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April 27, 2005
The Albany Public Schools are working
hard to keep our students safe.
To ensure that students and their
families understand the safety and security policies currently in place
at all of our schools, we reviewed these policies at our April 14
meeting with the Board of Education. We also discussed new strategies
and heard from parents and community leaders.
First and foremost, the district has in
place an overall Student Discipline & Conduct Policy. This policy is
enforced in all of our schools and includes expectations of student
behavior, a progressive disciplinary policy, and information about our
zero tolerance policy with regard to violence.
In addition, we heard from parents and
listened to their concerns and ideas about how to address safety and
security issues; we also discussed the range of after-school activities
available to our students.
The district is currently considering
several new strategies to keep students safe, including:
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Adopting a random search policy;
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Expanding after-school offerings for students; and
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Creating more small school environments for students
by admitting 8th graders to the new middle school at
Kelton Court next year and reducing the number of students at
Hackett Middle School and Philip Livingston Magnet Academy.
Please check back soon to learn more about our efforts to
keep all of our students safe and for the dates and times of upcoming
meetings.
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