Off Campus Lunch

Metropolitan Business Academy decided to discontinue their off campus lunch policy as of November 16, 2011. Cody’s – a small diner located just down the street from the school, is the cause for the new rule. Students have been leaving school; mainly during breakfast and lunch hours to grab a bite.

In a bold move by the New Haven Board of Education, students attending these schools are no longer allowed to leave campus for lunch. Reasons why this rule was implemented are still unclear, but for the most part it is a liability issue.

Bullying

There are few things in this world that I hate more than bullying. Everything associated with bullies and bullying- I loathe. The fact that a bully thrives off of hurting other people actually makes me sick, I'l never understand these type of people. However with that being said, I have witnessed bullying and interacted with bullies many a times in my life. I have befriended victims and bullies alike, and what I've noticed most often is that bullies never believe themselves to actually BE bullies.

I talked to a fellow classmate of mine, Alex ChowYen about this topic. ''Bullying is something that happens every  day, it's something we can't stop. But, it needs to.''

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-funeral-today-for-girl-10-whose-family-says-killed-herself-because-of-bullying-20111116,0,3663336.story

The above is an article about a 10-year old girl who committed suicide because of bullying at school. Needless to say I'm disgusted.