Are all American Schools as bad as mine?

RaidonMakoto · Jun 15, 2008 6:17 AM

DragonFireOKN wrote:

Frederick County Public Schools, Winchester Virginia's motto: Providing a bettet learning environment.
Here's life at Sherando High School:
-Drug dealing in the hallways
Bad? Only happens in Innercity Schools. The preppy schools do drug dealing in less conspicuous places.
-Kids carrying large 8 inch long knives through schools.
And there are no metal detectors in front of the doors? With how anal people are about getting shot/shanked in school, that is quite surprising.
-Doors remain unlocked and unguarded all day. If I wanted to, I could bring in a shotgun and shoot 30 people before anyone had any idea what happened. (Our school is located next to a park. A pathway leads right to our back doors.)
That sucks.
-Classrooms are unlocked all day.
Should depend on the teacher. Your teachers seem to not care.
-Cigarette butts and marijuana can be found littered in our bathrooms along with chewing tobacco.
Cigs, yes, pot, no.
-F*** is a common word in our hallways.
This is news to you? F*ck is a common word among all teenagers.
-Random kids sneak up behind you and grab you in an attempt to scare you.
Scary... [/sarcasm] Happens to everyone
-My friend has be robbed while his backpack is on his back on several occasions this year.
Ouch.
-People are seen hard-core making out in plain sight. (Including some people who are gay.)
AAAAAND? Is there a problem with that?
-Teachers sit and watch.
If I were teaching at a school in which students had eight inch knives, I'd be sitting and watching too.
-Gang signs our written all over our bathroom walls.
Ever thought you had a minor infestation of gangs?

Is this how all schools are in the U.S.A?

Suggestion: Move the hell out of the city.

Spyro_Loves_Me · Jun 15, 2008 7:09 AM

Yikes. Rough .. But welcome to high school. You won't find many much better.

Here's mine:
You won't find many drugs in our school. The worst would be people smoking in the bathrooms which doesn't happen a lot. It mostly happens in the parking lots.
People don't really bring weapons here either. You might find some people with a pocketknife, but that's the worst.
Teachers do whatever they want with the doors. Some lock them, some don't.
I only find cig butts in the parking lot. Plenty of people chew though. Only some get away with it in school. I know of one teacher who doesn't care if you chew.
Cuss words are common in just about every school. Out of the 1500 or so kids in our school, I would say 1480 of them are guilty of cussing. I'm guilty, but I can hold it back. :-P
If a random kid were to just start grabbing me, I would punch him.
Thieving is common everywhere. Especially in locker rooms.
Mm, hard core making out .. Sounds like fun. Until that second part was mentioned. Anyways, you'll find lots of that everywhere. And you'll find even more fun when you go to homecoming or prom.
Gang signs and much more are written all over our bathroom walls. People like to draw very creative pictures on the walls too ... Very special pictures of their "thang" and their hoohoos. It's all common.
Besides that, we have plenty of fights. I love watching the fights. I find them exciting and in some cases funny. I know it's bad, but I usually find the people who are fighting funny.

But your school is nothing compared to the schools in the county right next to us. Unfortunately for them, they're getting an accreditation which will probably overpopulate our school ...

DragonWithinMe · Jun 15, 2008 8:32 AM

Don't know about american schools. If I would move there, I would really freak out! There's only couple things in common in my school. Like the word F*** in Finnish language is everyday heard hundreds of times. Only the ones in 9th grade do only dry making out in my school. Talking about guns, I see only water pistols and water balloons in my school. Only idiots try to look like gangsters in my school. They're just bunch of *bleep*s.

Just terrible things in your school DragonFireOKN. I would get used to that in 2 (hundred) years.

spyrogirl39 · Jun 15, 2008 8:58 AM

Gee, I feel sorry for some of you, my school isn't nearly as worst but still is bad. Here's a couple...
- bad language most common is the f word
- alot of people disturb the teachers and the teachers can't get on with teaching
- spit balls hit me at the back of the head numerous of times
- people judge you by your looks

and there's this group of girls at my school that made up this group and you have to be Asian to join it. And they said that I'am a disgrace because I'am Greek, Australian, African, Scottish, American, Welsh, English and Irish ( yes that is alot of culture) and not Asian.

spyromaster330 · Jun 15, 2008 10:15 AM

My school isnt too bad. Im in Australia so i have no idea what American schools are like but anyway ill just say what my school is like:

No drugs really. The occasional cigarrete but nothing worse.
Bad language happens all the time. But i think every school has that.
Most classrooms are locked but some teachers forget.
No knives at my school that i know of.
Kids come behind you and scare you but it doesnt really worry me.
Some people make out on the yard but nothing hardcore.
Teachers cant sit and watch because people only do bad stuff when they arent looking or arent there.
Some robberies have happened. We have to all have laptops at my school and recently a whole bunch of lockers were broken into and heaps of laptops were stolen.
There is loads of graffiti in the bathrooms.

ratchet · Jun 15, 2008 10:26 AM

luckily, Australia is alot more strict than what it sounds in america but it is still annoying here. But i guess i'm just an easy target due to how i cant control my emotions, my low self-esteem and such..... Kids dont have sympothy in Australia

spyrogirl39 · Jun 15, 2008 10:28 AM

Same with my school alot of robberies do happen. In the science classrooms your not allowed to take your bag in with you ( some saftey reason ) and if you don't take your wallet or other stuff with you, thieves that walk past the room and see the bags sitting, they will steal your belongings or sometimes take the whole bag.

Fletch_Talon · Jun 15, 2008 12:22 PM

ooh i forgot, my old highschool was awesome because the teachers patrolled the school in golf buggies

some of them were bloody hoons too i tell you

DragonFireOKN · Jun 15, 2008 12:33 PM

Suggestion: Move the hell out of the city.

I wish I could...

Dragonstar · Jun 15, 2008 12:52 PM

DragonFireOKN wrote:

All schools that I have seen in Virginia are like this. And according to my friend that lives in West Virginia, his school is like mine.

Well considering that event at Virginia Tech this is similar to it.

Doppelgangergang · Jun 15, 2008 1:27 PM

Dragonstar wrote:

DragonFireOKN wrote:
All schools that I have seen in Virginia are like this. And according to my friend that lives in West Virginia, his school is like mine.
Well considering that event at Virginia Tech this is similar to it.

That was scary. Imagine that happening to your school. The only thing that matters is getting out in one piece!

DragonFireOKN · Jun 15, 2008 7:06 PM

Doppelgangergang wrote:

Dragonstar wrote:
DragonFireOKN wrote:
All schools that I have seen in Virginia are like this. And according to my friend that lives in West Virginia, his school is like mine.
Well considering that event at Virginia Tech this is similar to it.
That was scary. Imagine that happening to your school. The only thing that matters is getting out in one piece!

It would be easy for someone to do it if they wanted to.

Doppelgangergang · Jun 15, 2008 8:01 PM

DragonFireOKN wrote:

It would be easy for someone to do it if they wanted to.

Well, I hope it happens to none of us.

Spyro_Loves_Me · Jun 16, 2008 6:39 AM

There was a planned shooting at our school. Our school was swarmed with cops the next day and one kid ended up being arrested.

corky · Jun 16, 2008 7:15 AM

My school has these:

- Foul language 24/7!!!!!! seriously we/they swear tons!!
- Graffiti in the bathrooms and on our new buildings. on the buildings ill just censor the bad stuff. btw, our principals name is mrs cook. it said:

mrs co*k, im going to f*ck your husband. f*ck you!

- my friend brought a cigarette liter to school.

- porn

- rles broken all the time.

and im in Australia!!!!

EDIT: theres also lots and lots of fites everyday

CynderRules · Jun 18, 2008 11:12 PM

Oh, and lots of people think that because rich people live in florida, that we have better schools, well in rich communities we do. But if you live in rural areas or the ghetto, then its not. Because our funding is from our property taxes. And next year, they're cutting ALL out of zone busing, and probably all activity busing (for kids who are in after school clubs).

Thank god I have long nails and legs of steel. Because now our problem is only going to get worse. Afterschool stuff helps keep kids out of trouble. And even though lots of things go on at my school, it was contained I guess you could say. It was the same general group of kids each time. Now that group is going to get MUCH larger.

dragon protector x · Jun 18, 2008 11:27 PM

Still i would dtitch school then be in a school that bad.

CynderRules · Jun 18, 2008 11:34 PM

Well I'm in AICE (Advanced, International, Certificate, of Education) basically, a program for smart people. Anyways, since I'm in that, I don't see the 'bad' kids very often. And so I don't have many run ins with them. The only time I do is when I'm walking in the halls in the morning and the guys yell 'stuff' at me. (Lets please just leave it at that) But then my bf started walking with me so they would shut up.

Doppelgangergang · Jun 19, 2008 12:32 AM

dragon protector x wrote:

Still i would dtitch school then be in a school that bad.

Yes. I want to come out in one piece.

DragonFireOKN · Jun 19, 2008 2:02 AM

I've had perfect attendance my whole life. If someone stabbed me, if I lived, I would sue them to the point where they couldn't pay for anything.

Doppelgangergang · Jun 19, 2008 2:04 AM

DragonFireOKN wrote:

I've had perfect attendance my whole life. If someone stabbed me, if I lived, I would sue them to the point where they couldn't pay for anything.

If you lived!? Probably put them in jail for life!

Okay, if someone points me a knife, I run! Simple!

DragonFireOKN · Jun 19, 2008 2:05 AM

Doppelgangergang wrote:

DragonFireOKN wrote:
I've had perfect attendance my whole life. If someone stabbed me, if I lived, I would sue them to the point where they couldn't pay for anything.
If you lived!? Probably put them in jail for life!
Okay, if someone points me a knife, I run! Simple!

I would still sue them in jail for everything they owned and more. Besides, they'd have to catch me off guard. I've run in several marathons and no one could catch me.

Doppelgangergang · Jun 19, 2008 2:08 AM

DragonFireOKN wrote:

I would still sue them in jail for everything they owned and more. Besides, they'd have to catch me off guard. I've run in several marathons and no one could catch me.

Though some prefer guns as opposed to knives now. In my school, I spotted one carrying a 9mm and I ran for the office. Seriously!

I'm still in one piece! big_smile

DragonFireOKN · Jun 19, 2008 2:11 AM

Most people can't afford guns in high school. I see pellets from pellet guns all over the place at our school.

Doppelgangergang · Jun 19, 2008 2:15 AM

DragonFireOKN wrote:

Most people can't afford guns in high school

Yet some kids do.

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