Three Things

1. So, my first year, the school I taught at had no air conditioning. It sucked. When it was hot, everybody was crabby. But you opened the windows, got the breeze and dealt with it.
When we moved to the new school, we were all so excited that the building had A/C. Now, not so much. Because there is A/C, our windows are bolted shut. So when I have 35 smelly children, I can't open the window for a breeze. Oh, and when do they turn the A/C off for the weekend? Yeah, around 5am FRIDAY morning. So all day Friday it just gets stickier and hotter and smellier....and crazier.
And I can't wait until winter when they turn the heat on to 90 degrees.

2. Yesterday one of our teachers saw a student (that she doesn't teach) spray-painting profanity on our school building. She recognized the student because she is CRAZY and everybody knows her. She told the principal that she had seen it occur. Today after school the teacher was HIDING because the principal had called the child and her mother and she wanted to confront them about it. This girl, this 12 year old, is a well-known member of the Bloods, and I have seen her mother beat her in the hallway at school. Why put a teacher who doesn't even know her into that equation? That just makes teachers who see things want to keep their mouth shut. And then what progress are we making?

3. Our principal uses the intercom for her every whim. It's like we work at an airport. Today was really special. She interrupted 1st period (a 60 minute class) NINE times to request things (so and so, come to the office), random rants (students, don't be in the hall without a pass), teacher insults (Mr. S GET IN MY OFFICE), among other things. Well, she had a meeting with the 6th graders today to discuss behavior in school. (She focused on incredibly important things like walking on the right side of the hallway and having proper passes) The vice principal came on the intercom once (in 1 1/2 hours) and she sent a teacher to tell him to "stop interrupting HER assembly." (She said this across the room so all the 6th graders heard...)