Audit shows the dark & dangerous side of JPS schools.
Auditors visited all schools and painted a rather disturbing picture in the report. Here is what they found at each school.
Callaway High School (p.218)
•The student dress code is not enforced.• Students roam the halls at all times.
• In several of the classrooms visited, students were observed watching videos on their cell phones.
• Ceiling tiles were missing/damaged due to students jumping over locked security gate located in the stairwell on the second floor hall behind
the gymnasium.
• No evacuation maps were found posted in classrooms.
• Hall lockers are not in use, and are unsecured, presenting a safety issue.
• Fire extinguishers were removed from hallways due to students tampering with them.
• East exit door in the hall behind the gymnasium is obstructed with a security gate.
• Weight room is flooded with sewage water.
Forest Hill High School (p.218)
•The metal detector at the front of the school was observed alarming several times as students entered the school, but no students were stopped or checked.• No school staff observed monitoring students going and coming from field house.
• Several early released seniors were blasting music in the parking lot and one (1) vehicle was doing burnouts and doughnuts in the student parking lot while class was still in session.
• Students often leave campus through doors that are unlocked or unmonitored.
• There is no student identification and there are no uniforms, so staff is unable to tell when a non-student is on campus.
• The student dress code was not enforced.
Jackson Jambalaya
7/6/16
Magnolia Tribune
