Who are you, anyways?-KL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Supranowitz" <gsuprano (AT) rochester D.OT rr.com>
To: "Penfield Varsity Soccer Info" <varsitysoccer@leafe.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [VarsitySoccer] Re: Input to the School Board --
AlcoholandAbusePolicy
> Will you lighten up and move on.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "kathy lentine" <klentine (AT) rochester D.OT rr.com>
> To: "Penfield Varsity Soccer Info" <varsitysoccer@leafe.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 11:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [VarsitySoccer] Re: Input to the School Board -- Alcohol
> andAbusePolicy
>
>
> > Mary-
> > WELL SAID!!!! Now will someone please listen and take action at the
school
> > board and high school sports and administration level??? All points
raised
> > are valid, especially those where punishment was based on HEARSAY. As I
> > said
> > in a prior email- this would not stand up in a court of law, but due
> > process
> > takes 3 years to complete in the court system and PHS is aware of this.
> > (as
> > per a local lawyer (not a Penfield attny, BTW) who has reviewed similar
> > cases.) The kids are gone and graduated by the time true justice is
> > served-
> > hopefully at a university where Penfield Administration's attempts to
foil
> > reputations and school records did not result in a substandard
application
> > presentation.
> > Heads at PHS administration and sports administration need to roll, and
I
> > would recommend replacement/ firing of a couple of them. There are legal
> > grounds for firing at least one member of the sports administration
> > (harassment,intimidation, threats,to minors--then punishing on hearsay
by
> > minors, that is all ILLEGAL).
> > Your point about the reputation of Penfield is also accurate. Penfield
> > used
> > to be perceived as a well- respected, upper level school district in
> > Monroe
> > County. WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST 4 or 5 YEARS TO CHANGE THAT IMAGE
> > DRAMATICALLY FOR THE WORSE?? Hmm... who can make the connection....You
are
> > right, we are now looked down on as a troubled substandard distinct who
> > have
> > difficulty educating their kids, probably due to the unhappy atmosphere
of
> > the students, and the general climate of the district both in the
academic
> > arena (some half-baked math trial implemented by untrained and confused
> > teachers, with our kids as guinea pigs, can't wait to see those SAT
> > scores)
> > as well as in the sports arena (school spirit, pride), the supposed
HAPPY
> > and FUN and HEALTHY part of being a student. All school spirit and
> > therefore
> > pride, has been squashed by the sports administration, and with that
> > school
> > pride and loyalty have disintegrated to anger, resentment and
frustration.
> > Kids that age are normally full of vim and vigor, why can't it be
> > expressed
> > on the sidelines of a game. Channel all that teenage energy and let them
> > have some FUN after sitting and attempting to learn something in between
> > bomb threats all day. Instead, these kids are made to sit like robots
and
> > behave like they are in the WWII German army. That is the time of the
> > school
> > day where kids are supposed to have fun and loosen up a little bit. Not
> > allowed at PHS.
> > Mary-Send that list of thoughts to the D&C. It summarizes how much of
the
> > Penfield population feels right now .Someone at PHS needs to be held
> > accountable for this gross injustice to the students, and to us as
> > taxpayers.-Kathy Lentine
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Mary_Russell (AT) bcsd D.OT org>
> > To: "Penfield Varsity Soccer Info" <varsitysoccer@leafe.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 8:56 AM
> > Subject: [VarsitySoccer] Re: Input to the School Board -- Alcohol and
> > AbusePolicy
> >
> >
> >> First and foremost: I support school actions to deal with drugs and
> >> alcohol. It must be fair. It must be consistent. It must be accurate
and
> >> accountable. It must be implementable and enforceable. Here are the
> >> issues
> >> I see:
> >>
> >> Issue: Who signs a Alcohol & Drugs Contract
> >> Response: I believe that all students involved in extracurricular
> >> activities should sign a contract. This would include performing arts
and
> >> all clubs. It is a privilege to participate in any and all
> >> extracurricular
> >> activities, not just sports. It is unreasonable to assume that only
> >> athletes drink or use drugs.
> >>
> >> Issue: Term of the Contract
> >> Response: The term covered by the contract should reflect the time span
> >> of
> >> the extracurricular activity. Since the rationale for requiring
> >> extra-ordinary behavior is that it is a privilege to be in the activity
> > and
> >> therefore the school district is reasonable in asking the student to
> >> maintain a higher standard of actions, once the activity is over, that
> >> higher standard should no longer be applied. They should then be
subject
> > to
> >> the normal school policies regarding drug and alcohol use. To do
> >> otherwise
> >> means that parents who want to assure that their student won't run
afoul
> > of
> >> this policy should not let them attend any party at any time during the
> >> entire four years of their high school.
> >>
> >> Issue: Alcohol & Drug Policy for All Students
> >> Response: There should be a well advertised, clearly enforced
school-wide
> >> policy about drugs and alcohol for all school day classes and
activities.
> >>
> >> Issue: Investigation Techniques
> >> Response: I believe that Penfield is the only school district that
> >> depends
> >> upon the testimony of minors (students) in Monroe County. Other school
> >> districts have discovered that this technique is fraught with problems.
> >> Students with grudges to bear, students who feel intimidated into
naming
> >> names- any names, students who didn't name their friends, students who
> > feel
> >> that they will be retaliated against and are frightened... these are
some
> >> of the problems with depending upon this process. It also instantly
> > creates
> >> a "them vs us" attitude. The failure of this technique is shown in a
list
> >> that included students who were not at the party at all and didn't
> >> include
> >> students who were. I was told that only names that were turned in by at
> >> least four students were placed on the list- yet numerous parents were
> > able
> >> to demonstrate that their student did not attend at all. That means at
> >> least four students lied or felt coerced into naming the names of each
of
> >> those students.
> >>
> >> There should be a reliance on adult, reliable information- teachers,
> >> coaches, police officers, etc. I realize that this particular party
> >> involved a failure of the police department in Brighton to respond with
> >> appropriate documentation. That shouldn't mean that Penfield has to
> > respond
> >> with dragonian measures to compensate.
> >>
> >> Issue: Communications Home, Communications with Media
> >> Response: As a parent when a serious issue such as this comes up, I
want
> >> to be informed immediately. I want to be present if my child is
> >> questioned
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