Recording of Let’s Talk Respect Town Hall Now Available

If you missed the Let’s Talk Respect: Preventing Sexual Harassment and Assault Town Hall on Oct. 13, you can watch the recording here. 

MCPS collaborated with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, the Montgomery County Police Department, the Victim Assistance Sexual Assault Program, Choose Respect Montgomery, Coaching Boys Into Men, EveryMind and Identity, Inc. to provide a forum for students and the community to:

• Acknowledge the student stories shared on social media
• Share MCPS response and updates (immediate, short-term and long-term actions)
• Provide an anonymous, safe space for students to ask questions
• Collect student feedback on ways to better support students who are victimized by sexual assault and harassment
• Connect students and families to appropriate resources

Panelists included:

• Lisette Dardon, Site Manager, Watkins Mill High School Wellness Center, Identity, Inc.
• Captain Amy Daum, Director, Montgomery County Police Department Special Victims Unit
• Debbie Feinstein, Chief of the Special Victims Unit, Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office
• Rachel Larkin, Director, Crisis Prevention and Intervention, EveryMind
• Jason Lomax, Teacher and Varsity Football Coach, Rockville High School
• Rafiah Prince, Victim Assistance Sexual Assault Program
• Ed Clarke, Chief Safety Officer for MCPS
• Greg Edmundson, Director, Student Welfare and Compliance
• Ed Reed, Resource Counselor, Robert Frost Middle School