I did not remember to mourn the holding of the hands in public,
the walking to the school gate, the different types of snacks I can no longer put in lunches.
But she is grateful, too, that she hasn't endured a 13 kilometre
walk to the school gates on top of her household chores like many of her classmates have that morning.
Not exact matches
Students and parents
walked Sunday through
gates that had been locked
to all but law enforcement and
school officials since the Valentine's Day shooting, collecting backpacks and other belongings left behind as they fled the massacre.
Ensuring staff are clear on security procedures, locking the
gates during the day, ensuring visitors (including parents) are not permitted
to walk around a
school unaccompanied are all simple, effective and cheap measures that make a difference.
There needs
to be opportunities for students
to collaborate with the «real» scientific world and begin their life as a scientist before they
walk out the
gate from secondary
school.
When changing such troubling habits raises objections, it's clear why it took several years
to end open campus at lunch, require uniforms, have teachers greet each student with a handshake, make home visits routine, and place administrators beyond the
school's
gates so students could safely
walk to catch city buses.
Children living with adversity can be fantastic students, but they don't necessarily
walk through the
school gates ready
to learn, they need more from us.
School grounds should be inspected for potential hazards such as: • Verandah poles outside doorways, in thoroughfares or in situations where students are unlikely to see them, especially while running; • Steps and changes in level which are poorly proportioned, difficult to see or lack handrails; • Fencing, gates and railings which students climb and which have structural problems, sharp protrusions, splinters or other hazards; • Trip hazards at ground level — protruding drainage pit covers, irregular paving, cracks or tree roots in thoroughfares, broken off post or other remnants of old structures; • Loose gravely surfaces on slopes and where students run; • Slippery patches which may stay damp in winter; • Rocks which students can fall onto or throw around; • Embankments which students can slip down or which have protruding sharp objects; • Blind corners in busy areas; taps and hoses which are positioned where students play or walk; window glass at low levels through which students could fall; • Holes, cracks or exposed irrigation fixtures in ovals; • Trees or shrubs with poisonous parts, sharp spikes or thorns or branches at eye level; • Splinters and deteriorating timbers in seats, retaining edges and other wooden constructions; • sSeds or other areas with hazardous chemicals or machinery to which students have access; rubbish skips which students can climb into or around, or which place students at risk when trucks enter the school; • Areas within the site used for car parking when students are present; and, • Sporting equipment such as goal posts or basketball rings which have structural or other design or maintenance pro
School grounds should be inspected for potential hazards such as: • Verandah poles outside doorways, in thoroughfares or in situations where students are unlikely
to see them, especially while running; • Steps and changes in level which are poorly proportioned, difficult
to see or lack handrails; • Fencing,
gates and railings which students climb and which have structural problems, sharp protrusions, splinters or other hazards; • Trip hazards at ground level — protruding drainage pit covers, irregular paving, cracks or tree roots in thoroughfares, broken off post or other remnants of old structures; • Loose gravely surfaces on slopes and where students run; • Slippery patches which may stay damp in winter; • Rocks which students can fall onto or throw around; • Embankments which students can slip down or which have protruding sharp objects; • Blind corners in busy areas; taps and hoses which are positioned where students play or
walk; window glass at low levels through which students could fall; • Holes, cracks or exposed irrigation fixtures in ovals; • Trees or shrubs with poisonous parts, sharp spikes or thorns or branches at eye level; • Splinters and deteriorating timbers in seats, retaining edges and other wooden constructions; • sSeds or other areas with hazardous chemicals or machinery
to which students have access; rubbish skips which students can climb into or around, or which place students at risk when trucks enter the
school; • Areas within the site used for car parking when students are present; and, • Sporting equipment such as goal posts or basketball rings which have structural or other design or maintenance pro
school; • Areas within the site used for car parking when students are present; and, • Sporting equipment such as goal posts or basketball rings which have structural or other design or maintenance problems.
They
walked solemnly but resolutely Sunday through
gates that had been locked
to all but law enforcement and
school officials since the Valentine's Day shooting, set
to collect backpacks and other belongings left behind as they fled the massacre.
Sara's show was the perfect antidote
to the emotional moment that was the youngest
walk inside the primary
school gates for the last time (I cried as I watched that blonde ponytail swish off into the playground) and then as she
walked out through the guard of honour of younger kids and into a new life as a high
schooler.