To: Amy J who wrote (283754 ) 4/13/2006 5:34:20 PM From: tejek Respond to Tejek, "Ten years ago," says Shelbyville principal Tom Zobel, "if we had a problem student, the plan was, 'OK, let's figure out how to get rid of this kid.' Now we have to get them help."cnn.com While I definitely agree that 30% drop out rate is horrible and believe they should fix this, I definitely don't think innocent children that simply want to go to school, study and earn money for college, should continually pay the price for other students that cause trouble (or that bring in dangerous weapons to school and other such things in today's environment) - school is hard enough when you are working many hours to earn money, than to be tossed into an environment where it's not safe, disruptive and burdensome. I think they should fix it by having different tracks for different students based upon whether a child threatens another. I would add they should include those students that misbehave by picking on the mentally retarded from the special education classes, because it apparently continues to be a field day to pick on those less fortunate because they know they won't get in trouble for it. I remember this one student next to me in my biology class (who never bothered me because I always said hi to him), but he and the biology teacher got into a physical fight. He was a threatening person when he would lose control of his temper and that really is disruptive to learning because you always have to be on your guard with someone like that, rather than focusing on what the teacher is saying.
