What idea comes to your mind when you think of a “safe school”?

 

There are many places where you feel at home and school should not be excluded. You come to school to learn and discover new things and not to be worried about your physical safety or mental stability.
 
The first thing I think of when I hear safe school is place without bullies. They are the reason many people my age are afraid to go to school so they will not be physically or mentally harmed. When you skip school you may miss valuable information which could be useful later in your life.
 
Bullies are not something I am familiar with but I will never forget the anxiety my friends and I sometimes experience. Some teachers think their subject is the most important and give lots of homework and notes which can be very overwhelming.
 
School also employs professionals such as psychologists that are trained to help you. Any problems that may be hard to talk about with your parents, teachers or your peers can be freely discussed and you can be sure they will be kept confidential.
 
Something not usual in our country is sex education. I think for the kids to be safe they should be educated and not left to wander what to do when it comes to certain situations so they will not contract STDs, get sexually abused, pregnant – things that can harm them for the rest of their lifetime.
 
For the school to be safe it would be better to ask kids if they feel safe and not just to fulfill some rules given by the government. After all they spend most of their youth in school so why should not they be given the right to decide how they feel and how they will feel.