Blog Post #4 - Leadership Connector, Safety

"No tolerance policies are examples of inflexible procedures.  In the name of consistency school boards often adopt no tolerance policies to demonstrate to the community and to potential offenders that the district is tough on crime and violence."  It is sad how some administrators just see rules black and white and fail to see that there are exceptions to every rule. As teachers and administrators it is important to remember that we are dealing with children and that decisions we make can drastically affect their lives.  Being flexible is not being weak, but being fair. As teachers we also have to remember to be flexible, I have seen teachers bragging about not allowing a student to take a test even thought the student had an emergency.  It is important for administrators when they see a student, a teacher and an administrator being a bully to stop them and confront them and stop their behavior.