I had a problem at the intermediate school with parents not following rules, causing a huge morning traffic jam at the school. I called yesterday and the first thing the lady in the office said was, “Yeah, we get a lot of calls about this”. I wanted to say “then it’s obviously an issue that needs to be addressed”- but I didn’t. I asked to speak to the principal. I immediately told him that I was not calling just to complain, I was calling with solutions.
He explained to me that there has already been a wreck there this year…great!
I told him the things that they could do and one of them being simply standing out there, as well as having an officer monitor the street because another problem that I spoke with him about was the lack of a crosswalk and how drivers simply do not let kids cross, not only that but they are driving entirely too fast in a school zone….argh!...People’s ignorance truly amazes me sometimes.
He was super sweet and said he would personally go out there and monitor traffic :)...so driving into the school this morning and seeing him and not dealing with that 10 minute wait, just to exit the school put the biggest smile on my face. Finally, finally somebody around here tried to make a difference.

I dealt with trying to make changes at the middle school when my daughters were there because of the poor security at the school. They started to make changes and promised to enforce even more. That is one thing that I really want to accomplish. They have already had scares, even after I started giving them grief, so there should be no question about following through all the things that I initially suggested to them at that time. All schools should be secured enough that parents don’t have to worry about dropping their kids off. It’s as simple as installing cameras, putting in a buzzer door, keeping all doors locked and having visitors sign in and out- showing identification at all times…

::Ooops, I got carried away I’m supposed to be at work right now, like 20 minutes ago…lol::

So all because the principal made an effort to monitor traffic this morning, it had such a rippling effect, and I’m even happier because he gave me back my desire to make changes that seriously need addressing – I’m suddenly feeling rejuvenated!