Schools taking design cues from prisons
Nov 26
They treat the kids like prisoners, so I guess it makes sense. School is depressing enough without making the place look like the state pen.
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Nov 26
They treat the kids like prisoners, so I guess it makes sense. School is depressing enough without making the place look like the state pen.
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For about three weeks, an elementary school near me had a sign outside advertising an upcoming date when students would be dismissed early. Except they called it “Early Release.” Sounded like prison language to me.
I find it interesting that there are at least 4 or 5 references to how great the large windows are. Perhaps because it is so much more interesting OUTSIDE the building?
My 9 year old son and I were driving past a new school in Tennessee, and he looked at the building and said, “Is that a prison or what?” I haven’t been able to get this out of my mind.
My junior high opted for a slightly more low-tech security system. We had special deans called security wardens who took turns prowling the hallways and campus. We also bars on all the ground level windows.
Ironically, we were 4 blocks south of a county detention center. The buildings were nearly identical looking, except, of course, that the DC didn’t have bars on any of the windows.
I dunno. Our local prisons have programs where the inmates get to interact with dogs or horses. Local schools, not so much.
We build them side by side here.
To your left, the local high school. To your right, the local jail.
Except for the extra traffic on footballs nights, it is very difficult to tell one from the other.
Nance
My boys have been commenting on the similarities between schools and prisons for years.