At last week’s MUSD board meeting, a Yucca Valley High School teacher gave his students a voice during public comment regarding the recent uptick in on campus violence.
Since September we’ve heard plenty about what teachers, administration, parents, and law enforcement have to say about the current rash of on-campus violence at Yucca Valley High. But during the public comment portion of last Tuesday’s (November 15) MUSD board meeting, American Government teacher Jason Bolt gave a sorely needed voice for his students at Yucca Valley High, taking the opportunity to read comments regarding the violence at their school, and what his students believe should be done to prevent further outbreaks.
Bolt said, “I asked the question to my seniors: what would your solutions be to some of these (violent) problems? And tonight I’m going to read you what they’ve given me, okay?”
“If the school is so worried about safety, it would not worry about the cost to get officers on campus to help the situations that have been happening… they can handle fights better because they’ve been trained to do so.”
“More clarity from teachers and staff to parents about what’s going on in school.”
“More supervisors to create a safer-feeling environment, to be more spread out to prevent fights.”
“More discipline. Kids are fighting and receiving little to no consequences, so it makes it seem like it’s okay for them to keep doing it.”
“If the students have fought three times, they should be expelled. They should be better disciplined. Three strikes, you’re out.”
“Mandate family therapy counseling for students with excessive truancies, tardies… who make problems for teachers and who are involved in multiple altercations, fights, threats.”
“More security. A cop on campus.”
“Better training for staff and faculty.”
Bolt ended the list with one that “really got him,” a student comment that cast a charged silence to meeting attendees before their applause.
“No one should ever feel unsafe or scared coming to school.”
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