Admittedly, some students still do act inappropriately and are sent to the office. What usually happens is even though the child has been exposed to appropriate alternatives to the conflict, sometimes human frailty comes into play, and the child loses control. The interesting thing is, that by the time he or she gets here, they can communicate what the problem was, and also usually offer better ways they could have responded. A side benefit to this is children learn to recognize their feelings, and it gives them positive ways to express their emotionality. Conflict resolution training is not novel to Stony Creek, many school and districts across the country are implementing similar problems.
All schools face the same problems.
Another aspect of conflict management is the crisis management training teachers have received at Stony Creek. Crisis management techniques are taught by the county school board, and include techniques for handling out of control situations, for example restraint techniques are taught. The training the green team at Stony Creek has received assures the individual teacher or staff member that they are not alone when a crisis situation develops. Other things play a role in the emphasis at Stony Creek on conflict resolution. The school has an ongoing motto of Get Respect to Give Respect.