Security Booth Update

The empty security booth.
No one in sight--inside or outside.
No one near the back doors.

They got me out of the trailers and now they are saving money on security.

I've been watching. The booth is empty. No one is patrolling outside.

The teachers in the trailer will not say a word.

Everyone is happy....That is, unless something goes wrong.

There's A Body In The Booth

Mystery Solved

The mystery is solved.

We have a security booth.

No person has used it yet.

It looks like there is no electricity or phone wires connected yet.

But,it is a start.

I've heard it referred to as the PISSED OFF TEACHER SECURITY BOOTH.

Update on Yesterday's Event

The following is the letter I left about yesterday's incident. I don't understand why other teachers refuse to speak out. I spoke to our Parent Coordinator today also. She said she would discuss security with the PTA.

April 1, 2008

Dear Mr. Terence,

I am writing again regarding the lack of trailer security. This afternoon, a boy was struck in the face while leaving his trailer and coming into mine. He was covered in blood and his nose was broken. There was no security around. Luckily, a teacher walking by took him to the nurse’s office.

While teaching period 9, a boy tried to walk into my trailer to hand his friend French fries. This time I was able to stop him, but he did disrupt the class for a few minutes. If he was looking to cause trouble, I could not have stopped him.

Last year, a strange man walked into the trailer to use the bathroom. Nothing has been done to stop this from occurring in the future.

There are eight trailer classes with an average of 30 children per class. When periods end, there are almost 500 children walking between the building and the trailers. Yet, there is nothing being done to protect them or their teachers.

At this point, I am ready to send a copy of this letter to the parents association and to all the local newspapers. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE STUDENTS WHO GO TO THIS SCHOOL AND THE TEACHERS WHO WORK HERE. Cameras might catch the perpetrators but they are not protecting us. This is not the best school in Queens if it is not safe to be here.


Extremely Pissed Off Teacher

Cc: Principal Suit
Chapter Leader

The guilty kid has been caught and the victim was convinced by the dean in charge not to press charges. I guess, what does it matter if an immigrant kid is hurt. What rights should he have? The victim was back in school. The nose was not broken but a tooth was chipped. Physically he is going to be fine, emotionally, I am not so sure.

No Security Needed

Steam is pouring out my ears.

I'm so angry, I feel as if I could assault an administrator.

One of the sweetest boys in my ninth period class today was brutally assaulted as he left his trailer and headed into mine. Some kid swung something at his face and broke his nose. He was covered in blood. He did not know the boy who assaulted him.

There was no security around. We have eight trailer classes. On the average of 30 students per class, that is 480 kids in this area every period.

I want to hurt an administrator because the administrator is the one saying there is no money for security outside. He says we don't need it. We have cameras now. Cameras did a lot to keep this kid from getting hurt.

A kid walked into my ninth period class today to hand his friend french fries. I made him leave (and he did) but there was no security to prevent this from happening.

Last year a man walked in from off the street to use the trailer bathroom. I filed a police report and complained about the lack of security. Still, nothing is being done.

I've had it. Tomorrow I am writing to the principal, the AP in charge of security, the parents association and all the newspapers. I don't want to anyone else to get hurt.

Baby It's Hot Inside....

Students taking exam outside. The one in the background is sitting on the steps.

Broken thermostat.

Someone got into my trailer Wednesday after school and cut the wires on the thermostat. I guess that is what can happen when there is no security. I guess that can happen when the cover on the thermostat has been missing for a year and the thermostat itself has been hanging by a single wire on the wall for just as long. Now the air conditioner does not turn on. We never really had a thermostat, unless you count turning it on and off 10 times a period. So now the room is a furnace. My complaints to the administration were met with "lots of rooms don't have working air conditioners." The other rooms aren't located inside tin boxes with windows that barely open. The other rooms should have working air conditioners as well. I bet Suit has a working air conditioner in his office. My kids had an exam today. Many opted to take their chairs outside where the weather was much better.