(April 14, 2018 at 9:40 am)vorlon13 Wrote: No phones for the kids
uniforms
no expensive shoes
no back packs
school staff empowered and trained to report evidence of parental neglect (or worse)
sorry Deanna, but you can't sit in the back seat of the bus and let the Jr High Boys feel you up anymore . . .
Most of these already exist in some form or fashion in public schools. Schools can't control whether parents give kids cell phones but phones are not allowed to be used in schools during the school day (except for actual school work).
Uniforms - yes! Sadly, my kid's school doesn't have a uniform code. I want my kid thinking about geometry and science, not whether she fits in with the latest fashions.
School staff are typically mandated reporters and are legally required to report abuse/neglect.
Students need and often want structure and guidance, especially in middle and high school.
-Teresa
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