Minutes

Safer Schools Sexual Assault Task Force Meeting

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

2:00 pm- 4:00 pm

1 Carlton B. Goodlett Place

San Francisco, CA 94102

 

Participants:

 

Task Force Members

Denise Caramagno

Gena Castro Rodriguez

Amelia Gilbert

Lieutenant Jennifer Jackson, on behalf of Captain Una Bailey

Minouche Kandel, on behalf of Luoluo Hong

J. Ocean Mottley

Denise Sicat Wong

Leslie Simon

Stacey Wiggall

 

Absent

Janelle White

 

Consultant

Julia Weber

 

Members of the Public

Leilaini Battiste, City College

Rachael Cairati, Department on the Status of Women

Elise Hansell, Department on the Status of Women

Sarah Small, Department on the Status of Women

Corey Smith, Department on the Status of Women

Shafia Zaloom, Urban School

 

 

I.Agenda was approved. (Mottley/Kandel)

A delegation of 17 prosecutors and victim advocates from Kosovo, along with a representative from the federal Department of Justice, attended the meeting to learn about the approaches we are taking to addressing sexual assault in San Francisco. 

 

II.  June 2017 minutes were approved. (Mottley/Kandel)

 

III. Red Zone Summit Update

Gena provided an update on the Red Zone Summit set for Sept. 8, 1-5 pm at UCSF Parnassus.  Currently, there are 53 attendees registered with room for about twice as many.  Another announcement will be circulated to encourage registration.  Efforts are underway to secure a keynote speaker.

 

IV. Prevention Survey Update

 

The Prevention Survey has been completed.  The majority of institutions completed it.  Rachael Cairati is gathering the data from SFSU and will be analyzing it to share with the group.

 

V.  Next Steps on Report and Recommendations

 

The group discussed the status of the SART Information Booklet and reviewed the design changes.  It was suggested that referring to the DNA Bill of Rights might be helpful.  Additionally, it was suggested that including more information about confidentiality and covering issues related to retaliation and use of social media would be of interest to survivors.  Stacey is interested in receiving information on additional resources to be included in the brochure so please share those as you think of them.  Suggestions for additional resources included resources related to immigration and services available in multiple languages.

 

With respect to form 2-923, the group discussed the need to change its prior recommendation that supported automatic sharing of the form given that the form is part of the forensic evidence collection process and is used by law enforcement as part of its investigation.  Instead, efforts are underway to identify specific information that may be made available on a separate form so that a survivor and that survivor’s attorney may have information that would be helpful in obtaining, for example, a civil restraining order. 

 

Recommendations from the recently released Know Your IX State Playbook were discussed.  Julia will take those recommendations that are relevant to the Task Force’s work and turn them into recommendations for the Task Force’s consideration at the next meeting.

 

 

VIII. Public Comment

 

During the public comment section of the meeting, members answered questions from the Kosovo delegation regarding how San Francisco handles sexual assault matters.

 

 

 IX. Next Meeting

 

August 22, 2017

2:00 – 4:00 pm

City Hall, Room 421

1 Carlton B. Goodlett Place

San Francisco, CA, 94102