Emily wrote at 7:16pm on June 18th, 2009 “Mr. Huberman, are you committed to making schools safer and more affirming?” asked Eric Amaya, Gender JUST member and sophomore at Kelly High School. While Ron Huberman was unwilling to commit to any of the solutions developed by the coalition of students, parents, teachers, and allies, there will be a meeting within 60 days to discuss these issues further. “A promise without a deadline is a promise waiting to be broken,” concluded Shantell Steve, member of Chicago Youth Initiating Change (CYIC). In addition to CYIC, members of Blocks Together, Illinois Safe Schools Alliance, and Youth Pride Services (YPC) participated in the forum.