SAFETY & SECURITY FORUM

Glenville Recreation Center

October 18, 2007

Focused Discussion  Area

Responses/Comments

 

Customer Service

More communication between parents and schools.

The District needs more effective dialogue to better engage students.

Do individual departments “pass the buck” – is there any accountability?

 

Disciplinary Actions

Can parents be assessed a fine for delinquent students?

 

Safety & Security

Is it safe to have 8th graders in the same building with 5-year old kindergarten students?

Programs the District can implement to address and discourage bullying.

 

Academic

Removal of OGT requirement for graduation.

 

Student Services

More mental health programs needed in elementary schools.

Utilization of extracurricular activities to enhance understanding of healthy “relationships”.

The District needs to find qualified people that can relate to the students.