Every now and then I dream that I am back in high school. In this dream, I have already graduated college, and am my present age. However, for some reason I have to take some more high school classes. In my dream, the faculty acts just a condescending as high school faculty ever are to their students. As an adult, I am used to getting equal treatment and respect from other adults, so this treatment really pisses me off. The dream usually involves me getting very riled up and starting something....revolution in the halls, etc. ("I wanna run through the halls of my high school, I wanna scream at the top of my lungs...")
So, hearing about underwear checks at a high school dance gave me a similar feeling. People complain that teenagers show their elders no respect. I think a good way to remedy that would be to show teenagers similar respect and courtesy. Teach by example.
Instead, teens are made to open their backpack and lockers, pee into cups, and display their underwear. In 1995, the year after I graduated from high school, it was discovered that officials at my sister's high school had hidden a surveilence camera in the boys' locker room.
Yes, there are issues of safety and security. Isn't it possible to have balance as well?
