Dear Editor,
In recent times I have noticed that more and more students, especially females, have found themselves in the precarious position of exposing themselves in a manner not suited for their age and embarrassing to their uniform and the school they represent.
I also notice that everyone is getting excited and alarmed about it as if this is something new or society is somehow breaking down because of it. This behaviour is not new. I left high school in 1994 and every class party I went to something similiar happened, where the bravest of the lot exposed themselves or got loose in a derogatory manner or we would move to some secret location and conduct some forbidden activity.
The difference between then and now is that almost everyone has a smartphone that takes pictures and has a data plan that is connected to some social media website. Within seconds videos and pictures are uploaded and shared for the world to see.
Many people are only concerned because they are now being embarrassed by this behaviour. We need to stop treating the symptom, but identify the real problem and move with a view to finding solutions.
Far too many children are allowed to own smartphones. We need to restart a programme to teach our students about good morals and values. We also need to hold the adults that are responsible for these delinquent children seriously accountable.
Gary Rowe
Manchester
magnett0072004@yahoo.com
Treat the problem not the symptom
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In recent times I have noticed that more and more students, especially females, have found themselves in the precarious position of exposing themselves in a manner not suited for their age and embarrassing to their uniform and the school they represent.
I also notice that everyone is getting excited and alarmed about it as if this is something new or society is somehow breaking down because of it. This behaviour is not new. I left high school in 1994 and every class party I went to something similiar happened, where the bravest of the lot exposed themselves or got loose in a derogatory manner or we would move to some secret location and conduct some forbidden activity.
The difference between then and now is that almost everyone has a smartphone that takes pictures and has a data plan that is connected to some social media website. Within seconds videos and pictures are uploaded and shared for the world to see.
Many people are only concerned because they are now being embarrassed by this behaviour. We need to stop treating the symptom, but identify the real problem and move with a view to finding solutions.
Far too many children are allowed to own smartphones. We need to restart a programme to teach our students about good morals and values. We also need to hold the adults that are responsible for these delinquent children seriously accountable.
Gary Rowe
Manchester
magnett0072004@yahoo.com
Treat the problem not the symptom
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