But while driving her daughter to and from Cross Bayou Elementary, Beatty must pass dozens of demonstrators outside Terri Schiavo's hospice.

``It has brought up a whole set of questions and issues that I feel an 8-year-old shouldn't be learning about,'' Beatty said.

With Terri Schiavo's condition fading and demonstrators gathered 50 yards from the school, its 600 students will be temporarily relocated today.

The students and about 130 faculty members will transfer to Walsingham Elementary or Southern Oak Elementary.

Police Requested Relocation

Beatty said the protesters should be displaced - not students. She said that as her own form of protest, she is considering keeping her daughter home from school until Schiavo dies.

Eric Brockmeier also has given thought to keeping his daughter, Megan, home from school.

``But right now, she's looking at a perfect attendance year,'' Brockmeier said. ``That's something we've worked toward, and that's something we don't want to jeopardize for this.''

The relocation was requested by the Pinellas Park Police Department, said Ron Stone, an assistant superintendent with the Pinellas County School District. Students must walk past the hospice to reach the school, and the hospice has become increasingly ``unstable'' and ``highly emotional,'' Stone said.

Pinellas Park Police Capt. Sanfield Forseth said police told school officials they preferred classes not be in session while the protests continued.

``We don't know who's here,'' he said of the determined group of 100 or more protesters who have set up shop outside the hospice. ``It's difficult enough for us to provide security'' for the hospice without having to worry about the school's safety as well, he said.

Students Coming From Break

Schools were on hiatus last week for spring break, and today's relocation is the first time classes at Cross Bayou have had to be moved because of Schiavo demonstrations, Stone said. Children will be sent to the nearby Gus Stavros Institute, which will be used as a staging area to divide the children between Walsingham and Southern Oak. Bused students will be taken directly to Stavros, and students who walk will be intercepted by police and shuttled there. Parents who drop off their children were notified Sunday to take them to Stavros.

Sunday afternoon, dozens of teachers and staffers parked in front of Cross Bayou, taking books, supplies and audio-visual equipment for some of the school's hearing-impaired students.

Stone said the relocation may be necessary for the entire week, depending on how long protesters remain outside Schiavo's hospice.

Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at (813) 835-2105. Reporter Anthony McCartney can be reached at (813) 259-7616.