Sunday, January 8, 2012

Rebel against school?

I am in my senior year, attending a backwater community school. The school has always had a problem accepting the more "eccentric" crowd, but lately school has been very strict. You see, the new principle (who is just as, or worse than the last) is hammering down lately. My guess is he wants to make a name for himself. I've heard plenty of stories involving his crack down antics. Just the other day, he didn't allow a boy to wear a bracelet that had little plastic daggers on it. The crazy thing is, its wasn't because of the daggers being weapons, but because he said it was "anti-christian" (which I personally believe was profiling, or something to that gist). In my sopre year I had worn a "Tripp" trench-coat. Of course I was expected to take it off as soon as I was realized, but they went WAY too far. Before I even got to protest, they accused me of imitating Columbine school shooting. I explained to them very rationally that I certainly wasn't and the notion of fear hadn't even crossed my mind. They INSISTED. Called me a liar. I'm afraid loads of other things will follow in his power hungry wake. A lot of the students are hoping to protest by wearing a lot of provocative clothing on a certain day. However, there is indeed a rule in the rule book that states that they are allowed to do pretty much what ever they want, even if it isn't in the rulebook. So I'm thinking, how are we supposed to have a say in this matter, when the school has ABSOLUTE power of authority, no matter how unfair and unorthodox it may be. How do we win this struggle legally?

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