Scholars Academy Magnet for Business and Law Juniors Reilly Arford, M’Chaelah Brown, and Rhiannon Thompson were pleased to join Mayor Steve Benjamin and the Columbia City Council on Tuesday, January 16th as they presented a resolution condemning human trafficking in honor of Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The Juniors worked as part of an ongoing advocacy project discussing ways to educate students on the signs of trafficking and the need for diversion courts to help victims of trafficking with a criminal record for non-violent offenses restart their lives. They look forward to working closely with the mayor’s office on this important topic. If you’d like to follow the students’ progress, check them out on Twitter @stopsxtraffick.
