High School's Teachers Escort Kids To Bathroom

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High School's Teachers Escort Kids To Bathroom
Students Are Also Escorted To Cafeteria

Posted: 12:01 pm CST November 6, 2006

Shallotte, N.C. -- Kristen Hughes said if she and her classmates are going to be treated like kindergarteners, they should at least get recess and nap time.

The West Brunswick High School student is reacting to new policies established in the wake of several incidents.

School officials began revoking student privileges after three bathroom trash cans were set on fire and fire alarms were pulled intentionally. Each incident required an evacuation, cutting into class time for students and teachers.

Security cameras helped catch the culprits, who were apparently smoking in the restroom during times they should have been in class or on their way to lunch. The culprits were punished, but all students are still being punished for the mistakes of those few. Now, teachers must escort students to the bathroom and to the cafeteria.

English teacher Sherrill Jolly told The Star-News that the recent events at the school have served as a lesson in making teachers more aware of students' whereabouts.

"We're really more diligent in questioning people than we were before," she said.

But that doesn't mean she enjoys enforcing the restrictions.

"I don't want to be the warden. I want to be able to trust them," she said.

Senior student Kyla King, president of West Brunswick’s student council, said some students are taking the restrictions in stride, walking around with homemade T-shirts with fake prison inmate numbers on them.

Principal Jim Jordan said teaching his student body about safety and responsibility is the reason they're being treated like preschoolers. He said some restrictions may be lifted, but the school won't go back to the way it was before the incidents.

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[Superstar]

Security cameras helped catch the culprits, who were apparently smoking in the restroom during times they should have been in class or on their way to lunch.

Does this mean that there are security cameras in the bathrooms?

[Warm & Fuzzy]

There was an arsonist in my HS, too. We had ridiculous rules like that, as a result, too.

[Penny Lane]

Back in the early 70's when my sister was in high school pot smoking in the bathrooms became such a problem that the doors were removed.

In this case if there is a fire hazard I don't blame the school's for taking extreme action, uncomfortable as it may be. As usual a few bad eggs cause trouble for everybody. That's too bad.

[Courtnee]

Originally Posted by Penny Lane

Back in the early 70's when my sister was in high school pot smoking in the bathrooms became such a problem that the doors were removed.

On the thrid floor girls bathroom at my shcool, there's a big sign on it that says, "You smoke, We lock"

[AllIWantIsYourClutch]

My high school's bathroom doors were locked pretty much all of my senior year. People had sex in there a lot. We also had no pass days...actually weeks..., which meant that we couldn't leave our classrooms for anything. That's what happens in high schools now.

[-*Forever*-]

In my school, they're afraid we're going to get shot. So they lock all the doors but the two outside the two offices. If you go outside and come in one of those doors, the hall monitor is standing there to punish you. Everyone is late to their classes because there are huge traffic jams. Our big giant dance that donates money to kids with cancer is going to be cancelled because they don't trust us.

I HATE THE WAY THIS IS.

[Mr. Television]

sounds more like prison than schools anymore.

[cmcb06]

Christ i feel sorry for them, i graduated in the class of 2005. And never, and i mean never had to put up with any of that.

[G-Force Glockstar]

Originally Posted by Walking Tall

sounds more like prison than schools anymore.

I know, seriously! I'm so glad I only have 3 more years, but that still seems like a long time!