It’s not one student every now and then. It’s daily. And the system is built to cycle students right back in, no matter what happened.
If only legality mattered.
I wish people knew how normalized this is. Students in my building literally designate bathrooms depending on who is vaping, who is dealing, who is using, and who is just trying to pee in peace. As soon as admin cracks down on one location, students shift to another.
Someone once suggested stationing parent volunteers in every bathroom.
Aside from the obvious impracticality, it’s not even allowed. Adults can’t be posted in student bathrooms, for very good legal and safety reasons.
I’m not sharing these things to blame students, point fingers at parents, or criticize administrators. I’m sharing them because we can’t fix a system the public fundamentally misunderstands.
You can’t solve a problem people don’t believe exists.
If the conversations I start on X have shown me anything, it’s that the gap between public perception and classroom reality is enormous.
I’m often told that I assume my school’s issues are universal. Maybe they aren’t. But what if they are?