29. May 2009 by student.

 Many parents, teachers and authoritative figures have been pushing for all high schools to change their dress code policy to a uniform manner. The main issue is, many teachers and parents are arguing, by changing the school’s dress code, bullying will decrease in many schools. I believe that while bullying is a major issue in many schools. This is not the way to solve it. Students need the right to express themselves; also it would cause an increase in behavioral issues and loss of time during class because students are uncomfortable looking like each other instead of expressing themselves. Changing the way a student dress will not affect bullying, students will only find other ways to bully other children. A necessary step to end bullying is to inform teachers on how to notice bullies, give the necessary consequences to the bully, and inform the parents. While, bullying is a major problem in high schools, changing the dress code will not help the situation, but only make it worse.

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29. May 2009 by student.

  The impact of the cell phone on the institution of the school is significant and its use in school will continue to need to be refined.  The conflicting priorities of young people, parents, and teachers lead to problematic use in school.  Young people use it to connect with their social network with flexibility and mobility.  It is considered a status symbol.  In a study of 9-10 year-olds, 86% of the students who owned a cell phone kept it on in school.  Schools report that its use disrupts and reduces the student’s attention.  Use of the phone to cheat has been documented and “cyber-bullying” is evident.  Schools race to implement new policies to counteract the negative behaviors in the school environment.  It is critical that the schools create new social constructs to meet the evolving needs.

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