Thursday, April 23, 2009

Teens, rules and the ALC

For weeks, the alleged actions of several Ravenwood High School students at an off-campus, YMCA-sponsored event have kept tongues wagging, parents in an uproar and resulted in an increased law enforcement presence on the campus. They have also brought to light questions about the county's Alternative Learning Center.
And for the record, Ravenwood's not alone. Several Brentwood High students have been arrested in recent months for off-campus activities as well.
Today's Williamson A.M. features a story on the ALC from the perspective of its teachers and students. The section also has a Letter to the Editor from a friend of the students who were reassigned to the ALC after the incident.
Here are links to the stories:
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090423/COUNTY090101/904230321/1164/COUNTY09
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20090423/COUNTY09010501/904230323/1164/COUNTY09
If you have experience with ALC, positive or negative, please share your thoughts. If you are a parent, student or law-enforcement officer with an opinion on the recent events or related topics, please share. If you don't want to post a comment, send me an email at brentword@comcast.net.
I'll write more on this, and share my thoughts, in the next few days.

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