For More Teens, Arrests by Police Replace School Discipline

[Rakehellion]

in texas, a student got a misdemeanor ticket for wearing too much perfume.

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in wisconsin, a teen was charged with theft after sharing the chicken nuggets from a classmate’s meal—the classmate was on lunch assistance and sharing it meant the teen had violated the law,

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Why?

 

[Pulsar]

I hope that really isn't your view on life.

School isn't life. School is school, where we send kids to learn.

I'm find with different teaching techniques - laid back teaching, etc. Hell, I had some classes outside sitting on the lawn and I enjoyed them quite a bit. But that's not what we're really talking about.

I have ZERO tolerance for a large number of the juvenile population who are disruptive, bullies, and generally worthless. I spend a large portion of my time volunteering and teaching stem at local schools, and all too often one kid can ruin another 30 kids experience.

In my experience, 90% of the time this comes directly from the parents. Broken households, absentee parents.

 

[DrPizza]

I'm curious about the details on that perfume one. Seems every article is written based on the student's version of what happened. I have trouble believing that's the whole story.

 

[Newbian]

I'm curious about the details on that perfume one. Seems every article is written based on the student's version of what happened. I have trouble believing that's the whole story.

Remember that was in Texas where women have no rights.

 

[Pulsar]

You have an issue with parents who also happen to have a career?

Absolutely not. I have a career myself. However, all too often I see two parents both with jobs who have a child, and then go back to work within a month or two leaving their child in the care of a daycare.

I have a problem with that.

 

[MarkXIX]

I understand your viewpoint and I think it's perfectly reasonable coming from someone who actually teaches their kids to be respectful and follow the rules. Unfortunately, your kid probably goes to school with a whole group of kids who were brought up in daycare and by the TV, with absentee parents chasing their 'careers'. Those are the ones who are going to screw over YOUR child by taking away from learning opportunities. Unfortunately, the only way to get those issues fixed is to take the hard line and force the problem back into the kid's household. Because of lawyers, police are necessary to do that at this point in our culture.

Which is EXACTLY why my child won't interface directly with the school resource officer without a parental presence. I don't put it past those entitled, ill-raised little assholes to plant drugs, point the finger, etc., at my child in high school. I refuse to throw her to the wolves.

 

[Rakehellion]

School isn't life. School is school, where we send kids to learn.

School is life. Where they go to learn social skills, not to be treated like machines.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

School is life. Where they go to learn social skills, not to be treated like machines.

How old are you again? School is a brief respite from the real world. The only social skills taught in schools today are "it pays to be a mean girl." You can fix machines, the best you can do with 'youts' is hold them responsible.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

How old are you again? School is a brief respite from the real world. The only social skills taught in schools today are "it pays to be a mean girl." You can fix machines, the best you can do with 'youts' is hold them responsible.

This might surprise you, but life isn't like the media and the whole cheerleader, jock, nerd dynamic really doesn't exist unless you live in some backwater school in the south.

 

[waggy]

School is life. Where they go to learn social skills, not to be treated like machines.

hahahah no

School is where you learn group think and how to behave in strict setting.

You learn social skills outside of school.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

This might surprise you, but life isn't like the media and the whole cheerleader, jock, nerd dynamic really doesn't exist unless you live in some backwater school in the south.

The fact that your concepts are this limited tells me you're a 'yout' who hasn't had enough experience beyond hs to form a world view of interest to anyone but yourself.