Reporting an incident
When presented with the school’s recorded incident data from the Department of Education, the group of anonymous teachers said it wasn’t an accurate representation of Gainesville Middle because not all incidents are reported.
With hundreds of kids moving in and out of classes throughout the day, not all teachers have time to report an incident, nor the motivation to do so.
The teachers said they face many hurdles with implementing discipline. The top two are inconsistency in consequences and motivation to improve numbers rather than accurately report incidents.
“I feel like the problem is there’s not consistent discipline,” a teacher said. “I have a kid who curses out a teacher and gets no consequences because there’s not consistent discipline.”
Williams said there are a couple of different methods of notifying administrators of a serious incident. Teachers can put the account in the Educator’s Handbook, walk down and tell the assistant principal of the issue, send an email to administration or use the call button in class to summon assistance.
“If we can create an environment where they can feel comfortable telling us something about it, then we can do something about it,” Williams said. “As much as teachers are taught to teach, the No. 1 thing they have to do to teach effectively is classroom management.”
Although teachers can use the Educator’s Handbook, not all of them feel inclined to make the report.
Gainesville Middle’s goal this year is to reduce referrals of student incidents by 3% from last year. The idea is that if teachers are handling discipline properly, then their referral rate should go down.
The group of teachers said what’s seen on paper doesn’t always reflect reality. They said they feel the school has created a culture that frowns upon reporting incidents.
“Imagine if you were a police officer and you were told, ‘Whoever writes the least amount of speeding tickets gets a raise,’' one teacher said. “That’s exactly what you’re doing. How can that be a safer school?”
Williams said the system is not encouraging teachers to stop making reports but to be more dedicated in dealing with situations so they naturally decline.
“If you don’t do anything, the numbers will just continue to go,” he said. “If you’re more proactive in providing the support and being aware of situations, your discipline referrals will go down.”
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