2006 Primary Prevention Awareness, Attitude, and Use Survey

Student Perceptions About School

Learning Environment (PPAAUS items 59, 67) An average of 92 percent of the Franklin County Schools middle-school students and 87 percent of the high-school students agreed (Strongly Agree or Agree) that “teachers in this school have high expectations for their students.” Eighty-three percent of the middle-school students and 80 percent of the high-school students thought that “the school is run in an orderly manner that helps learning to take place.”

Discipline (PPAAUS items 57, 66) In the Franklin County Schools, 79 percent of the middle-school students and 72 percent of the high-school students believed that “teachers in this school enforce school rules fairly.” An average of 83 percent and 78 percent respectively agreed that “my school does a good job of assisting students who need help.”

Students and Staff (PPAAUS items 58, 60, 63, 64) An average of 79 percent of the Franklin County Schools sixth through eighth graders and 75 percent of the ninth through twelfth graders thought that “teachers in this school treat students with respect.” Fiftynine percent of the middle-school students and 50 percent of the high-school students agreed with the statement: “I feel that I can talk to the teachers in this school about things that are bothering me.” An average of 57 percent of the middle-school students and 45 percent of the high-school students thought that “students in this school treat teachers with respect.” An average of 70 percent of the middle-school students and 72 percent of the high-school students felt that they had a “good relationship with an adult at this school.”

Students and Other Students (PPAAUS items 61 & 62) Among Franklin County Schools students, 47 percent of the middleschool students and 40 percent of the high-school students agreed that “students in this school really care about each other.” Fortyfour percent of the sixth through eighth graders and 39 percent of the ninth through twelfth graders agreed that “students in this school treat each other with respect.”

Staff, Students and Parents (PPAAUS item 65) An average of 77 percent of the Franklin County Schools sixth through eighth graders and 63 percent of the ninth through twelfth graders felt that “staff, students, and parents work together to solve problems.”

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