Wed Mar 15, 2006 6:36 pm by Killa
@Taw, it's in Henry County, Georgia which is in the US of A. Our state has the lowest rated public school system in the United States. Most people, when they find out that I'm sixteen and still in the eighth grade, they think "this guy's an idiot." Yet, the liars, racists and hypocrites that run my school system keep harassing the students, opressing them, cutting them down, denying personal liberties, etc. My LA teacher and my principal try to keep me suspended as much as possible so that I have to take zeroes for all of my work. That's the reason I had to go through the seventh grade three times. Not because I'm stupid, but because with me being suspended so much and taking zeroes for everything, it wasn't possible for me to keep my grades up.
The diciplin policy that's in place here ignores the wicked and tramples the innocent. No matter what, even if it's self defence, if you get in a fight at this school, you're automaticaly going to juvi, or at least a diciplinary hearing. This school system doesn't belive there is a such thing as self defence. If you get jumped by a gang (like you probably will in the area I live in) and you have four or five guys beating the living hell outta you and no teacher or administrator around, how do they expect you to just walk away from something like that? But if you so much as even block a hit, they'll consider it fighting and have your ass locked up. It's ridiculous the rules they have here. It's starting to warm up a little, so this is only a major issue in the winter, but because the administrators found a knife in my social studies classroom, so, the new rule was that you can no longer wear coats in the building. They fail to realize that people can hide knives in pant pockets, in their shoes, etc. You know what the next step is? They're going to tell us we can't wear anything with pockets. As Taw said, sixteen is supposed to be a landmark year, but no presents, teachers harassing me now more than usual, administrators instituting more and more ridiculous policies that in turn just create more problems, my parents getting mad at me because I'm sick of the way the schools are treating us.
Sixteen is supposed to be one of the best birthdays someone can have, but so far it's been my worst. I just hope next year goes better. It wasn't until this year that my parents finally realized that this school system sucked. They still have no idea how bad it is, and finally, they're pulling me out and letting me start homeschooling.
Oh, and Taw, LA teacher is supposed to teach Language Arts, or English as it's probably known over there.
Edited by - Killa on 3/15/2006 6:41:11 PM
I know mine did when I was 16. Still, I hope you enjoy your day, Killa.
