Your right to safe schools
Please assist in the accurate reporting of acts of violence in your building. You should complete the school’s discipline referral form and the RI-90 Form when required. Please use Trenton Public Schools’ Discipline Code Glossary of Terms, which defines unacceptable student behaviors when completing the form. The glossary, discipline codes and district policies on student behavior can be accessed from the Office of School Support Service’s webpage.
Also available for download is the NJ Department of Education’s Violence, Vandalism, and Substance Abuse Incident Report Form.
Your right to clean schools
Members throughout the district have reported filthy, deplorable and unsanitary conditions in their schools. Classrooms are not swept daily, garbage isn’t being emptied, and desks and other surface areas are not being wiped down. Not only is this a ‘gross’ and disrespectful atmosphere for teaching and learning, but it’s leading to insect and rodent infestations in our classrooms which are a real health and safety hazard.
Another widespread concern is bathrooms. Staff and student bathrooms are not cleaned. Toilets and sinks are often dirty; basic supplies such as soap, toilet paper, and towels are missing for extended periods of time. Often garbage is overflowing in the bathrooms. We cannot let these conditions go. We deserve better and so do our students.
WE CAN WIN OUR FIGHT TO HAVE CLEAN SCHOOLS WITH YOUR HELP!
What We Want
- Sufficient staffing to properly clean each school every day
- Substitute custodians to cover absences
- Toilet paper, hand soap and paper towels in each bathroom every day
- Proper management and oversight of the custodial staff
- Full compliance with the contractual promises for clean schools
What We Need from YOU
- Document that cleaning is not happening.
- Keep a log/google spreadsheet of the date and time that unsanitary conditions are present.
- Report this regularly to your building reps & Health and Safety Captain so they can follow up.