{"id":278,"date":"2026-02-18T06:49:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T06:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofperuparents.org\/?p=278"},"modified":"2026-02-18T07:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:06:24","slug":"2026-youth-day-at-the-indiana-state-house-we-were-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofperuparents.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/2026-youth-day-at-the-indiana-state-house-we-were-there\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Youth Day at the Indiana State House &#8211; We were there!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7r3cs\" data-offset-key=\"1ct97-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"1ct97-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1ct97-0-0\">WRTV News from the Youth Day at the State House. Many Students Rallied at the Statehouse for the State to address the bullying problems in schools. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7r3cs\" data-offset-key=\"edk8o-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"edk8o-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"edk8o-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7r3cs\" data-offset-key=\"ftj2g-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ftj2g-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ftj2g-0-0\">We attended the Youth Day at the State House, organized by MCCOY (Marion County Commission on Youth) , on Monday, February 16th, 2026.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7r3cs\" data-offset-key=\"98ge5-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"98ge5-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"98ge5-0-0\">Other Parent Coalitions attended as well, such as Parent Coalition for Child Safety &amp; Wellness (PC) and Rio&#8217;s Rainbow .<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7r3cs\" data-offset-key=\"fl22n-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"fl22n-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fl22n-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7r3cs\" data-offset-key=\"drsm1-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"drsm1-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"drsm1-0-0\">We heard many heart-wrenching stories from the brave youth around the state.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7r3cs\" data-offset-key=\"ftmbt-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ftmbt-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ftmbt-0-0\">You will see some familiar faces throughout this short news clip.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7r3cs\" data-offset-key=\"90l01-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"90l01-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"90l01-0-0\">But there were many stories shared from the stage.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7r3cs\" data-offset-key=\"72ffi-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"72ffi-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"72ffi-0-0\">We want to commend all of the brave youth that showed up and took the stage.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7r3cs\" data-offset-key=\"d1oek-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"d1oek-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"d1oek-0-0\">Real change is needed. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7r3cs\" data-offset-key=\"6ffe3-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"6ffe3-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6ffe3-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"7r3cs\" data-offset-key=\"ep5m0-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ep5m0-0-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrtv.com\/news\/local-news\/hundreds-of-indiana-students-rally-at-statehouse-some-called-for-lawmakers-to-address-bullying\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-offset-key=\"ep5m0-0-0\">https:\/\/www.wrtv.com\/news\/local-news\/hundreds-of-indiana-students-rally-at-statehouse-some-called-for-lawmakers-to-address-bullying<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"ep5m0-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"ep5m0-0-0\">\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-278-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/voiceofperuparents.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Salem-on-WRTV-2026-02-16.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/voiceofperuparents.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Salem-on-WRTV-2026-02-16.mp4\">https:\/\/voiceofperuparents.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Salem-on-WRTV-2026-02-16.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WRTV News from the Youth Day at the State House. 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