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Show To e n IS xn m i n o r 7 The news page written by and for On The Not a ? h!'j WeberDavis teens ( ram SHniMHI X 3 liO. Phones 6254214 3 (vl 7764951 Ihursday, April 17, VJJ7 Break out your blades its time to rt - i d f VJ) , r i ' t it OK to carry your backpack, use your chapstick or take offyour shoes? When is 'y By KRISTIN TENNIS TX, conusponftnt drills - arent get IX. cunospondent to a safe place, you can stand there and talk to your spring! Its for the to melt and the (lowers to bloom, and its time to dust off those Rollcrbljdcs. friends, mabe even find your long-loChapstick in your bag. Youre not breaking any rules, right? Wrong! So far youve violated two school district policies, according to the rules that govern the Davis School District One states students may not take any personal items outside of school during fire drills, which means it was not OK to take your backpack or your Chapstick. If you wanted to (Ac the classroom chair to sit on st Aauh, Rollerbludes, you 1 1 jvc you noticed all the people on the street, in the parks - and for the inexperienced, on their behinds? Thais right, it's spring, and people arc trading in ice skates for their cousins. say? Sporting life od. Aside from being one of the most fashionable and trendy fads to hit the sports scene in recent years. Rollerblading offers a great excuse to spend some time outdoors and to vary your regular workout routine. TX. According to the February issue of Shape magazine. Rollerblading can bum up to 800 calories an hour, as Tong as the Rollerblader is within his or her target heart range. On a treadmill, for example, to bum a mere 200 it takes a half-hocalories. ur Rollerblading has also blazed a trail for variations on older sports, especially : ice hockey. Street hockey is an outdoor contemporary sport and is very popular among Americas youth. Rollerblading has also joined the ranks of other extreme sports, such as ' skateboarding and snowboarding. Half-pip- e competitions and thrash skating - the type of skating that forces , business to put up the signs that say No have also become very Rollerblading . . popular. - l For those who arent concerned about good cardiovascular exercise or thrash , Skating thrills and are interested in Rollerblading just for fun, there are many local sites that provide a suitable Rollerblading venue. The local roller rink is a great place to practice, especially for beginners. The ' Ogden River Parkway is an excellent outdoor site. Any parking lot with a ' , ' fairly smooth surface makes for a good spot to hone your skills. ' . , Rollerblading may not be for everyone, but those whove been considering trying their hand at the sport, should go for it. This writer thinks youll i enjoy it. . -- ' . Jarrod Hiatt, a senior at Weber High School, describes himself as a HUGE fan of all sports, but especially football and basketball. Three thousand teenagers begin smok-ingi- n the AiOTHt2R See DAVIS4 ATTE An5 HALAM - will in the work Houi 60 AS X OUT they place its OK to be late or not show up when they dont really feel SUPPOSED want to come? We organized a committee to review the problem and the end result was the policy. School attendance has been over 90 percent since the policy was adopted. The formal purpose of the policy is to increase opportunities for learning and accomplishment. It is to be administered consistently with that intent and with the best of interest of students, the policy states. The policy itself sets guidelines for how many absences are allowed, what kinds of absences are excused and how much credit can be TO KtOOtO THAT X tOAS TO lost. POL-X- Oi what they needed, and even the business community was concerned. Their main concern was whether or not these kids will be able to shed these habits By JANNA KAY JENSEN TX. correspondent During each term a student can earn 2.0 units (if the high school is on an AB schedule) of attendance credit, or 2.5 per class if they miss no more than four class periods in any given class. Each student may lose only .75 credits in their entire high school career, and anything more than those requirements must be made up by doing 10 hours of community service and paying $15 per credit lost. All employment companies follow the same policy of requiring medical proof of absence and not allowing tardiness, said RaNae Call, the attendance secretary at Weber High School. The school district is just setting up See WEBER4 These issues seem simple, but in the real world interfere with who they are and what they do. For some teens getting help at a department store is lifes biggest challenge. A store clerk follows you around, watching you. If in the school newspaper because the paper is published using school funds and is produced inside the journalism class. you want to try on something, you have to reenact the Spanish Inquisition. These reactions toward teens are justified by others according to the shallow basis that some teenagers do shoplift. Schools restrict many of our civil rights as well. If a large group of students sat in the foyer before school and sang Give Peace a Chance, they would be disbanded, which is preventing teepagers right to peaceful assembly. No one is allowed to bring guns or knives to school, thus denying our right to bear arms. Locker searches are against our right of enduring no unreasonable searches and seizures. This list could go on for pages, but I think the message is clear. Teenagers do not have civil rights. Its more accurate to state that young people, in certain circumstances, have less freedom than adults. In the case of Hazelwood School District vs. Kuhlmeier in 1988, the Supreme Court ruled that a principal does have the right to censor articles printed The stories in question at Hazelwood High dealt with teenage pregnancies and the impact on teens from parents that get divorced. The court ruled that students cant be punished for their personal views and expressing them, as long as they dont interfere with the educational system. These rules impede our civil liberties, but if we didnt have them someone might get hurt. You have to decide for yourself if your safety is worth the oppression of your civil rights and liberty, or if freedom of press, speech, assembly, the right to bear arms, the right to avoid unreasonable searches and seizures and freedom of religion are worth fighting for. Janna Kay Jensen, a senior at Roy High School, enjoys - j theater and science. ' - COPY d Are our rights worth fighting for? its quite different. For many teens stereotypes m OOIf4 Q FOR. MORE FOUR DAYi VoJ HAD BETTER. &ET A tOEEK SO SPEAK OUT U.S. each day. activities. According to another district policy, students can be suspended for excessive absences, tardies and truancies. Under this policy, a student can receive a three-da- y vacation because he or she missed class. There arc even policies covering a students behavior in ease of an earthquake, including one that requires students to keep calm and remain where they arc, then assess the situation before taking action. This policy basically states that a student can't go around screaming, theres been an earthquake, theres been an earthquake, unless he or she has school-sponsore- Had. The Absent year, Utah voters -their school board" and then never hear about them again until the p,E-eOUS- ED next election year. Even to most students, the school board seems more an intangible thing that sets guidelines no one really knows about. So what kinds of policies does the school board actually set and are they really effective? Each year we compile a committee to review and amend our policies, said Tim Chatelain, assistant superintendent for Weber School District. The committee consists of students, parents, teachers and administrators. This way, we feel we can get rid of any school policies which we feel may be outdated or ineffective. In terms of effectiveness, the school district relies mainly on the principals in each school to abide by and enforce any school policies set by the district. . Every organization must have rules and guidelines, and the principal provides the needed to enforce ODAk5C GL.EAT these laws from a distance, Chatelain said. In the Weber School attendance in schools was at 73 adopted in 1990 and amended District, the most strictly last year to better fit the new percent, and one quarter it was enforced district policy seems AB day schedule adopted for even at 66 percent, Chatelain to be the mew attendance said. Teachers were concerned policy, and Chatelain said it has high schools. their students werent learning A few years ago, , been effective. This policy was Each We um . correspondent the people of the United of America ... The Constitution was designed to protect the rights and freedoms of the people. The problem is that it didnt define who or what a person is. Does an individual under the age of 18 have any rights? Do teenagers have the right to freedom of speech and assembly? The Dottom , , Tin) IF Voo ARE TO BE AQJSEMT By AMANDA BERNDT Rollerblade enthusiasLRandy Wadc, a, senior at Weber High School, likes Rollcrblading because its a fantastic way to bum calories without feeling like a workout. Its also a ton of fun. - new sandals are killing you, so you slip them olT. Theres another broken school district policy - bare or stocking feet shall not be permitted at school or Attendance policies in-li- . they the greutest? a mandatory nature walk, no Fire You whattothetakeweather. Once youve made it By JARROD HIATT outside, thjts OK according to litis rule, because its not a personal item. Another Djvis School District policy says students shall remain quiet and orderly, which means that during fire drills there can be no talking. As limes change, policies also must be updated, and sometimes it takes longer for this process than we would like, said Myma Mjycs, the vice principal at Layton High School. Ever wondered where all die rules and regulations at school have come from? These rules arc given to principals from the school boards. Lvcry principal in every district has a book full of these policies. Lvcry couple of years, school districts review and renew their policies. They also add policies each year to cover new situations. Back to cIjss now; the fire drill went well. Your - - 1 Hi n j |