My schools were fenced in. Nothing threatening or intimidating, it was just chain link with a gate somewhere along it. Keeps the troublesome kids from running off, makes sure everyone can hear the bell, keeps weirdos from coming in during school. And when the school is right next to a forest, that’s just sensible.
My elementary school had a chain link fence around the playground by the main road and the neighboring residential. Oddly, the back side by the neighboring farm only had a line of sparsly placed trees. I forget what they farmed. The area generally did tobacco, soy, and sweet potato.
My schools were fenced in. Nothing threatening or intimidating, it was just chain link with a gate somewhere along it. Keeps the troublesome kids from running off, makes sure everyone can hear the bell, keeps weirdos from coming in during school. And when the school is right next to a forest, that’s just sensible.
My elementary school had a chain link fence around the playground by the main road and the neighboring residential. Oddly, the back side by the neighboring farm only had a line of sparsly placed trees. I forget what they farmed. The area generally did tobacco, soy, and sweet potato.