100 signatures reached
To: Middle country school district Board of education
ID CARD RULES
I want to express how i feel the punishment definitely did not fit the crime here and i will explain. I knew forgetting/losing my ID card for school was my fault and i need to be more responsible. But having the money to buy a new ID, first thing upon arrival, the next day and still being punished for it is not fair.
Furthermore, lunch detention may not seem like a big deal. However, it does matter to me. I take school and my educational career seriously. I am a member of the National Junior Honor Society, a 99.7 gpa and a student with no history of any disciplinary violations. Moreover, I thought purchasing an ID this morning, the only feasible time to obtain a new school ID, was the appropriate means of taking responsibility for the warning i received yesterday.
What other time could i have purchased the school ID? I could not have bought an ID yesterday because i did not have five dollars when i was given a warning. However, at the first opportunity to resolve the issue, which was this morning, i was still punished. I understand the rule is that the ID must be with the student upon arrival. However, there is definitely a grey area in the district’s rules, and further clarification is needed. I still do believe there should be further discretion utilized for the kids who are trying to do the right thing.
To summarize, I wanted to make the RIGHT people aware that i am upset and i know i’m not alone not with the district’s rules and how unclear and always changing they are . I am a take action kind of kid and starting this petition for kids to sign to ask the district to clarify its rules. I FULLY believe purchasing the card 10 minutes after arrival should absolve the punishment. I understand the district is trying to change with the times and keep everyone in the building safe. But, i stand by urging the district to have more discretion with its students and not punish kids for trying to correct their mistakes.
Furthermore, lunch detention may not seem like a big deal. However, it does matter to me. I take school and my educational career seriously. I am a member of the National Junior Honor Society, a 99.7 gpa and a student with no history of any disciplinary violations. Moreover, I thought purchasing an ID this morning, the only feasible time to obtain a new school ID, was the appropriate means of taking responsibility for the warning i received yesterday.
What other time could i have purchased the school ID? I could not have bought an ID yesterday because i did not have five dollars when i was given a warning. However, at the first opportunity to resolve the issue, which was this morning, i was still punished. I understand the rule is that the ID must be with the student upon arrival. However, there is definitely a grey area in the district’s rules, and further clarification is needed. I still do believe there should be further discretion utilized for the kids who are trying to do the right thing.
To summarize, I wanted to make the RIGHT people aware that i am upset and i know i’m not alone not with the district’s rules and how unclear and always changing they are . I am a take action kind of kid and starting this petition for kids to sign to ask the district to clarify its rules. I FULLY believe purchasing the card 10 minutes after arrival should absolve the punishment. I understand the district is trying to change with the times and keep everyone in the building safe. But, i stand by urging the district to have more discretion with its students and not punish kids for trying to correct their mistakes.
Why is this important?
Separating kids walking into school, being put in a separate classroom, feeling embarrassed, missing valuable class time, maybe feeling embarrassed not having $5 to buy a new card, is excessive.
There have been kids suspended from school for not having their ID cards. How is this more important than being in school.
How have schools been kept “safe” in the past?
ID cards are not bullet proof. They are not the answer for school safety.
There have been kids suspended from school for not having their ID cards. How is this more important than being in school.
How have schools been kept “safe” in the past?
ID cards are not bullet proof. They are not the answer for school safety.