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Juniana Lanning
Ness Blackbird
It's weird -- I thought Trillium was actually a little nicer than some schools. But if teaching has stopped, and we can't even hold a picnic, it must be really bad, much worse than other neighborhood schools. I suppose they'll be hiring security staff -- which seems like a waste to me, when the school is already underpaying teachers -- and doing ever more to lock down the place until it becomes possible to start teaching again.
I don't know if I want our kids going somewhere as security-conscious as that. I've always enjoyed the more open environment of Trillium.
-- Ness Blackbird evek...@gmail.com 503 568-4438 As Tip watched her, his uneasiness increased. "What's that for?" he asked. "For you," returned Mombi briefly.
Susan Millhauser
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Travis Brown
Trillium admin seems to lack the ability to effectively discipline those who violate something as simple as the no bullying policy. You seem to want to rely entirely on your "democratic community" system to resolve the problem and if it's been getting worse and worse all year, then obviously this system does not work or is not being used properly. PPS has a bullying report link on their web site which is BROKEN, this gives me a pretty clear impression of how little they actually care. In fact PPS is so damned worried about being sued for discrimination that they make more effort of protecting the identity and rights of the OFFENDER than they do protecting the well being of the victims. If Trillium is following this pattern and subscribing to the anti bullying rhetoric that PPS prescribes to, it's no wonder that things are going to the dogs.
I really hope that the administration will have the guts to actually hold the INDIVIDUALS who are instigating these issues
Tonja
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Leah Mayes
While I understand the concerns about safety in regards to bullying and fighting at the school, I'm wondering if the people who have such concerns about these issues via this email thread have actually spoken to the administration directly about them?
I agree that a small community based School needs to have more support from the community in order for it to thrive. There are many options for parents to be able to voice their opinion and step in and help out including TFT meetings and board meetings that can be attended or just requesting to speak to the administration offices on your own . I have always found then willing to discuss my concerns I find it interesting that now there has been an issue addressed publicly, concerns are being voiced more than ever where I don't recall hearing of them at this level before. I don't think that it is our role as the parents of the community-based school to just trash the administration for all of the reasons of things going wrong in school. If there needs to be changes made (which I do think there could to be) I find that having the community come together and discuss it with the administration out in the open would be the best way to handle the situation as opposed to just complaining about it via email and not taking any steps to actually make a change. I agree that if there are particular students who are being bullied or have repeated offenses toward other students that specific actions could be taken with those specific people to help alleviate discord . But as a parent if you know your child is either having trouble with bullying somebody or having trouble with being bullied then I find it is also our responsibility to be able to address the administration directly with those issues and concerns sooner than later. Trillium is a great school and does have a lot of really great things going for it. Fighting and bullying happen School wide across the entire city I don't think you'll find another school where it magically doesn't happen. But if we want to be able to create a school that we really are all very proud of and that our children feel comfortable and safe attending then I feel that the parent population needs to also be magnificently involved in the idea building, the problem-solving and the communicating with the administration, the teachers as well as the students. My point is that while I think it is important for us to be discussing these issues with the community involved at Trillium, I also find it incredibly important that we be directly discussing our concerns with the administration and teachers directly. I would encourage you as a parent that if you come across a situation that raises your awareness around some change you would like to see that you in a timely manner, send an email or request a meeting to discuss your experience.
I have had to work with the administration on a couple of different situations regarding my daughter and I have found them to be very helpful and very willing to problem solve. They are humans too and while they may not have all of the answers , I too want to be able to trust that the school my daughter attends is going to be able to take responsibility when things happen and handle them in a timely and respectful manner.
I also understand that as a parent with outside eyes, it is really important for me to offer them clear communication and assistance in this.
Trillium is our school. Not just a place to send our kids everyday & if we really want a different experience than is standard at the public school level, then I believe the community support & parent involvement needs to step up and help.
Leah Mayes'Nurse
Michelle Aldama
Hi there,
I found it very helpful to attend the recent middle school "race talks" and got concrete examples of what is happening from parents whose children have been involved. The parent facilitator intentionally created a safe and respectful space for parents to express ourselves and ask questions and brainstorm solutions.
If you didn't attend this event, keep an eye out for upcoming invitations to get involved in being part of the solution in a constructive and democratic way!
This is OUR problem!
-michelle
Travis Brown
"Hi. I have been here at Trillium for 5 years now. Before Trillium I had been to terrible schools,
and was glad to go to this one. I had read the website, and knew about
its mottos (and liked them), but here I am now, 5 years later, and Trillium is so different. Trillium
is nothing like it says on the website. Within the last year we have
lost many teachers, the curriculum has chnaged, and the students have
chnaged. I am mostly talking about a recent event that took place this morning.
This morning our middle school had a stop rule to announce the
rules we must follow, and that our Oaks Park trip (that was suppose to
be tomorrow) was cancelled. Many of the students were about ready to
strat a riot. People were leaving the room, and ranting. It was nothing
like Trillium is suppose to be. And we all have the staff who made this decision to thank for that.
I understand why some people should be banned, but why would you
punish a group of 90 students, for what 20 students have done. This
decision was not only unfair, but also not democratic. Our school used
to be democratic, and students and teachers would work together to fix
problems, but now it is not. This decision did not fix the behaviors
that have been happening at Trillium,
it began a whole new set of students who are going to make a whole new
set of problems. This decision was not made to fix the problem, but end
it. But that hasn't worked exactly as they have planned.
-Anonymous Student B"