By Corrine Van Lier and Berenice Garcia
We know that kids are often getting in trouble because they make bad choices, and the school has been working hard to make it better. It helps to talk to parents, teachers, counselors and students about the decisions they make. We decided to interview Mr. Lonnie Wolfe and Ms. Sandy Ferdig about this subject.
Mr. Wolfe, Assistant Principal at Waldo Middle School -
Q: About how many kids come to your office because of referrals?
A: It depends, because some teachers send kids to my office with referrals. But I usually get more kids in my office in the afternoon.
Q: How many referrals have been given out so far this year?
A: So far this year there has been about eight hundred seventy-four.
Q: About how many referrals do you give out in one day?
A: I don’t really give out referrals, but I might give out about two or three referrals a week.
Q: Has the problem with the number of referrals gotten better since last year?
A: Well, it’s about the same number as what it was last year at the end of the first semester, but it has gotten better because now we give out referrals if students get caught skipping Homework Lunch or lunch detention.
Q: About how many kids come to your office because of referrals?
A: It depends, because some teachers send kids to my office with referrals. But I usually get more kids in my office in the afternoon.
Q: How many referrals have been given out so far this year?
A: So far this year there has been about eight hundred seventy-four.
Q: About how many referrals do you give out in one day?
A: I don’t really give out referrals, but I might give out about two or three referrals a week.
Q: Has the problem with the number of referrals gotten better since last year?
A: Well, it’s about the same number as what it was last year at the end of the first semester, but it has gotten better because now we give out referrals if students get caught skipping Homework Lunch or lunch detention.
Ms. Ferdig, Passroom Supervisor-
Q: How many kids get sent to the passroom?
A: Well, it varies. This week it has been from six to ten daily.
Q: How many referrals do you give out a day?
A: It depends on if the students are behaving like they are supposed to or not.
Q: Have tardies gotten better this year?
A: Not really. Well, it sort of depends on the students because some of them just don’t care.
Q: What has been the largest number of kids you’ve had in the pass room so far this year?
A: This year I have had sixteen students for In School Suspension, and one hundred twenty-seven students for lunch detention.
Q: How many kids get sent to the passroom?
A: Well, it varies. This week it has been from six to ten daily.
Q: How many referrals do you give out a day?
A: It depends on if the students are behaving like they are supposed to or not.
Q: Have tardies gotten better this year?
A: Not really. Well, it sort of depends on the students because some of them just don’t care.
Q: What has been the largest number of kids you’ve had in the pass room so far this year?
A: This year I have had sixteen students for In School Suspension, and one hundred twenty-seven students for lunch detention.
In conclusion, students' problems at school are about the same as last year. We think that students need to be more concerned about getting to class on time and maintaining appropriate behavior in the classroom. If you're having a lot of trouble at school and getting too many referrals, then we advise you to talk with your counselor about what you could do differently.
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