At the elementary level, collaborative classrooms exist at Austin Road, Hampton, Hickory Flat, Mt. Carmel, Oakland, and Smith-Barnes. Teachers, parents and administrators report positive results from their experiences with team teaching. Students are benefiting academically and teachers find improved opportunities to serve and meet the learning needs of students. The safety of students and staff is a primary concern in the Henry County Schools. We believe that parents, students, teachers, administrators, and support staff all have roles in keeping our schools safe.
All schools have crisis plans and safety plans that are reviewed annually.
School resource officers are based at each high school. Each officer also is responsible for a middle school and four elementary schools. The officers handle all law enforcement matters that occur within the school and the school safety zone, which is the 1,000 ft. area around school property. Officers act as mentors, mediators, teachers, friends and confidants to the students. All school buses are equipped with video cameras.