Is My Living in Vain

Is My Living in Vain.

It happened, after two years.  Two years that my daughter attends Zebulon Middle School, in Zebulon North Carolina. 

I had to sign her in to school after taking her to a dental appointment. 

Two years where my daughter could come in at anytime and sign herself in without any proof of having been at the clinic/hospital, etc.  NO PARENT REQUIRED. 

I talked with my daughter and asked what happened.  She said they caught students hanging around the building and not going to class and then coming in and saying they were dropped off by a parent because of a doctor appointment, meanwhile, the camera showed them not being dropped off but rather just walking around school buildings.  Scary in that it took two years for the school administrators to WAKE UP and SMELL THE COFFEE.  Wow. 

I sat in the office at times and seen it happened along with other things.  One controversy is the Dr. Note is not tracked by the main office.  “Show the note to your teacher”, they are instructed to do.  That is a stark difference in that in other schools, an administrator is assigned in the main office to scrutinize those “notes” and track lateness and attendance; not so at ZMS, but this is progress. 

In elation and memorial, I visited the grave of Diamond Selver shortly after. Why? Because I feel like my efforts to avoid another death at the school is not in vain.  There is some semblance of change. 

Sometimes, you may feel like you will never see change, and your efforts are in vain.  But, change occurred, however limited, however minimal, some parent complained about their child not attending school.  Someone complained about how the school manages the children in their care.  Something was done. 

I am thankful, and that is why I visited her grave.  It was to thank God and remember her and to feel strengthened in my efforts to make sure not another child dies or tries to die at ZMS.