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Experts from the ��ƷSM����ӰƬ are available to discuss various political issues, including DACA, education policy, banned books and school safety.����

School Safety

��is director of the��. She can discuss evidence-based strategies for preventing mass shootings and violence in schools.��

• Read: Can we avert the next mass shooting? Yes, and here’s how

Banned Books

Wendy Glenn��is a professor in the School of Education at ��ƷSM����ӰƬ who studies literature for young adults. She can talk about the recent wave of literacy censorship in schools across the country and how frequently-banned books can introduce students to “hard and essential lessons.”

Kevin��Welner,��a lawyer and a professor in the School of Education at ��ƷSM����ӰƬ, is��director of the��. He can discuss potential legal challenges to recent education policies around the country, including��Florida’s “Don’t Say��Gay” bill and school district decisions to remove books from school libraries and classrooms.

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LGBTQ+ Students

Elizabeth Meyer,��an associate professor in the School of Education, is��a co-author of a 2022 report titled “.” She can discuss her research on Title IX in K-12 schools, LGBTQ+ students and how discriminatory practices can harm transgender and non-binary youth.����

Brittni Laura Hernandez,��Bethy Leonardi��and��Sara Staley��direct a project called��A Queer Endeavor��at ��ƷSM����ӰƬ. They can discuss their efforts in Colorado and beyond to “organize safer, more humanizing learning environments for LGBTQ+ youth, families, and staff.”

• Read: From 'Don’t Say Gay' to bathrooms and sports: How debates over LGBTQ+ rights impact kids
• Read: A Queer Endeavor comes of age in Colorado

DACA��

On Sept. 13, 2023,��a federal judge again declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, illegal. The ruling does not end the program��but extends an already years-long legal battle over its existence. ��ƷSM����ӰƬ experts are available to discuss what the ruling means for DACA recipients and immigration in the United States.��

, a professor of constitutional law and immigration law at ��ƷSM����ӰƬ, studies the constitutional rights of noncitizens and has written multiple books on immigration policy. Gulasekaram can offer��his take on what this latest ruling means for DACA recipients and the state of immigration in the United States.��

, a clinical professor of law and head of the Criminal and Immigration Defense Clinic at Colorado Law, can explain the ruling and��what it means for hopeful DACA recipients. She can also share her perspective of the validity of the ruling and what’s next for DACA in what could be a lengthy legal battle.

• Read: What the latest DACA ruling means for the program and its Dreamers