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In reply to the discussion: Twelve-Year-Old Nevada School Shooter Left Suicide Note – Bullies Called Him Gay [View all]Blue_Adept
(6,384 posts)I understood the nervousness that parents had with the change. I grew up in the 1-6, 7/8, 9-12 school breakdown so I wasn't sure how it would work. But breaking the middle school up a bit and putting some of them in the high school where they're not top dogs while feeling like they could be eases some of the tensions.
I've had more concern with the kindergarten students being in the 1-4 schools, but that's worked out really well since they're all bound to third and fourth graders that help them acclimate. Similarly, the 11th graders started their own program a few years back where a lot of them participate in mentoring 8th graders to help them understand the overwhelming system, giving them a student connection that they see around during the day that's always helpful and talkative/polite to them, removing the fear of older students as well.