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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've had two kids go through SSIMS over most of the past seven years, and I really don't understand what the building's layout or condition has to do with student behavior. SSIMS has occupied these same old buildings for more than 20 years, and Blair HS did for decades before that. 
The increased behavior problems are new, the past year or two. But I can appreciate the school requesting additional security personnel because of the idiosyncrasies of the building and the construction crews outside, and they are citing examples of misbehaviors as a way to bolster their case.[/quote]

My child would tell you that the buildings' layouts and conditions are decrepit.  They have been to other MS in the county and they are in better condition.  It's a version of the broken glass theory -- decay encourages disorder and misbehavior.  The buildings' condition does not inspire children to be have pride in their school building, school and themselves.

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But the building was also decrepit 5 years ago, and 10 years ago, and 20 years ago. And the whole time the SSIMS community has been consistently asking for improvements to be made. I don't know what is causing the disorder and misbehaviors being seen this year, but it seems odd to blame it on the building, when previous year's classes were dealing with the same environment.[/quote]

Behavior and morale has been at all time low coming out of the pandemic. Lots of schools experienced this but SSIMS seems to be having particular trouble reestablishing positive school culture.[b] I think there was a principal change too[/b]? My kid doesn’t go there (yet) but it’s our designated middle school and we are very worried. A friend who taught there last year (and is an experienced teacher) said it was traumatic to teach there. They transferred to get out of there. [/quote]

No, the current principal started in 2015.
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