The US education system is falling apart. Tolerance is far too high for disruptive and anti-social behaviors. It is all well and good to talk about rights and free speech, but in the end studetns are no full adult citizens: they aren't entirely ready for it--both the freedom and the responsibiity. But they should be gradually introduced to both while in school as they mature. So of the complaints are undoubtedly hyperble and over-zealous editors and reporters trying to make 'news', but no ne can look at the metal deectors and guns and drugs in schools and tell me there are no serious respect and behavior problems in the nation's schools there weren't 20 years ago.
It is a societal and school responsibility. The parenst of these children should be notified and in formed they are to police their children or face consequences: their children will be expelled from school ultimately. Public deucation should be a right only until the end of middle school. After that good citizenship and behavior should be mandatory--from both the students and their parents. Approriate escalations of probation, restrictions, and dismisslals should be undertaken as well as peer pressure. The purpose of school is to learn and students have a responsbility to focus on that. If they cannot or will not, they should be considered to have relinquished their privilege to further eudcation at taxpayers and other student's expense. We don't need a law for each specific behavior: we need a studetn's and teacher's bill of rights, privileges, and behaviors. You agree to ti and if you violate it, proper actions are taken. Period.
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The US education system is falling apart. Tolerance is far too high for disruptive and anti-social behaviors. It is all well and good to talk about rights and free speech, but in the end studetns are no full adult citizens: they aren't entirely ready for it--both the freedom and the responsibiity. But they should be gradually introduced to both while in school as they mature. So of the complaints are undoubtedly hyperble and over-zealous editors and reporters trying to make 'news', but no ne can look at the metal deectors and guns and drugs in schools and tell me there are no serious respect and behavior problems in the nation's schools there weren't 20 years ago. It is a societal and school responsibility. The parenst of these children should be notified and in formed they are to police their children or face consequences: their children will be expelled from school ultimately. Public deucation should be a right only until the end of middle school. After that good citizenship and behavior should be mandatory--from both the students and their parents. Approriate escalations of probation, restrictions, and dismisslals should be undertaken as well as peer pressure. The purpose of school is to learn and students have a responsbility to focus on that. If they cannot or will not, they should be considered to have relinquished their privilege to further eudcation at taxpayers and other student's expense. We don't need a law for each specific behavior: we need a studetn's and teacher's bill of rights, privileges, and behaviors. You agree to ti and if you violate it, proper actions are taken. Period.