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[quote=Anonymous]Hahahahaha there are 100s of kids out of class at any given time. There are 4000 kids, divided by an average of 25 per class (some are tiny capped at 10, others have 35), so if 1 per class is out of class for bathroom or water (pretty typical, it’s a constant flow) that’s 160 kids at any given time.

Then add in another 30 who are out for other reasons—checking in/out for the day, attending a meeting, running back to their last class because they left their water bottle, heading to tech because their laptop doesn’t work, going to a conference room for their IEP/504 meeting. Then another 10 or 20 who are ditching class…you’re at 200.

Now consider that some teachers allow kids to work on projects in common areas, and you’ve got another 50-60 kids legitimately working.

It is SO many kids.

As a teacher, I cannot focus at all when I have hall duty. It is constant noise and chaos and kids walking by to say hi and try to engage me to avoid going back to class. I gave up trying to do anything productive during that time. I would get through 5 math quizzes in the hour (normally I can do 30 in the hour). Just not worth the risk of losing one or a kid taking one when my attention was diverted.

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