Student+Concerns

Here are suggestions from the Whitt team's students regarding some safety concerns they have from first semester.

= Patio = Students need a lesson on sportsmanship. Less Basketball players on the court at one time. Play two half court games during patio, 5 players on each team and play to ten points then rotate teams. Students walking around during patio need to walk around the court not through the court. Paint lines on the court to eliminate disagreements about 3 point shots and out of bounds issues.

=Hallways =

There is too much clutter with Prady's team in the halls. Students block the halls and will not let them pass. They want volume levels for hallways and lunch room. It is too loud. Such as level 1, 2, 3. Safety Patrol Stoplights Reward stickers given in the halls for walking on the right side, being quiet, respectful, not pushing, not running. Prizes awarded for so many stickers: hat passes, friday fun days, sit with a friend at lunch, extra patio, homework passes, Students could lose stamps for bad hall behavior Use agendas as passes in hall, lose stamps = Bathroom =

Too much socializing.

= Temple did the same with all three grade levels and this is the information she compiled : =

8th grade issues
Fellow classmates Boys bathroom-stealing ketchup packets, putting them under toilet seats and making a mess! no flushing, urine on the floor, no privacy, toilet overflows on purpose Stepping on others Disrespect for other's property Name calling Tripping Teachers Lack of paper Cursing Lack of knowledge among students People taking other people's lockers People Stealing Removing Stuff Walking on the wrong side of the hallway

7th grade issues
Lying Shooting Hornets Bullying Texting in class Stealing Boys Bathroom-trashing w/urine Tobacco use/selling Chewing Gum Horseplay Too much Talking Fighting Cursing Drugs to School Graffiti Weapons brought to school

6th grade issues
Pushing and shoving in halls and outside. Boys bathroom-yuck, throwing soap People writing bad stuff in the bathroom Older students bully and fight with 6th graders Bullying Name Calling-Cursing Inappropriate Behavior between students in other grades Involvement within teams Skipping Classes People are being mean Bus concerns: driving Paper hornets on the bus Lunch volume-too loud Trying to get in other people's lockers