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Danelle's news and information blog contains news and information for educators and parents.
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- Danelle Peterman
- The middle child of five. Very outgoing and always driven.
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Welcome to my blog. The information contained in this website is information to hopefully be of some assistance to you on many topics of interest. The information may change periodically, but it is set up to provide valuable information on various topics. As the information is placed on the blog page, I hope it will serve as a tool for communication for many. I look forward to sharing wonderful information. Be blessed!!!!!!
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Welcome to my blog. To begin dialogue, I have noticed so many things in our changing world. Is there a true sense of safety in our schools and communities? Let me know your thoughts about it.
6 comments:
Safety is a very real concern in schools, not only at the elementary level, but at high school and post-secondary levels as well. We put ourselves into a real false sense of security by believing that all we need is for everyone to have an ID badge and to have a handful of security officers riding around on electric carts. But who ever looks at someone’s ID long enough to even know if it is real?
Post secondary institutions are especially vulnerable. Where elementary schools may have one point of entrance, and the same point of exit, it is easier to keep track of who is on campus. Not so in a post secondary institution, where business is generated from “strangers” walking onto the campus to register, evaluate, look around, etc. Schools are places of high density population whose people are generally trusting. They are a great haven for someone wanting to harm many with little effort.
Safety is something that is very important in a school district. As Peggy said, schools have to be aware of who is in the hallway and ensure it is a safe place to learn. We have badges that adults and students must wear everyday to ensure they are registered in the school. We have campus security guards who walk the hallways and perimeter of the school.
In Philadelphia, safety regarding teachers has been in the news. Teachers have been attacked by students and this is alarming. You can read the articles by searching on google "philadelphia teacher assaulted." I never thought that teachers would have to worry about students attacking them but it is happening.
The reality is: there is just so much we, in our schools, can do to assure the safety of our students and staff. A campus can have the latest in security technology for visitors but what can we do when our own students or staff members are the perpetrators? What can we do when irate parents come on campus and they have criminal records? We had an issue a few months ago that made the newspapers. An elementary school child was ill. Mom was unable to be reached but Dad answered his cell. Dad informed the school that he is on probation and is not allowed to be near a school campus. The school practically begged him to pick up the child and he did. Rules, regulations, laws, and procedures are only as good as those implementing them.
School safety is a number one priority when you as a teacher are responsible for those students in your care each and every day. Good Blog Danelle!!!!!!
I have to agree with Debbie's comment, "Rules, regulations, laws, and procedures are only as good as those implementing them."
As an alternative school that receives new students each week, we practice our fire drills, severe weather drills, and lock down procedures more often than other schools. This year, we had one real severe weather situation and one real general lock down. Because we drill so much, teachers became bored after a few minutes and wanted to know when the drill would end. We realized that we needed a way to let teachers know when the situation was real and not a drill.
Good words.
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