education reform project.  She discussed how parents can effectively advocate for their children and become more engaged in local efforts to address the school to prison pipeline.  Learned about parent and student rights when it comes to suspensions and expulsions.  Corporal punishment, special education and more.