Saturday, September 10, 2005

Who Doesn't Want To Hear Some Teenager Rant? Part-2
It seems like each year, my school gets more retarded.

Students will not be allowed back down the school hallways past 3:00 *Which is when school ends. So we can't go to our lockers or do anything.*

There will no longer be a bathroom break. All students must use a pass. Every student shall be given sheet that has 15 passes on it. If the student uses all of these passes they will not be given another sheet. *note: Using these passes, you could not go to the bathroom once a day...? You only have 15 of them, that’s only 3 weeks worth.* But a new pass sheet will be given to the students at the end of every 9 weeks.

Students may not leave their instruments in the band room or take them on the bus.

All car riders must be seated outside. You may not stand. *This rule was made on account of parents complaining about kids running out in front of their cars...wouldn't that just lessen the herd? That would be a good thing, right?*

It is expected that the personal grooming and the clothes worn by the student will reflect good taste, good judgment, and cleanliness. *Since when did my school become headquarters of the Fashion Police?*

Because lockers are school property, the administrators retain the right to inspect lockers from time to time to prevent abuse. *How do you abuse a locker?*

The PTA sponsors several fundraising projects during the school year.
- No door to door sales or
solicitation at homes or
business establishments will
be permitted.
- No sales or solicitations will
be permitted in public streets
or shopping centers.
*So basically, no selling to
people who do not live in
your house. So what’s the
point then?*

After looking though this list you have to stop and think, "Gee-whiz, are school was retarded enough last year, now look at it. By next year our schools gonna be really f*cked up." and your right. It sure will be. But what can we do? I mean, you have to have at least a 'C' averge to be on the student council. To tell you the truth, I don't think any kid with a 'C' averge gives a damn about the school. And I say that as a proud 'C' average student and friend of many 'C' average students. But now on to more school related news, buses. Yes, Buses. We all know about buses and many of us have the pleasant joy of riding on a bus. But for all of you little fancy pants students who can get your parents to come and pick you up, let me paint a picture for you.
---Picture a school bus, 75 kids on a bus built for 60. Every student yelling louder then the next. Some screaming as if they were being murdered. You sit there waiting till the day when the bus really does flip over. ---

Seems quite lovely doesn't it, Go one tell the truth, it really sucks. But there’s nothing really to do about it. Kids will scream no matter what. But does the bus really need to be that crowded?

Schools spend more money fixing the buses then a new bus would cost. This is because; though it does cost less to by the parts to fix the bus over time it will add up. Think of it this way, you go to the grocery store 4 times a month. Each time you go you spend 200 dollars. At the end of the month you have spent $800 on groceries. You won't realize it because you don't see it added up like that. You just see the $200 that you spend each time you go there, but it will add up to $800. But if you went out and bought a TV for $800 dollars you would go, "Holy cow!" Because you spent all of that money at one time. It’s the same for the buses. Let’s say they have to fix a bus 10 times within the month. It doesn't cost that much to fix it once but after fixing it 10 times it would cost as much as just buying a new bus.

46% of the time the school buses are picking and dropping kids off. That means the 54% of the time the buses are broken down. This is getting stupider by the sentence, isn't it?

Our school is now getting serious about the bus safety rules. Wait... aren’t the schools breaking the bus safety rules? They're shoving 75 kids on a but for 60? And what about those bus evaluation things? If the bus DOES flip over, do they really think somebody will be conscious enough to get up and up one of those emergency exit doors or windows?

Alright, by know you've realized that buses are hard to manage and are over crowed, and the school rules are pointless. But these are new rules, what about the old?

10 days. No, I do not mean you will die in 10 days. If you do...sorry. But, back to the point. Every student is given 10 days that they can miss school. 10, no more and no less. Though they may allow you 4-5 extra days to miss, but in order for you to be able to have those days your parents have to get a butt load of notes from the doctors. Sot that means you really does have to be sick. But still, I happen to be one of those people who get sick a lot. And a mean a lot. I don’t like to miss school. But there are some days when I feel so bad that if I went to school, I wouldn’t be able to get anything done. Most of the time I will end up using all of my 10 days. So it really sucks for me, because on those days I sit there worrying about the days I miss like, “Holy shi- what if I get really sick at the end of the year but I use all of my days at the beginning?” I know that the little ’10 days’ is a law and is NOT up to the schools. But still is sucks, we know it sucks. But this is America, we maybe free, but we’re still stupid. I know I should be happy to live in a free country, but if given the opportunity to live in Japan, I would take it.

But, come on. You don’t need me telling you America is stupid, do you? Look around you. In 2003, McDonalds was sued because people were saying that McDonalds was “responsible for children being obese” America itself is not stupid, just the people who live here. For every thing there I, there is always at least one person who finds it ‘offensive’. Don’t find what I’m saying as ‘offensive’ because if you do, your just like every other American who hates being over weight but doesn’t want to exercise. Who complains when their pencil is stolen, but taking one from somebody else’s desk. Who makes fun of other people, but cry when someone makes fun of you. Who complains about kids never going outside, but never going out yourself. Because then you would be a hypocrite. Yes, I hate America. Yes, I live in America. Yes, I hate school. Yes, I go to school. These are just some of the things in life that are unfair. But always remember this: If the world didn’t suck, we’d all fall off.

"This week the Weather Channel announced they are changing their slogan to 'Bringing Weather to Life.' Apparently, they decided it was better than their old slogan 'Just Look out the Window, You Lazy Bastard.'" - Conan O'Brian

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