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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm in DC, and we have portables with bathrooms.  Why doesn't MCPS invest in those.  It seems like the answer to the biggest problem.[/quote]

My kids' school (Viers Mill) had a bathroom portable.  It was essentially a trailer with two bathrooms.  My 4th grader said it got stinky, but that it was like a regular bathroom inside with stalls and a sink and everything.  They finished the new addition to the building last year, so no more portables (finally!) but bathrooms and portables do co-exist, somewhere.

I don't love portables, but they are necessary and not worth getting worked up over, imo.  At VM they had 4th and 5th grade, plus specials and I think some special ed teachers all out there.  It seemed like there were more classrooms outside than inside!  The kids needed a swipe card to get into the building, or there was an intercom with a camera if they didn't have the card.

As far as seeing someone with a weapon and increased danger--wouldn't the same danger exist for someone near the playground during recess?  At least in portables, kids have a locking room to hide in.[/quote]

My point was that at RHPS kids leave the trailer in pairs to go inside to use the bathroom or run other errands.  At that time, they are unsupervised by any adult and can be approached by a stranger (which is easily done because the trailers are open to the street).  At recess, the kids are supervised by adults. [/quote]

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