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Stan Staton is a senior at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Originally from the Houston area, Stan is now a member of the Texas Youth Leadership Council – a project of Advocates for Youth and the Texas Freedom Network.
Until recently, Waco's SHAC has been defunct. The school district had one that was running, but for unknown reasons, it just petered out and stopped functioning. I was lucky enough to want to join a SHAC at the right time, because when I started looking into joining, a new SHAC was being created.
The first meeting was nothing special. It mostly had to deal with the questions of "What is a SHAC?" and "What should our SHAC work on?" I have been lucky enough to receive training on both questions, but for many in the room, it was their first opportunity to get involved with something like this. The room was filled with parents, teachers, health specialists, and concerned citizens, all of whom believed that the health of Waco children was important.
In the first meeting, we decided to puruse health education and that has been what we have been working on ever since. Many people are worried about the lack of a health class requirement in schools now, and we have been trying to tackle that problem in each meeting.
Next week is out fourth and last meeting, so I am excited to share with you our recommendations for the school board.
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