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Guess what everybody? Enfield and the Trustee (Schrewl Board) Clown Car have decided to put WCSD safety on the Tuesday School Board Meeting agenda. (PLEASE CLAP!!!!!)
NEVADA LIBERTY EDITORIAL: IF DISCIPLINE THEN SAFETY..
Ahem, ahem, ladies and gentlemen, please gather around for a riveting discussion on the topic of discipline and safety. And before you yawn and start to tune me out, let me assure you that this will be the most entertaining theoretical essay you have ever read. How can I be so sure? Well, let’s just say that I have a certain knack for making dry topics come alive.
So, if you’re still with me, let’s dive into the topic of discipline and safety. Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Discipline? Boring. Safety? Even more boring.” But hear me out. These two things are more connected than you might think. In fact, I would argue that if you want safety, you need discipline. And if you don’t have discipline, you’re basically asking for trouble.
Think about it. When you’re driving a car, do you feel safer when you’re following the rules of the road, or when you’re weaving in and out of traffic like a maniac? I’m guessing the former. That’s because the rules of the road are a form of discipline. They keep us all in line and prevent chaos from taking over.
But discipline isn’t just important on the road. It’s important in every aspect of our lives. When we have discipline, we’re able to focus on our goals and achieve them. We’re able to resist temptation and make better choices. We’re able to avoid dangerous situations and keep ourselves and others safe.
And let’s be real here, folks. Without discipline, we’d all be a bunch of hot messes. We’d be eating junk food for every meal, spending all our money on frivolous things, and staying up all night binge-watching Netflix. And while that might sound like fun for a little while, it would eventually lead to disaster.
So, how do we cultivate discipline? It takes practice and dedication. But there are a few things we can do to make it easier. First, we can set clear goals for ourselves. When we know what we want to achieve, it’s easier to stay on track and resist distractions. Second, we can follow the existing rules and laws. When we follow the rules, we’re less likely to veer off course. And third, we can hold ourselves accountable. When we take responsibility for our actions, we’re more likely to stay disciplined.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Okay, Caelia Shortface, that’s all well and good, but what does discipline have to do with safety?” Well, my friends, the answer is simple. When we have discipline, we’re more likely to make safe choices. We’re more likely to wear a helmet when we ride our bike, to buckle our seatbelt when we’re in the car, and to avoid dangerous situations like attending public school in the Washoe County School District.
But it’s not just about making safe choices for ourselves. It’s also about making safe choices for others. When we have discipline, we’re more likely to follow safety protocols at work, to obey traffic laws when we’re driving, and to be mindful of the well-being of those around us.
And let’s not forget about the big picture here. When we all have discipline, we create a safer society as a whole. Think about it. When everyone follows the rules of the road, there are fewer accidents. When everyone takes safety seriously at work, there are fewer injuries. When everyone is mindful of the well-being of others, there is less crime and violence.
So, to sum it up, folks. If you want safety, you need discipline. Without discipline, we’d all be a bunch of wild animals, running amok and causing chaos wherever we go.
EDUCATION CRUSADE EMAIL WITH TRUSTEE JEFF CHURCH:
Mr. Church – (Please share this with anyone you copied on your response to me)
I am familiar with how WCSD DESCRIBES their “Code Yellows” as opposed to “Code Reds.”
I am also familiar, unlike the Board, with how WCSD actually IMPLEMENTS them, and then REPORTS them to the public (and Board) in a very euphemistic and dishonest way designed to do what WCSD consistently does: under-report and mislead the public into thinking that our dangerous school environments are just experiencing minor, less-serious problems. I particularly was struck by the District’s official description of Code Yellows as something they have also implemented to protect students from wild animals like bears wandering onto the campuses (I’m sure that happens with GREAT regularity). Back in January when Hug HS had 2 Code Yellows, I received the following information from the parent of a Hug student, who described the school’s Code Yellow responses as follows.
It was revealed that the Code Yellow at Hug was implemented because of a gun threat. My child reported that students were locked down in their rooms with the lights out, under their desks, with steel blinds pulled down on all the windows.”
Does that response sound to you like just a “preventive measure,” or does it sound like a typical Code Red “crisis response?” Based on what I’ve learned and observed about WCSD’s hiding of the truth, I don’t believe the imminent threat of nuclear attack would be enough to make them admit that a Code Red situation existed. This under-reporting (lying) by WCSD officials would be consistent with previous serious situations where WCSD either withheld information or just outright lied, in order to try and mislead the public about the true state of our District. In recent times, besides the aforementioned Code Yellows at Hug and Wooster, here are just a FEW of the many examples that have included:
• Enfield’s public description of teacher assaults like the Dilworth teacher’s head gash/black eye/cut mouth resulting from having her face slammed into a locker (the photo was on a local tv station) as just a “behavior incident”, or “a learning disruption” and that the “teacher was fine,” (The teacher herself, at a Board meeting, described the injuries as so psychologically damaging, she didn’t know if she could return to work). Enfield has refused to admit to the public that there is an entire department of WCSD teachers in similar situations, and their numbers are growing (reported to Education Crusade by a high-level District Office employee).
• The WCSD school police publicly reporting the finding of a 9mm pistol at Dilworth MS as “just a BB gun.” (reported to EC by a Dilworth teacher). WCSD also failed to report that Dilworth staff confirmed the regular discovery of live 9mm rounds in the student restrooms. Nor did WCSD report statements by Dilworth staff that many teachers have refused to report assaults because of death threats to them by their 12-13 year-old gang assailants.)
• The school police also reported the recent apprehension of an elementary student boarding a school bus with a gun as “just a BB gun” without presenting any photograph of the weapon to confirm their claim.
• WCSD also did not report an incident at Wooster, reported to EC last year of a student who ran out of class screaming that he was going to go home, get his gun, and come back and kill people at the school. In this incident, it was reported by staff members that while the school police were in the process of arresting the student, the Wooster principal ordered them to “stand down,” while she personally took the student out to lunch to “talk with him” and then released him home with no consequences, declaring that she had handled the situation. There are countless more examples, but you get the idea why there is such an urgent need for the Board to demand the following immediately:
1) Eliminate the District Policy that threatens the jobs of any staff, or even volunteers, who publicly share what they have observed happening in the schools.
2) The need for the Board to make constant unannounced visits to all campuses, and report back at Board Meetings regarding what they have personally observed.
Without the implementation, minimally, of these 2 items, the Board and the public will continue to be unaware of the dangerous and dysfunctional state of our schools, children’s lives and learning will continue to be put at risk, and the individuals responsible for this unethical behavior will continue WCSD employment that should have been terminated long ago.
Sincerely,
Paul White
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