Response to school fight swift, effective
The following is a Counterpoint:
By Anita Bachmann
I want to express my sincere appreciation to the leadership of Page High School and the Greensboro Police Department for their very swift call to action and response to the unfortunate events that occurred at Page on Oct. 25.
The fighting and disruption that occurred that day were very disconcerting and presented a very dangerous environment for everyone. The immediate call by school leadership and the school resource officer for additional assistance, upon recognizing the severity of the issue at hand, was extremely critical in gaining control of the situation. Likewise, the very swift response by the 30-plus Greensboro police officers was also critical in dealing with this potentially dangerous situation.
In addition to managing the various situations that occurred that day, they made sure that the students who were not involved remained as secure as possible. Upon restoration of order, the school staff and police officers made time to go to the classrooms and to escort students for bathroom breaks, as needed. Additionally, the police officers returned the following day, monitoring hallways and the school grounds, again, to ensure safety.
On behalf of many parents, thank you to the Greensboro Police Department, the school leadership and our school resource officer for working so quickly and efficiently to ensure the utmost safety of our kids every day at Page High. Your commitment and dedication to our school's safety on a daily basis is to be commended.
It is unfortunate that such oversight is needed, and we are very thankful for your presence and support. I am hopeful that incidents such as this will be a "call to action" by our school board to take a "zero tolerance" approach in these situations.
The writer is a parent of a Page student.
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"Upon restoration of order, the school staff and police officers made time to go to the classrooms and to escort students for bathroom breaks, as needed."
Students in American schools needing police escorts to go to the bathroom?
The inmates are running the asylum.
Posted on November 6, 2007 6:27 AM
Yard dog,
Actually, things are much worse than you think. Incidents less than this one are never reported or even acknowledged in the media. Incidents like this occur in our schools every week, if not every day. This incident was to large to ignore, and it was at one of Greensboro's top schools. Such incidents at Grimsley and Page will get press, but the other schools go unreported. The teachers and students know the truth of what is happening in the schools, but they are effectively silenced.
Posted on November 6, 2007 12:53 PM
Well, the two "know it alls" have registered their disdain for public education. We can fold the tents and go home now.
Of course Oak told us how Garth Hebert was going to "SAVE" our schools! What a joke that guy has turned out to be. He spent the first few months telling everyone how much he knew and how much money he made--then he spent the next few months SHOWING how little he knew after all.
Oak, how about backing up your statement:
"This incident was to large to ignore, and it was at one of Greensboro's top schools."
Was this from N&R or Rhino that you formed your opinion? Oh, that's right, you know everything that is wrong with public education. My bad.
Posted on November 6, 2007 8:42 PM