Safety.......

The question of safety came up in our last meeting. The idea that some teachers don't feel safe when being challenged or in a big crowd. I would suggest that we use whistles to summon additional support. They are cheap but effective methods of drawing attention to an area and bring in additional help. They are currently being used by the England Police and are quite effective.

The idea is simple, when you hear a whistle, come out of your rooms and see what's going on. If you can offer help, then do so. If not, the extra set of eyes and ears will assist in identifying the student in the misconduct act.

The sound of the whistle may very well cause the student to stop the misconduct act and usually run away.