Kari's presentation of Jarod's Law was very throrough and informative. I had heard of the untimely and unfortunate death of young Jarod but was unaware of the impact of this sad story. How can there be any questions or doubts that children are members of society? The children of today will grow up to be our law makers, educators, nurses, doctors and yes, even sanitation workers. Everyday my children wake up and go to school. For them it is a place where they go to learn...whether they like it or not...but it is also the place they go to socialize with their friends. As parents we all believe that our children are safe while at school, but as Brian and Kari, and the media, continues to remind us, this is not the case.
The purpose of Jarod's Law is to "pursue safer schools for Ohio children" (http://www.the-bennetts.com/WhyJL.htm.) It's so tragic that this young boy's death brought to light the fact that nobody was being responsible for the general safety and inspection in our schools. Now the law is in place, but it places furtherf inancial burden burden on our districts because even though the State is mandating it, the State is not allocating money for the expenses or needed adjustments to correct the violations according to the article Jarod's Law Redefines School Safety Standards.
I agree totally with Mary on her blog in rference to protecting the children but not at the cost of our tax dollars. The State and Federal government are so quick to omplement laws and standards but without proper financial backing. Whatever happened to the old proverb "it takes a village to raise a child"? We, the parents and educators are the village, and we need to work collaboratively to protect and educate our future generation, who will in turn set standards for our society, our nation. Does that last statement worry you? It should!
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I'm not sure I agree with this statement: "It's so tragic that this young boy's death brought to light the fact that nobody was being responsible for the general safety and inspection in our schools." I think the folks who passed the law are billing it in this light. There were codes, regulations and inspections in place-obviously not to the degree that they--and perhaps most people-believe were necessary. But (have I said this before?) whose job was it to make sure that a table--with 9 deaths ON RECORD associated with its use--was not only being manufactured, but being used in who knows how many schools across the state (nation?)?
ReplyDeletejhuryn said...
ReplyDelete"We must ensure our schools are safe."
CAN we? "Ensure," I mean. (This goes back to what I said in my comment on Mary's post about creating a false sense of security.)