He qualifies this act as “insensitive and unwise” because although the ones who displayed the flags are satisfied with what they did, many others will be offended (66). I totally agree with him on this because conflicts such as this one happen frequently among students and there are many people that get hurt or offended by what others call their freedom of speech. Next, Bok argues that “to disapprove of a particular form of communication, however, is not enough to justify prohibiting it”(66). This is a valid argument since no one has the right to prohibit something because they
In Morton Rhue’s ‘The Wave’ the cohort/ students at Gordon High changed due to events that take place. However, the Wave should not be re-enacted in current classrooms and schools. Set in an American school, Rhue writes about event which swept through a school a quickly escalated out of control. When teaching his history class about the Nazi party and world war two Ben Ross puts a student movement into practice which prevented students from being individuals. Students changed the way they interacted with each other.
By being forced to wear school uniforms, teens are unable to express their individuality and a students' right of self-expression is deprived. Uniforms will not stop the many cliques that schools, and society alone, have. People have cliques because they have the same interests as each other, they can relate with each other, and get along with one another, etc., not because they shop at the same stores and have a certain look. Individuality is what makes going to school interesting. There are other ways to be an individual and express yourself besides your clothing, but it does play a big role in showing others what you are like and finding out who you want to be.
This case shows how even though the students have freedom of speech and press if it will impact the audience or others negatively it isn’t allowed. This doesn’t mean you don’t have the right to say whatever you want; this simply means take into consideration the others who may be affected by it. Many can argue that
ACT Practice Essay: Student Curfew by: Jasmine Huey The question is: Do you think that communities should impose curfews on high school students? I think the community should not impose curfews on high school students and these are my reasons why. First, students will start to be sneaky and act rebellious. They will find all kinds of ways to not be on time to get home and have the urge to sneak out to hang with their friends and do other things. They will then feel like they don’t have any freedom and they might become lenient.
Dropout rates and other violent crimes may contribute from continuous suspension and expulsion. “Just imagine if a student just committed a crime for example, doing graffiti on the lockers. Then the student is sent to the principal tells the student that their suspended. The student will now feel very sad and happy at the same time because they just got suspended. This can ruin his life and at the same time, the students could dropout from school and do whatever they like.”(Dale) When students get expelled from schools, there would be no hope for them and they would no longer care about their education and their future goals.
Despite the disagreements, strict disciplinary actions need to be enforced in schools to avoid bullying; because, it disrupts the learning environment, causes future disadvantages, and makes the victims become emotionally unstable. To begin with, not having strict disciplinary actions enforced in schools causes bullying to disrupt the learning environment. For example, victims of bullying find it impossible to concentrate in class while their bully is distracting them: This shows that not having strict disciplinary actions enforced in school could make many victims of bullying adapt school phobia. Additionally, fights in school that both the bully, and victim engages in diverts both of them from their learning process; this demonstrates, not having strict disciplinary actions in school is not only disruptive, but also dangerous. Lastly, constant fights, suspensions, or lack of the ability to cooperate in school with other students, makes it hard for bullies to apply for other schools due to their behavioral issues.
This article discusses speech codes on college campuses. I personally did not realize these existed. The codes reduce the rights of the First Amendment for faculty and students. I understand that words can be hurtful and offensive, but wouldn’t this be covered under the rules of bullying? As college students we are all adults.
Many people will agree that it is a college campus’s responsibilities to protect students and teachers while on the property, but where does the line between protecting the college community and taking away Constitutional rights blur? Due to the large amount of hate speech circulating around college campuses around America, colleges are having to choice between students’s right of free speech or the college communities right to be free from harassment and discrimination. I believe hate speech codes are essential for a positive learning environment on college campuses because regulations of speech; protect students and teachers, discourages racism, and allows for a more successful, civil learning environment. You’re walking to class, minding
Some also argue that students who aren't doing anything wrong have nothing to fear. This ignores the fact that what they fear is not getting caught, but the loss of dignity and trust that the drug test represents. While they think they may be helping by trying to keep students from using drugs they actually may be hurting there self esteem. Our legal system is based on the principle innocent until proven guilty, but doesn't random mean that there is no reason to suspect anything? I think it's wrong because random searches will just lead to profiling which isn’t right.