Bullying

In class, we have discussed many situations where the reuslt of bullying has been tragic. Many individuals take their lives in order to escape the bullying. Personally, Ibelieve there are many other options that could have been taken besides suicide because i believe that nothing in life can be that bad where you need to end it. Everyone goes through different situations and the ones that can survive them are truly strong. One case that stuck out to me was the movie we watched where the kid was bullied for being a homosexual. He endured numerous beatings and was made fun of a lot during school. He was so scared that he was afraid to walk in the halls or even walk home after school. He felt that his life was in danger and instead of escaping the problems by ending his life he survived through them and found other ways to cope with the abuse. In regards to DHS, Ibelieve that bullying does exist but it is nothing compared to the stories that we heard in class. Occasionally, there are some individuals who attract bullying to them by acting a certain way and because people do no tlike them. I have never heard of anything physically being done to a student but there is some minor verbal abuse that takes place. Deerfield is a very welcoming environment and people are taught to be accepting and caring of others at a young age. When an idea is puched opon kids they tend to believe it and believe in it. If schools, parents, or any other figure that has power over the minds of children should teach them to be kind to others and to never bully anyone because nobody deserves to be bullied.

Hold up: Break Time: Music

LaMontagne has won a number of awards for his music and has performed at several charity events. Ray LaMontagne was born in Nashua, New Hampshire, in 1973 to a constantly traveling mother and a violent musician father who abandoned the family during Ray's childhood. LaMontagne is particularly known for his raspy voice, which he says he learned by singing through his gut and not his nose. I suggest everyone checks him out.

Drug Testing in Schools

I think that the idea to implement drug testing in our school would not only ruin any further support for the school from students but would create an atmosphere where students feel unsafe. Everyday at school, students would feel as if the school is trying to hurt them rather than watch them succeed. I do not think it is the schools responsibility to interfere with personal decisions when its obligation is to educate students on these issues rather than enforce them. I feel if schools started drug-testing people that it would create more problems for the school and ultimately ruin extra curricular activities for students when they are supposed to be encouraged. I agree that the issue the school is trying to prevent is wrong and is something that should be prevented but the way in which the school would be preventing it is wrong. By drug testing students the school is no longer a place where a student can feel they have the opportunity to make their own decisions and feel comfortable. The school would be adding another rule that allows the school to know too much about their students. It is a parental guardian's responsibility to educate and prevent their children from participating in drugs and the police's job to find people who are breaking the law and using these drugs. Overall, I believe that the school should not implement drug testing for students who participate in extra curricular activities. The article I read deals with a student whose phone was searched and nude photos were found. The student argued that "search of the device,” she continues, “is akin to browsing through someone’s address and appointment book, opening and reading letters sent by U.S. mail, and rummaging through a family photo album or viewing home videos." I agree with this argument because I feel that a school should not be allowed to go through personal documents and look for bad things. If students had the opportunity to look through teachers personal information and drug test them I believe that many bad things would be found. I think that this search should not be legal because it completely disregards a student’s privacy.