News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: LTE: Student Who Break Rules Get Zero Respect |
| Title: | US CA: LTE: Student Who Break Rules Get Zero Respect |
| Published On: | 1999-10-17 |
| Source: | Orange County Register (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-05 17:40:59 |
(insert by the OC Register)-----Golden Pen Award-Today's winner is Bobby
Spooner who lives in North Tustin and is a sixth grader at Haws Middle School.
STUDENT WHO BREAK RULES GET ZERO RESPECT
As a student I'm sending this letter regarding the issue at Foothill
High School.I just heard that some students were caught under the
influence of alcohol during a school function and were suspended from
the campus. I think that when they chose to drink they knew that what
they were doing had serious consequences but they took that chance.
I think since they were being very careless they should have known
better not to drink and now I think they should suffer the
consequences without their parents interfering.
As a student myself, we are all given the rules regarding zero
tolerance. These rules are given to us in our student handbooks, by
our teachers and in letters sent home to our parents.
There is no excuse for students under the age of 21 to be drinking
during a school function or on campus at any given time.
The parents of these students need to butt out and let the school
board do its job.
We have enough problems going on in our schools and having a
zero-tolerance policy is a way to start correcting them.
Our schools and our teachers are suffering because rules are made and
then broken by students and the parents step in and try to protect
them and make it all go away.
These students need to grow up and not have mommy and daddy protect
them whenever they get in trouble.
They broke the rules and need to pay the price.
Changing the rules for these students isn't fair to the other students
who make right choices and set good examples. We have a zero-tolerance
rule in our schools for a reason and these parents should take a step
back and let the student take their punishment.
I'm glad the school board is finally trying to draw the line. We all
need to respect the zero-tolerance policy and parents should butt out
and let their children take the punishment for their actions.
It's simple: Break the rules; pay the price.
BOBBY SPOONER
North Tustin
Spooner who lives in North Tustin and is a sixth grader at Haws Middle School.
STUDENT WHO BREAK RULES GET ZERO RESPECT
As a student I'm sending this letter regarding the issue at Foothill
High School.I just heard that some students were caught under the
influence of alcohol during a school function and were suspended from
the campus. I think that when they chose to drink they knew that what
they were doing had serious consequences but they took that chance.
I think since they were being very careless they should have known
better not to drink and now I think they should suffer the
consequences without their parents interfering.
As a student myself, we are all given the rules regarding zero
tolerance. These rules are given to us in our student handbooks, by
our teachers and in letters sent home to our parents.
There is no excuse for students under the age of 21 to be drinking
during a school function or on campus at any given time.
The parents of these students need to butt out and let the school
board do its job.
We have enough problems going on in our schools and having a
zero-tolerance policy is a way to start correcting them.
Our schools and our teachers are suffering because rules are made and
then broken by students and the parents step in and try to protect
them and make it all go away.
These students need to grow up and not have mommy and daddy protect
them whenever they get in trouble.
They broke the rules and need to pay the price.
Changing the rules for these students isn't fair to the other students
who make right choices and set good examples. We have a zero-tolerance
rule in our schools for a reason and these parents should take a step
back and let the student take their punishment.
I'm glad the school board is finally trying to draw the line. We all
need to respect the zero-tolerance policy and parents should butt out
and let their children take the punishment for their actions.
It's simple: Break the rules; pay the price.
BOBBY SPOONER
North Tustin
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