My High School's tardy bell rings at 8:13 every morning and  lets out at 3:16..I think thats abnormal and unfair..
216731
how about work ??? 7am to 3:30 i think thats unfair to but hey thats life get over it
170563
I did CC in high school, and it was the worst time i've ever had in my life even though i was the top runner. i think you should quit track. it realy doesn't sound like you're having a good time of it. i wish someone would have made me quit CC--my life would have been so much better!Waaay too much pressure. I've learned that all the things in HS i thought were such huuuge problems really aren't that big of a deal. If you want to talk sometime, i'm here. As for the phone thing....it won't last forever. Use the time you would've talked to friends to write in a journal, figure out things in your life.
505842
I wonder why teenage vandals are allowed out in the week by their parents. Don't they have homework to do? When I was at school I did at least 2 hours homework every night, and wasn't allowed out on a 'school day'. I think the blame lies squarely at the feet of the parents of these morons for not raising their children to value education as a way out of poverty and ignorance.
418745
Since I have already been through school, the rest of my life will be hard, because I don't know what to expect.  In school, you had three things to look forward to...socializing, tests and the bell to let you out at 3ish.
299114
June 8th ;___;...\nmy school's like a fricken Nazi camp though. We always get the shaft with things like this (we have the longest school day (it's 7:00-3:11 for me since I have a zero block class which is basically volunteer, most people have a 7;45-3:11 though if they don't have a zero block). All the other schools in the area have a shorter year, longer breaks, and shorter days.\nSorry for whining so much xD.
485923
same here. My stomach is always growling at school. Its embarresing!
128826
I turned my daughter's clock forward today. She was not impressed with me when she eventually realised that she had got up at 5am instead of 6 to go to work. Ha.\n\nAlso have a look at the response OneRunningMan gave to The Kimster  on the same subject.
414741
My starts at 8 AM, too. It's from 8 AM to 12 PM... 4 hours.\n\nGood luck!
245110
There was a girl in my high school that did that all the time.  It was so funny, she would be so into her convo, and then her phone would ring!  Haha!  I thought it was hilarious, and apparently, other people did too.  She finally quit doing it when she realized we had caught onto her!
349518
its 1:00 where I am living
522761
I don't know about anywhere else, but where I live, \nPolice are arogant S.O.B.'s \nI can't count on one hand how many times I drove by a posted police cruiser, and the bastard was sleeping. \n\nAnd then the day that my friend got jumped by 36 highschool students, we were RIGHT DOWN THE STREET from the police station. I was looking at it the whole time. And it took them 45 minutes to respond to 27 phone calls within 30 minutes. \nAs a result, the 36 students had plenty of time to send my friend into convultions from kicking his head around.
85938
Whatever you do, GET TO SCHOOL BEFORE IT CLOSES!!!  Tell your mom or your neighbor or a close friend.  You could try calling someone in your class who is not exactly your friend...maybe someone who you wouldn't normally talk to.
216052
Everyone was ditching for senior ditch day. My friend had a car and we were going to go to the local reservoir for a day of tanning to our favorite songs. I packed up all my stuff and was ready to go. Our male friend was going to call me out of school. acting as my dad (who was blind.) He went to the hall phone by the pool and called to tell them he needed to pick me up in front of the school for a dr's appt. The office asked him for his home phone number and he replied, "I'm not sure-I'm blind." Needless to say, they didn't fall for it. I sat around in my second period class wondering why I wasn't getting called for my 'dr's appt' and it never came! I just went about my school day like normal, but missed out on senior ditch day. The next day, all the counselors were telling us that a man was trying to call girls out of class and they thought it was a pervert who was hanging around the school. I never spoke up about it!
672630
I'm an elementary school teacher (first grade and now kindergarten).  When you have small children with many absences or tardies, there's something wrong with the parents.  Small children need the help of adults to get to school on time.  In the case of elementary school aged children I would say yes.  When kids get to be teenagers in middle and high school, it's a  different story.  By that age I think teens should be responsible enough to get themselves to school on time.  Some kids purposely ditch certain classes.  In that case I don't think it's fair to hold parents responsible.  I think teens should be punished for ditching their classes.  Maybe they should be forced to do detention or Saturday school; if they continue, make the punishment even harsher.  Perhaps if you've been absent a certain number of days you shouldn't be allowed to graduate until you make up those hours.  Or maybe they could require teens to complete some sort of community service to make up those hours.  I think it's time that we make people responsible for their own actions.
451111
Sounds like a cultural issue to me.  Kind of like how in Mexico they take a siesta in the afternoon.  Yet, actually the hispanic population are hard workers, a misconception, really.  I work better with a nap too!  So without being familiar with the cultural aspect of your students, I am wondering motivates?  Good grades?  Tell them if work is a day late it won't recieve better than a C no matter how good the work is.  Perhaps a reminder about how much material this course must cover this semester, how they will not be prepared for next course if material isn't covered, not getting value for tuition dollars by not working at the class or something.  This may seem strange, but what motivates the parents?  Speaking to the elders may give you insight on how to reach the kids.  Or not.  ;-)  Really, I truly wish the best for you on this, but remember that if they don't want to learn, you can't make them learn.
106788
no, i would say so.  when i was in high school i had a lot of extra time on my hands.
184798
I hate when you kids get home from school at about 3 and start in with the homework questions.  Read your school books and do your own homework!