socially with other people. There should be guidelines though, in regards to the special ed. student’s behavior. If they get out of control and disrupt the class, the student should be removed and not allowed back into the class for the remainder of the day. Allowing them to carry on in the classroom would only retard the other students and not allow them to learn. That is the way you have to look at that. If it’s not harming the normal student, then it is only benefiting greatly the special student.The second area that I talked to Mrs. Miskell about was security in the schools. She talked very in depth about the security procedures in her school. She told me about the formulated plan that the school enacted, where all visitors to the school have to stop into the main office and sign into a book and then they receive a special visitors badge, that they have to wear at all times while in the school. Another modification of this plan is that once all the children are into the school, all the doors are locked except the front door where the main office is located. If there is an emergency, the principal announces over the loudspeaker a special code that only the teachers know, so that the children don’t panic. If the students hear fire, they are all going to split a different way and that would lead to mayhem, which is very dangerous in an emergency situation. There is a safety team at every school in the district, and one representative from each team, sits on a district team. These teams were made to get together and formulate plans of action when there are emergency situations. Mrs. Miskell explained to me that there is a safety officer in the school that she teaches at. This officer isn’t for security pursay, but more to get the children comfortable with a police officer. He could serve as security personnel if the matter arises. When asked if she felt safe teaching, she responded, “Yes, I...
