Reply #91: My experience of safety in public vs private schools: [View All]

[mondo joe]

My daughters' private middle school is far far smaller than their public primary school. Smaller in overall number of students, and in class size as well. And the ratio of staff to students is higher. As a result of all this it's easier to know who everyone is, and easier to screen visitors.

Their private school is physically more secure. Every exterior door is locked and anyone entering the school has to come by the front desk. At their public school the doors were unlocked, and a sign instructed guests to come to the office to get a guest pass.

By the way, I loved (and love) my kids public primary school. And they will go to public high school. The private middle school was the right choice for the right time.