| Look mya. |
| Mr. C******, Out of the thousands of high schools located in the United States, Columbine was ONE very sad tragedy. One that stemmed from the anger and unstable emotions of two very demented individuals; certainly not from the manner in which the school was run. The same event could have occured in a prison, concentration camp, or military school. However, when students are accustomed to a certain routine and code of laws and then a much more rigorous set of rules is imposed, the students will without a doubt be angry and resentful. I believe these feelings are the beginning of what may be a downhill trend for Sweet Home. School pride among many students is a foreign concept. More and more I hear random passerbyers muttering the words "Sweet Home sucks" or "I hate this school". These are perhaps the beginning stirrings that the students at Columbine felt. Also, I have heard first hand accounts from students being reprimanded for simply conversing with their fellow students in the hallways. If these students were having the same friendly conversation with a teacher I do not believe they would have been scolded, simply because now they are chatting with an adult. What conclusions can be made from this? I am not requesting that the school be completely without rules, but rather that some of the more gratuitous rules and regulations be looked at more closely, such as the newly instituted rule about tardiness to lunch. It is not unusual for a student to have a locker on the opposite end of the school in relation to the cafeteria. Nor is it unusual for a student to stop and exchange friendly words with a member of the faculty. Also, during their lunch period many students choose to go to the library or AAC to type a research paper or finish up homework before heading to the cafeteria. It is a common occurence for students to say "Oh no, I'm just going to lunch I don't need a pass" only to discover upon arrival that they will have a detention for being late to lunch of all places. These students are not disrupting a class; they are not missing out on an education. At worst they are missing the cafeteria's "main lunch special of the day". I understand that you have groups of students loitering in the hallways that disrupt other classes. But perhaps the best way to alleviate this problem is to crack down on the rowdy groups of students rather than the innocent individual. On a side note, you give off a threatening and portentous air. This is not meant to be insulting, but perhaps students would not dislike you so strongly if you made yourself more open and warm to them. Thank you, Anonymous A fellow students reply to your statement on cameras: "Cameras in the building? I have know (NO idea) what you are talking about. In order for that to occur Board of Education approval would be necessary. (Not a bad idea though.)" What a major line... I suppose that camera in your office is just to watch TV shows you normally miss during the school day? If that's the case... did the Board of Education approve that? In the same vein, Ms. Demaria and Ms. VanDusen must have lied to us... because I remember them telling us for a fact that there were going to be cameras put up, and it must just be a coincidence that all around the school there are shifted tiles in the ceiling that reveal coaxal splitters running inside... There just seems to be too much evidence here to ignore. I have thought and investigated before I thought, otherwise I wouldn't have written. |