I think it really *does* depend on where you went to school. In my school, I was a geek and a science dork (I adored chemistry and physics), but I was also in Drama, class valedictorian, and voted Most Likely to Succeed. My friends included nerds, geeks, Roleplayers (like me!!), drama wackos, and athletes, even a few stoners. I was on good terms with pretty much everyone else. We weren't a very cliquish school, though...yeah, people stuck to their "own" more or less, but it was OK to talk to other folks, and it was really NOT okay to harrass someone just for fun.
Frankly, I don't see the harm in Homecoming activities *in that sort of environment*. But when it becomes a daily torture routine of the Popular vs. the Outcasts...that's where the line should be drawn.
Do I think this kid was right to walk away? Not really, I think he should have used it to gain leverage and really make folks aware, rather than basically flipping off everyone who voted for him. But suspension?? Um, what planet are these administrators FROM? And what color is the sky there? Gimme a break. If he doesn't want it, so be it. Suspending him is assinine.
--D.
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Frankly, I don't see the harm in Homecoming activities *in that sort of environment*. But when it becomes a daily torture routine of the Popular vs. the Outcasts...that's where the line should be drawn.
Do I think this kid was right to walk away? Not really, I think he should have used it to gain leverage and really make folks aware, rather than basically flipping off everyone who voted for him. But suspension?? Um, what planet are these administrators FROM? And what color is the sky there? Gimme a break. If he doesn't want it, so be it. Suspending him is assinine. --D.