There aren’t too many things people agree on lately. School safety is no exception. Most people agree that kids should be safe at school. They disagree over how to make that happen.
Some even disagree over what the word “safe” means. Is safe a feeling? – Is safe the way something looks? If students feel good and the campus looks secure, does that mean a school is safe?
Almost every parent with kids in school has thought about school safety. Parents of kids with disabilities may think about safety differently. Those who know that their kids will need assistance can’t always say that they know their kids will get it.
For example, Run, Hide, Fight. Students are taught to “run, hide, fight” if there is an active shooter on campus. What if you can’t? There are no instructions for students, or staff or visitors, who can not run, hide and fight. What do they do?
As parents, none of us can assume that schools/school districts are thinking about our kids or their teachers.