*Classroom+environment

The SHIELD classroom environment needs to accommodate everyone,  and everyone needs to respect the classroom environment.
 * Some students need a quiet area in order to concentrate, some need noise. People in the SHIELD are expected to speak very quietly, or not at all. Students who need noise have been allowed to use headphones to listen to music, as long as the sound is not heard by others. This practice has not been an issue in the past, but I reserve the right to discontinue the practice at any time. Edgenuity is a video-based program.


 * There is no food allowed in the classroom. Students may remain outside the class to finish what they are eating.


 * If students need to talk, they are asked to have their conversation in the hallway. If they MUST take a phone call, they are asked to do so in the hallway.


 * The SHIELD is all academic, all the time