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   Published on: 4/1/2008   Last Visited: 4/1/2008

   Felicia Collins Correia, the YWCA's CEO, said administrators plan to meet Wednesday with the executive com- mittee to give an update on logistics and possible changes to operating procedures.
   
   "We certainly regret this happened, but we're going to use this as a learning experience," Correia said.
   
   Parents have mostly been understanding about the incident and have expressed that they feel that their children are safe at YWCA centers, she said.
   
   "It's how you respond to it and how you work to fix it that tells the true quality of your program," she said.
   
   Correia spent most of Monday meeting with staff members to explain the situation and brainstorm for possible improvements.
   
   She heard suggestions such as installing buzzers on doors or putting water fountains in classrooms so children don't have to leave the room to get a drink.

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   Published on: 3/31/2008   Last Visited: 3/31/2008

   "We regret this occurrence and take it very seriously," YWCA Chief Executive Officer Felicia Collins Correia said in a statement on Sunday.
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   "We want to assure our community that the children are safe," Correia said. "We have taken proactive measures to prevent such an event from recurring, and will continue to do so over the days and weeks ahead.
   
   "In addition, we are researching the facts, reviewing our safety procedures, meeting with authorities from the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, parents in our programs, facility managers, childcare supervisors, specialists and employees, our board of directors and the community," she said.

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   Published on: 7/20/2007   Last Visited: 7/20/2007

   The state curriculum for ninth-grade Oklahoma history does not mandate teaching about the race riot, said YWCA Executive Director Felicia Collins-Correia.
   
   "The teaching of it is spotty," she said. "It is up to the teacher on how to bring it in or whether to bring it in. We want to encourage teachers to introduce it into the classrooms."
   
   The YWCA is planning a seminar for teachers on ways to work the event into the curriculum, Collins-Correia said.