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Friday, January 21, 2011

Paperwork: The Dark Side of School Safety

My school had a two hour delay today, and I had to get my own little girl to her school, which was also on a two hour delay.

So what exciting adventure awaited me when I arrived?

Paperwork.

I received an email from the corporation office that they needed information for a "civil rights" report.  They sent me a 32-page pdf with instructions, and asked for discipline info from last school year.

Four hours later, I was able to send them what they needed.

In the meantime, I had to deal with a lunch-time bullying situation, a disrespectful student, lunch duty, and a report of pot being smoked on a school bus.

Sheepdogs have to find balance.  Paperwork is sometimes a necessary evil, but it cannot replace being in the halls, eyeballing kids, and maintaining a presence in the halls.

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