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Former district assistant urges stronger hallway discipline, says PBIS not working in middle schools
Summary
At the July 17 North Penn board meeting, Jeff Eshelman, a Colmar resident and former district assistant, told the board he observed "mobs" in middle school hallways, pushing, profanity and a lack of consequences, and urged the district to take immediate behavioral interventions beyond current PBIS efforts.
Jeff Eshelman, a Colmar resident and former assistant in the district, told the board on July 17 that he was "conflicted" about speaking but felt compelled to share observations from his recent employment. "The disorderliness I saw in the hallways was severe enough that I was concerned for the safety of students who were just trying to get to class,"…
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