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1) It's poor time management - we (the students) are paying to attend the event, not to stand in line for an hour to be told that we're sober.
2) Financial - In order to be more time efficient, we have to purchase more breathalyzers, each one costing approx. $50 on top of the ones we already own.
3) It prolongs a stigma - consistently, the seniors and current students at AHS have proven themselves to be capable of making responsible decisions (like homecoming and junior prom). In contrast to previous classes, we have pulled off successful and safe events, so why are we being punished for the actions of those who came before us. If we hope to set a new standard at AHS, we need to be given the opportunity to show that we are more mature than our predecessors.
Our class and the school as a whole has voiced this opinion multiple times. As student elected officials, it is our duty to present these issues to those in charge. Instead of everyone being breathalyzed, we suggest breathalyzing on suspicion. The same people would still be caught, no new breathalyzers would need to be purchased, and it would more time efficient. No one is going to breathalyze us at college events, so we need to make mature decisions on our own without the intimidation of the administration. In NO way does the student office condone teen drinking and/or drug use, but we feel that there are better ways to address the situation. In order to make a profit, the students need to feel like they're not automatically profiled as "bad kids".
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November 22, 2013
I honestly did not think this would gain this much steam so fast but it feels like people are finally tired of standing in those endless lines just to get into a dance. The momentum is honestly wild and I keep refreshing the page because it is actually surreal to see everyone feeling the same frustration about the way we are treated at our own events.
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Standing in a freezing line for 45 mins just to prove im sober isnt how I wanna start my prom night. Its a huge waste of money and everyone hates it. Just do random checks if you really have to.
Our year isn't the problem, it's been previous years. You, the administration, sees breathalyzers as a tool for ensuring safety, but the community and the students sees them as a tool of control that promotes a atmosphere of unneeded top-down rule. The dances are no longer 'let's go have fun at the dance.' They're 'let's go attempt to have school-sponsored 'fun' at a rigorously controlled 'dance.'' The vast majority of us don't drink at dances. Please don't continue this practice of wastefulness to punish the minute minority.
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Final supporters
1) It's poor time management - we (the students) are paying to attend the event, not to stand in line for an hour to be told that we're sober.
2) Financial - In order to be more time efficient, we have to purchase more breathalyzers, each one costing approx. $50 on top of the ones we already own.
3) It prolongs a stigma - consistently, the seniors and current students at AHS have proven themselves to be capable of making responsible decisions (like homecoming and junior prom). In contrast to previous classes, we have pulled off successful and safe events, so why are we being punished for the actions of those who came before us. If we hope to set a new standard at AHS, we need to be given the opportunity to show that we are more mature than our predecessors.
Our class and the school as a whole has voiced this opinion multiple times. As student elected officials, it is our duty to present these issues to those in charge. Instead of everyone being breathalyzed, we suggest breathalyzing on suspicion. The same people would still be caught, no new breathalyzers would need to be purchased, and it would more time efficient. No one is going to breathalyze us at college events, so we need to make mature decisions on our own without the intimidation of the administration. In NO way does the student office condone teen drinking and/or drug use, but we feel that there are better ways to address the situation. In order to make a profit, the students need to feel like they're not automatically profiled as "bad kids".
Updates
November 22, 2013
I honestly did not think this would gain this much steam so fast but it feels like people are finally tired of standing in those endless lines just to get into a dance. The momentum is honestly wild and I keep refreshing the page because it is actually surreal to see everyone feeling the same frustration about the way we are treated at our own events.
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I 100% agree, as Leader of Student Council, my team and I are trying bring forth a New Era of Greatness, a higher standard of living and a more enjoyable life at AHS. US as a community has shown the Faculty on multiple occasions that we could be trusted. We are sick of paying for pass student damages, we sign the contracts, that should be good enough, the breathalyzers are too excessive. When we breathalyze, the faculty looses trust from the student and the students loose faith in us along with faith in the community. Why can't we all just get along people SIGN THIS PETITION AND MAKE CHANGE
Standing in a freezing line for 45 mins just to prove im sober isnt how I wanna start my prom night. Its a huge waste of money and everyone hates it. Just do random checks if you really have to.
Our year isn't the problem, it's been previous years. You, the administration, sees breathalyzers as a tool for ensuring safety, but the community and the students sees them as a tool of control that promotes a atmosphere of unneeded top-down rule. The dances are no longer 'let's go have fun at the dance.' They're 'let's go attempt to have school-sponsored 'fun' at a rigorously controlled 'dance.'' The vast majority of us don't drink at dances. Please don't continue this practice of wastefulness to punish the minute minority.
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I 100% agree, as Leader of Student Council, my team and I are trying bring forth a New Era of Greatness, a higher standard of living and a more enjoyable life at AHS. US as a community has shown the Faculty on multiple occasions that we could be trusted. We are sick of paying for pass student damages, we sign the contracts, that should be good enough, the breathalyzers are too excessive. When we breathalyze, the faculty looses trust from the student and the students loose faith in us along with faith in the community. Why can't we all just get along people SIGN THIS PETITION AND MAKE CHANGE