Ask Polly Bath: Only Teacher Enforcing Dress Code?

Date: February 25th, 2024

Polly answers the question: “I had a kid say to me today: ‘Other kids are wearing the same thing I am but you’re the only teacher who’s got a problem with it!’ No one is enforcing the dress code but me! Help!”

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Be Consistent with School Rules!

Date: August 9th, 2023

When it comes to school rules, if you let the little things slide, they will turn into bigger issues!

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Ask Polly Bath: Pack of Kids with Bad Behaviors?

Date: July 1st, 2023

Polly answers the question: “We have a pack of kids in our middle school who feed off each other! They wander the halls, cause trouble, they make snarky comments to teachers. And it’s getting harder and harder to muster up the energy to deal with them! How can we get this group to stop?”

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Ask Polly: Dress Code in High School?

Date: February 5th, 2023

Polly answers the question: “What are your thoughts about a high school dress code? For starters, the kids ignore it. And honestly, the staff has a hard time agreeing on what it should be anyway. Help!”

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Ask Polly: Kids Wandering the Halls All Day

Date: November 27th, 2022

Polly answers the question: “We have high schoolers who wander the halls all day. When someone tells them to go to class they make explosive comments. How can we address this problem?”

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Ask Polly: Vaping in the Bathroom?

Date: November 5th, 2022

Polly answers the question: “How can we address vaping in the high school bathrooms?”

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SEL and Standing in Line

Date: May 15th, 2022

When you teach kids how to stand in line, teach them the SOCIAL SKILLS involved – they can use these the rest of their life.

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Consistency SOLVES Behavior Problems

Date: September 19th, 2021

When we are NOT consistent we create behavior problems. END OF STORY!

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Make NO Mean NO!!!

Date: August 1st, 2021

From the first day of school, you have to teach kids that when you say no it means NO. This will REALLY help with behaviors!

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The Cure for Running in the Hall

Date: June 20th, 2021

We’ve all had to deal with kids running in the halls. Here’s my suggestions on how to STOP that behavior!

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