<p>It was a pretty small school- 700 students for a high school is tiny these days.
If you are experienced enough to be a principal/superintendent, you should be familiar with child development & proactive in implementing programs like Safe Schools, which our district has been part of for years.
[National</a> Alliance for Safe Schools - Home](<a href=“safeschools.org - This website is for sale! - safeschools Resources and Information.”>safeschools.org - This website is for sale! - safeschools Resources and Information.)</p>
<p>My younger D attended an inner city school of 1600, ( which still isn’t that big- compared to some areas) and that principal * knows* what is going on.
He has his hands full dealing with all the different factions of the school, but responds quickly to calls and emails ( within a day in my experience) & attends meetings, inc community meetings and sporting events regularly.
With a smile on his face no less.
[A</a> flamboyant leader of a Seattle street gang faces federal scrutiny](<a href=“http://www.seattlepi.com/local/395009_sanford07.html]A”>http://www.seattlepi.com/local/395009_sanford07.html)
[Local</a> News | Garfield High principal wins outstanding leadership award | Seattle Times Newspaper](<a href=“http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011353728_principalaward16m.html]Local”>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011353728_principalaward16m.html)</p>
<p>Isn’t adolescence hellish enough at times as it is without being bullied?</p>
<p>Most of the people I associate with now I really doubt were part of the " in crowd" in high school. They were music geeks, art geeks, or just plain " geeks". ( I was a * organic* geek)
But now they are successful, funny & engaged in their communities and pretty good people, better company than those who often peaked when they were 17, and tried to coast on those laurels forever after.</p>
<p>Even Eddie Vedder- rock god that he is now :D, was known as * weird Eddie* because he was so reclusive, when he wasn’t working at the gas station, spent his time surfing.</p>