Final Copy of 'Prison' (draft was written at 2 am... I apologize for the grammatical errors)

Everyday there are numerous fights that break out. Students get high and drunk in the bathrooms and now people are lighting trash cans on fire. Recently a girl started a fire in the locker room. Although these events are frequent, they do not make up the majority of the student body. Today the administration made the decision to require signed passes everywhere we go. If we are caught without a pass we will be suspended for 3 days. I am convinced more rules do not make students behave. My friend, which is an exchange student from another country, has stated there is no such thing as a hall pass in his country's schools. Students are allowed to leave campus, they choose not to be tardy and see it as rude if they are. Their requests are respected by the administration without parents required to be involved. As such, skipping class is rare. He has never seen or heard of students fighting on campus and rarely if ever is someone suspended. I asked him why he wanted to come to America. His response "I didn't know it was this bad. I feel like I've been put in prison for no reason." Really gives you something to think about..but that's High School.