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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you need to go into the school except if there is something specific for parents? In fact, I think it’s something that should have happened a long time ago for safety of all kids and staff. People just can’t walk into my place of work without going through security and being escorted. And we don’t have children at our workplace. I’m 💯 supportive of these policies. [/quote]

Random people don't walk into my workplace, but it would actually be normal for someone's family member to come in with them on occasion. Not all the time, but it's happened many times, and it's a more human way to interact with people.

I think if you aren't going to allow parents in the building at all during normal school hours, you should be making sure you have plenty of events and things that give families a chance to be in the building and get to know staff, see classrooms, etc.

Consistently, one of the best predictors of academic success is parent involvement. Having a very unwelcoming environment for parents can be disruptive of parent involvement. It's good to have boundaries (no unannounced visits, parents must sign in and. have a reason to be there, parents may not be unaccompanied in hallways, parents may come into the lobby but are not allowed in hallways with classrooms) but having a hardline of no parents in the building *at all* sends a weird message to families about their role in their child's education.[/quote]

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