I WAS never afraid. But now a simple comment could cause me to be suspended. Never once have I felt the threat of deadly violence at my school. Yes, there has been occasional bickering but nothing close to feeling my life was in danger. If anyone is caught in the halls without one of these or a logical reason for being there, harsh consequences follow.
Schools overreact when they have someone arrested for writing a simple essay.
Graham Gardner sounds like a good kid, and I feel very sad for him. I trust that if I write an essay of the same caliber, my administrators will look past their first interpretation and give me a chance to explain the real meaning. This is how I wish Gardner's school had reacted. Incidents like this make me more scared to speak my opinion than ever. The answers are ineffective parenting and the breakdown of the American family.