(UNEDITED)Parents were you aware that on Wednesday, May 26th that the safety of all the students was compromised by three outstanding seniors? It is the truth. Led by my son, with two friends dumped 2010 bouncy balls from the second floor balcony into the Commons area. A Senior Prank, but according to Mr. Eddington, "There have been no Senior Pranks at Box Elder High School since 1982." Punishments needed to be passed onto these three students to discourage anyone from further classes in performing a Senior Prank in "MY School" according to Mr. Eddington.
So, Mr. Eddington threatens to have criminal charges brought against them for vandalism and disruption of school. A review of these two violations shows that the elements of these crimes were not met.
Well, these three boys all got a "U" in citizenship. A student apparently can't graduate with a "U". They can either perform six hours of community service or pay the school $30 to have the "U" removed. With administration handing out "U's" as fast as the Easter Bunny hands out chocolate eggs, there must be quite a balance in this fund. It would be interesting to know how this money is used.
Each of these three boys was also charged $85.50 to pay the contractor for the ceiling tiles that were damaged by other students. Of course my first inclination was to fight this, but Mr. Eddington was threatening that if not paid by Graduation, none of the boys would participate in graduation exercises and would not receive diplomas until it was paid (Extortion).
Why can't education be FUN? High School and our memories of those years shape many things in our lives. Hasn't our culture as a whole lost its sense of humor? Look around folks, life on this earth is funny. Learn to love, laugh and have fun. But more importantly, let the youth enjoy their youth. So why not start (or continue) the tradition of Senior Pranks? Do so under the guidance from a fun-loving teacher. It would be fun and something that students would look forward to.
Roland Bringhurst
Brigham City
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