Education stakeholders have proposed the introduction of an emergency preparedness response programme and special training for parents as some of the measures that should be taken to promote safe and acceptable behaviour in schools.These recommendations came out at the conclusion of the breakaway sessions of the one-day open forum titled, “Promoting Safe, Acceptable Behaviours and Positive Values in Schools” held at the Guyana International Conference Centre on Monday.Also suggested was the launch of an education campaign to encourage men to be good father figures, role models and mentors to guide male teenage youths in leading a disciplined and productive lifestyle.The stakeholders opined too that the emergency preparedness response will equip teachers to better treat with incidences of violence in the school system,China Jerseys Free Shipping, while the special training for parents will sensitise them on the need to inculcate values of discipline in their children.It was not determined who will take on the responsibility of the training workshops for parents, but Education Minister Shaik Baksh has indicated that his ministry cannot carry that task on its own.The participants, who included teachers,Cheap Jerseys, parents, students,Cheap NFL Jerseys, as well as representatives from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), contended that indisciplined behaviour in the school system stems partly from the lack of proper male role models in society and the absence or disconnect of fathers from their home.According to the stakeholders, most of the violent students were from single-parent households under the supervision of their mothers.Among the explanations offered was that this situation does not mean that mothers are ineffective parents but it indicates that had the fathers been playing an active role in the child’s supervision, the latter would have been less inclined to be involved in violence.The participants also proposed that head teachers meet at least once monthly to examine and enforce strategies aimed at strengthening discipline in school among other matters.Other recommendations are that a school bus be made available for students; teachers to visit students’ homes to brief parents on their behaviour and performance in school; the use of the mass media to promote the roles and responsibilities of parents,Wholesale Stitched NFL Jerseys, and for parents to ensure their children attend school on time, as well as urging model honesty and respect for authority.Additionally, the stakeholders requested that the Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) programme be extended to parents,Wholesale Jerseys, teachers to have one-on-one session with parents on their child’s performance, Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) be strengthened and promoters who allow students to enter their show where alcohol is sold should be sanctioned.The Minister lauded the suggestions to extend the HFLE programme to parents and the strengthening of PTAs to play a more vibrant role in supporting the effective execution of the school programme.The Ministry of Education has initiated several measures to address the problem such as the introduction of child friendly schools in Region Two. This programme will be extended to all schools, so too will the Health and Family Life Education programme.The training of teachers to respond to crisis situations, the strengthening of the School’s Welfare Department, the placement of School’s Welfare Officers at selected schools and recently the launching of a national mentoring programme are among these efforts. It was noted during the discussion that some of these measures need to be strengthened.The forum which was a joint Ministry of Education and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) venture sought mainly to sensitize participants of the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders in promoting safe, acceptable behaviour and positive values in schools.It was also geared to identify and discuss causal factors impacting on the behaviour of students in schools; devise strategies to foster safer schools,Cheap Basketball Jerseys, acceptable behaviour and instil positive values in students; and develop a system of collaboration among stakeholders to strengthen the range of support services available to students and schools.