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I regret to inform my fellow Escapists that I was somewhat misguided when I created this thread. I have since become better informed on the subject, and I was a part of the discussions between district administrators and students at JFKMCHS last thursday ("last thursday" being relative to the time of this edit). It was all very civilized; both the students and district administrators respected and listened to each other. By that time, my opinion was much more informed and well-thought out. Furthermore, upon learning more about the situation at my school, I lamented the deluge of uninformed opinions or half-assed research others had done. It was not until today I realized that I have been a complete hypocrite.
Sitting in class today, we were going over some of the details of the student movement, the discussions with district administrators, and it's impact on the school, and this thread came up in discussion. It was at that time I remembered my part in this thread, and my less than informed OT. I apologize from the bottom of my heart for any and all incorrect or misleading information I have provided. To my fellow classmates, especially those who are also members of The Escapist, I am so very, very sorry. At the time I posted this, I thought I was helping the student movement. It was not until today that I realized how much damage I had done to the credibility of the students at our school, and how wrong my original understanding of this situation was.
In the future I will try to be better informed BEFORE I post.
Anyhow, this situation has in effect been resolved.
The teacher is returning to teaching at JFK in about two weeks. The students, myself included, are happy to see her return, and harbor no ill will towards the student involved. (Like I said, I was very ill-informed when I posted, and it was wrong of me to target that student, directly or indirectly.)
I regret to inform my fellow Escapists that I was somewhat misguided when I created this thread. I have since become better informed on the subject, and I was a part of the discussions between district administrators and students at JFKMCHS last thursday ("last thursday" being relative to the time of this edit). It was all very civilized; both the students and district administrators respected and listened to each other. By that time, my opinion was much more informed and well-thought out. Furthermore, upon learning more about the situation at my school, I lamented the deluge of uninformed opinions or half-assed research others had done. It was not until today I realized that I have been a complete hypocrite.
Sitting in class today, we were going over some of the details of the student movement, the discussions with district administrators, and it's impact on the school, and this thread came up in discussion. It was at that time I remembered my part in this thread, and my less than informed OT. I apologize from the bottom of my heart for any and all incorrect or misleading information I have provided. To my fellow classmates, especially those who are also members of The Escapist, I am so very, very sorry. At the time I posted this, I thought I was helping the student movement. It was not until today that I realized how much damage I had done to the credibility of the students at our school, and how wrong my original understanding of this situation was.
In the future I will try to be better informed BEFORE I post.
Anyhow, this situation has in effect been resolved.
The teacher is returning to teaching at JFK in about two weeks. The students, myself included, are happy to see her return, and harbor no ill will towards the student involved. (Like I said, I was very ill-informed when I posted, and it was wrong of me to target that student, directly or indirectly.)
