Tuscan School’s morning drop-off and bad weather
procedures took center stage again Tuesday night at a Tuscan PTA meeting where
concerns were raised by parents about both.
Tuscan Elementary School Principal Malikah Majeed
insisted that the sudden and unexpected elimination of indoor line-ups during
inclement weather is working “just fine” at the PTA Roundtable in the school library.
Some
Tuscan parents who attended the meeting disagreed, noting that it was very
stressful to attempt to arrive at the school at the precise time the doors open
on inclement weather days. And exactly when those the school doors open on rainy
days like today is still confusing to many parents.
Majeed
admitted that on inclement weather days, she is willing to open the doors at
8:42 a.m. instead of the usual 8:45 a.m. but “doesn’t advertise” that because
she wants everyone to arrive on time. The late bell continues to ring at 8:53 rain
or shine, according to Majeed.
She was
also asked why every other elementary school in the Maplewood/South Orange
school district is able to accommodate indoor line up except Tuscan.
Majeed stated
that the school now has five teachers on a Safety Patrol stipend -- up from
three last year -- who are assigned to assist students into the building in the
mornings during drop off.
So why
can’t the Tuscan accommodate indoor line-up this year when it was able to do so
for approximately a decade up until last fall and now has two more
Safety Patrol teachers on the stipend?
We will
see as the policies continue.
3 comments:
Maybe Tuscan familieis will also see some changes if we let Principal Majeed's supervisors know that this an unacceptable way to run an elementary school.
E-mail School Superintendent Brian Osborne and Assistant Sup. Jim Memoli. We CAN do better than this!
bosborne@somsd.k12.nj.us
jmemoli@somsd.k12.nj.us
Agreed. Majeed has got to go. Her complacency for outside school conditions is deplorable. The school property is unmaintained and dangerous given the hundreds of students, parents and siblings who traverse it multiple times per day. She has failed to maintain safe standards. She has failed to advocate for us. She sent a letter to parents after the Newtown shooting saying the door must remain locked. The next morning it was wide open as usual for anyone to enter during drop off. And where was she? Not by the door. No siting of her for weeks until Osborne was notified. WE ARE BETTER THAN THIS. CAMPAIGN FOR A NEW PRINCIPAL AT TUSCAN!!
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