A+ Schools on the Down Low

Everyone in high school knows what goes on in the dark quiet places around the buildings, but we keep it on the D.L. Except for today. Some seniors boldly went where no senior had gone before. We were visited by our Student Body President and asked to talk about what would make us a better school. Over the years, seniors have offered the canned responses such as, more lunch choices, off-campus lunch, leave early, front place in the lunch line and stuff like that. All very good ideas, but nothing really changes from year to year and we get fed up with the same questions and answers. Today, the course of student surveys has changed. One student stood up proudly and requested a smoking zone, so the bathrooms can remain open. Another student followed-up with requesting a safe sex room which provides free condoms. He sighted this as supporting the prevention of teen pregnancy campaigned by all schools. And this one is interesting to, how about an excused absence to get high. This is the dark side of high school no one really addresses. The students know what's going on. But administration, well they just want their school to appear A+. Is anyone listening? We have real problems that need real answers...But that's High School.