My action research plan is coming along well. I was initially working toward a plan that would change the way students and teachers organize their classes and, therefore, lead them toward greater success, but I found that I would find greater resistance to change in that area (Force Field Analysis, anyone?) so I decided to switch toward school safety and security, focusing on our closed-campus policy and how it's enforced. Along with that research topic comes the inevitable look at our hallways, bathrooms, and entrances and exits.
One problem my school regularly faces is students who leave campus for lunch, bring lunch back to campus after participating in a school program that gives them off-campus privileges, and student who roam the halls when they are supposed to be in class.
In my opinion, the reason addressing this problem would be beneficial to our school is that our overall culture needs to be one of equal enforcement and equality for all students, yet there are students who are allowed to break these rules because they have developed a rapport with certain teachers or office workers, or participate in off-campus programs.
A school operates best when the staff is on the same page and when all people in leadership positions treat all student equitably.
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