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ThoughFox Thanks so much!! I couldn't figure out who they were either!!!

Eileen I have been a teacher for 30 yrs and never have worked in a school where outsiders did not have to stop at the office and get a visitor sign/badge. Someone took advantage of the no sign in policy. At our school outsiders sign in and sign out when we have science fairs, musicals etc. If...

Most of us would agree with that. He makes no sense...

Wow if that were at my school, heads would have rolled!! We are in an inner city and a big school (K-4) 5 of each grade everything is by the book. A busy school and we all know the rules!!!!

I do home visits for the Dept when they are short handed and I have never known anything as horrific as this. If I have any suspicion of abuse I make sure it is followed up immediatley. I just can't get over how this child was abused, and I will call it abuse, and nobody saved her. I would...

Tricia this is almost unbelievable. He sounds like a loose cannon. I can't imagine any atty taking a case based on what he has said. And as a 30 yr teacher I would hope my students have better grammar than he has...Yikes

Nandee Sounds like our school. Same kind of procedures. The principal is fairly new and one of the first things she did was make sure of procedures that we have to follow. There is NO WAY that could have happened in our school. Just not possible. Only way in or out for parents is thru the front...

There were no sign in sheets? Looks as if a child (student) could be taken out and not noticed. Just the opposite of our school and I bet there will be changes made after this; unfortunately not thought of before.

Yellow Submarine Your school is very much like the school Ihave taught in for the last 10 yrs. We have many, many events where parents are invited, science exhib, art, etc. EVeryone signs in if it is in the evening and they can leave with their children. If they come during the day they get the...

I wondered if the teacher took attendance. Usually the teacher does and sends the list of absent students names to the office. That's a good question and I wonder if that was done...(At our school the home room teacher was responsible for making sure that was done)

Yes, the school does bear some responsibility. I am a teacher and I can tell you that over the years I have seen many changes in security in schools. I teach in an inner city school in a beautiful area. Last year , with a new principal, all exterior doors were locked and one has to be buzzed...

I skim and if the subject is about food I just skip it!! Way off topic....

"this school was clearly more casual than most about security " yup, sure agree with that!

So in that school a child (student) has the ability to walk out? I assume that there was much movement that day with the projects, etc. Nevertheless, we had lots of things going on in my school and there was no way a child could just leave. Even when parents came to the school to get their child...

all visitors in my school have to sign in; whether for a science show, poetry exhibit, art show, etc. We have lots of things going on at my school but NOBODY comes in and out without signing in and out. When I first started teaching, years ago!!!, we didn't worry but the world has changed since...