Schools say they make rules to help and protect children, but sometimes these rules can actually hurt the kids. These rules also take control out of the parents hands and into the school systems. In high school I was a student athlete for four years. During my junior, year the school adopted a po...
Elizabeth Allan explains a story of young sophomore girls who are hazed by their older teammates: Picture yourself as a 15 year-old girl at a summer sports camp with your high school field hockey team. ... The only time hazing is reported by the media is when a college fraternity member dies from binge drinking or when someone's feelings are hurt because of the embarrassment they received. ...
Abdon Patlan, 17, a high school junior struggling with grades once said, "I had low expectations for myself, I had family and friends, and they're dropping out and their life is not so good, people going to jail, people dying" (Rivera and Berkeley 7). ... On his last report card he got three A's, a B and 2 C's, and he wants to attend summer school to make up the 20 credits he needs to be able to graduate next year" (Rivera and Berkeley 7). ...
