But in terms of the tone used by the lunch room volunteers — I will say that my two kids are now old
veterans of public elementary school lunch rooms and they've certainly endured their share of barking lunch room monitors.
But, NCES reports that only about 1.5 percent
of all public elementary school teachers, and 0.6 percent of all public secondary school teachers are certified in either English as a second language or bilingual education.
An investigation by US Attorney Preet Bharara's office revealed that, 25 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, NYC is still not fully compliant, with some 83
percent of public elementary schools are not «fully accessible» to children with disabilities.
Law enforcement already has a significant presence in U.S. schools — roughly 24 percent
of public elementary schools and 42 percent of public high schools have sworn police officers, but these officers have not effectively improved student safety.
... 99 %
of public elementary schools and 96 % of elementary instructional rooms have access to the Internet.
In 2013, 23 %
of public elementary schools and 15 % of public high schools required students to wear uniforms — up from 3 % of all schools in 1996 (NCES, 2016).