Children are indeed members of society starting when they come out of the womb. We as parents and teachers need to do everything in our power to protect them.
I was not familiar with Jarod's Law until reading Kari's presentation just a few minutes ago. It is a tragic event that should have never happened. In the article "Jarod's Law Redefines School Safety Standards," health officials regard it as one of the most comprehensive school safety programs in the country. I read in Kari's presentation that the safety inspectors come out on a yearly basis and complete a thorough inspection. Is it only the non public and public schools that get inspected? Do they look at charter schools or daycares or pre-schools at all? Children cannot learn in an environment that is unsafe. Many complain that the cost of these saftey precautions are taking away from their children's education. I know I would only send my child to a school that was safe and had a strict safety code and or manual for parents to read. Accidents like Jarod's should have never happened. Those are the types of accidents that can easily be prevented. I don't understand why more states have not adopted this law. The research shows that it is indeed helping since the law is very strict on the inspections and getting problems solved in a timely manner. Money should not be the reason our children can't be protected in our schools.
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I agree with you whole heartedly. It is our responsibility to protect our children right from birth. You can ask your school for their safety manuel and ask them their policy for emergencies, but how do we know that they are really following through? Yes, the schools have yearly inspections, but just like it was pointed out in class, do they come back and verify that corrective measures have been implemented?
ReplyDeleteI am also wondering how the state is following through with making sure that all schools are being inspected for safety measures? I work at a charter school and it does not seem like any inspections for safety are being done. In order for Jarod's Law to be successful all schools need to be following the law and there should be consequences if they are not.
ReplyDeleteYour questions bring up good points and these are some of the issues that people are having with the law. As of now, I think that it is so recent (the first inspections were only started in 2007-08) that there is still A LOT that needs to be figured out. I'm not completley sure about charter schools (the wording gets a little tricky), but I did read that day cares have their own set of safety checklists to follow. Also, I'm assuming that they would check that the corrective measures have been taken care of at the next inspection? One thing that seemed to be repeated over and over was that this is something that the health departments and schools should work together on, and not have the health department come in as the "bad guy" finding what is wrong with the school.
ReplyDeleteJust to answer your question regarding day cares and child care centers and camps. All that receive state funding(ie all public centers that i have encounter) are inspected each year. The day camp i worked at in college and all the centers i looked at while selecting child care for my daughter were subjected to inspections much like those listed in Jarods Law. Health records of students and employee files were also inspected. Results for the past 3 years were posted for the public on the governments website for the department of child and family services.
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