The district finally agreed to overhaul the workload policies and address the student stress crisis. This victory belongs to every student who spoke up when it was easier to stay silent. Keep watching the school board meetings to ensure these changes actually take place in the classroom.
May 9, 2018
Final supporters
This petition was created by a former Forsyth County School Student. Upon moving in the middle of the 2017-2018 school year, she received numerous texts from her friends about how stressed they were, crying themselves to sleep, wanting to be sick or break a limb instead of go to school. For years this student suffered through Forsyth Country Schools barely staying alive. She is so much better now, thanks to her moving, but hates to see her friends stuck in a county where they are pulling their hair out they are so stressed. Please hear the voices of Forsyth County School students and make a change. We are too stressed with work and too overloaded to be normal students. This petition is meant to be completly respectful in all forms, the students are just desperate for a change.
The following is a response to and a comment disapproving the petition:
I'll be straightforward and honest: I (Ansley Abernathy) created this petition, and I had such huge doubts about it when I made it public. I thought would get a lot of negative feedback saying, "This is so stupid", or, "Y'all are just lazy". But in the day it has been posted, I have recieved countless text messages and emails saying thank you. So many people are in support and in favor of this. I've recieved so many of my friends saying how this petition spread like a wildfire, and I have been completely blown away. For a petition that impacts such a small area, only four or five people should be signing it a day (statistically speaking). But in just 24 hours 150 have signed this and shared it with as many friends as possible. I've heard updates about people speaking about this petition in hallways, and one girl even announced to the entire class news about the petition. This petition is so important to so many people, and that's why it's still active and online. It provides a hope that is so badly needed. Because the amount of stress and work that is put on the students of FCS is uncanny. Yes, teachers might not respond. Yes, I don't live in Georgia anymore. Yes, we will always have homework. And those key factors can't be ignored. But I started this petition because so many of my friends have cried themselves to sleep over school. At such a young age, FCS teaches students that if they don't receive a certain grade, they are not good enough. If it was just a lot of homework, I might be fine with it. But I am tired of seeing my friends and I suffer through school. FCS doesn't even seem to be education anymore. It's giving you a bunch of knowledge for one test and then forgetting it all. And that is not what the basis of school was built on. So I don't know what I can do with this. But I promise you that I am doing everything I can to push a change. Because this petition isn't the only thing that's happening. I'm getting evidence, student stories, and so much more. I'm trying to find as many emails and getting in contact with as many people as possible to try to do something. So yeah, this might not do anything. Yeah, teachers might ignore us. Yeah, I don't live in this state anymore. Yeah, we will always have stress. But I and so many others are willing to try for a change, and THAT is what this petition is about.
Updates
April 17, 2018
The stories pouring into my inbox prove that students are drowning under this workload. We need to keep this pressure up so the administration cannot ignore us. Email the school board members today and tell them exactly how this stress affects your daily life.
April 17, 2018
The massive response to this petition proves that students are hurting and ready for real change. Go to our Facebook page to tag the school board members and tell them we insist on a meeting immediately.
Reached 100 supporters
April 17, 2018
44 Comments
I agree with this petition. After spending 8 hours at school, I come home with 3-4 hours worth of homework leaving me no time to spend with family and friends. Knowing that not finishing my homework will result in a discipline slip the next day, I force myself to stay up until 11-12 each night. Teachers call the amount of homework they give us minimal. In reality, it is the complete opposite. People participate in clubs, sports, and other activities. We students do not have enough time to balance all of this out and still continue to be healthy. This comment was written at 11:00 after finishing my homework which I started on as soon as I got home.
I am either working from until I get home from school up until midnight till I finish my homework, or I except the fact that I can’t get it done and know that I will get detention for not finishing my homework. After 8 hours at school, I have to come home to another 4-6 hours doing homework. I don’t get to spend this time with my family, friends, or just to have alone time and relax.
FCS is a great school system with great teachers. However, I think one thing FCS could improve would be mental health support and education. I have seen countless friends have eating disorders, depression, anxiety, etc. and they don’t know how to cope. If mental health was a more talked about subject, maybe kids would realize that it’s okay to ask for help and maybe we could improve someone’s life.
I have spent many nights going to bed past 12 am for countless projects and worksheets on weekends and weeknights. My “connect nights” are also loaded with homework and I am studying for tests on the connect night when I am supposed to have no homework.
Yes. Everyday I have over three hours of homework plus tests. Stress and anxiety levels through the roof. This leads to many of my friends using self harm as the answer over stress and breaking down. I was taught to cut off toxic relationships that are not in my best interest. Education is important, but NEVER at the expense of health. This isn’t one student; it’s an epidemic. Please hear our plea. -Sfms students
CHANGE FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS!
Okay this is never going to work + the comment I made like two weeks ago was for my friend. Honestly I like homework, it makes me feel like I’m learning. Hw is to learn from mistakes so you can get it right. + teachers are now making fun of this. So please stop signing this petition. Also may I add on this person doesn’t go to Forsyth county schools anymore. Thank you everyone.
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The district finally agreed to overhaul the workload policies and address the student stress crisis. This victory belongs to every student who spoke up when it was easier to stay silent. Keep watching the school board meetings to ensure these changes actually take place in the classroom.
May 9, 2018
Final supporters
This petition was created by a former Forsyth County School Student. Upon moving in the middle of the 2017-2018 school year, she received numerous texts from her friends about how stressed they were, crying themselves to sleep, wanting to be sick or break a limb instead of go to school. For years this student suffered through Forsyth Country Schools barely staying alive. She is so much better now, thanks to her moving, but hates to see her friends stuck in a county where they are pulling their hair out they are so stressed. Please hear the voices of Forsyth County School students and make a change. We are too stressed with work and too overloaded to be normal students. This petition is meant to be completly respectful in all forms, the students are just desperate for a change.
The following is a response to and a comment disapproving the petition:
I'll be straightforward and honest: I (Ansley Abernathy) created this petition, and I had such huge doubts about it when I made it public. I thought would get a lot of negative feedback saying, "This is so stupid", or, "Y'all are just lazy". But in the day it has been posted, I have recieved countless text messages and emails saying thank you. So many people are in support and in favor of this. I've recieved so many of my friends saying how this petition spread like a wildfire, and I have been completely blown away. For a petition that impacts such a small area, only four or five people should be signing it a day (statistically speaking). But in just 24 hours 150 have signed this and shared it with as many friends as possible. I've heard updates about people speaking about this petition in hallways, and one girl even announced to the entire class news about the petition. This petition is so important to so many people, and that's why it's still active and online. It provides a hope that is so badly needed. Because the amount of stress and work that is put on the students of FCS is uncanny. Yes, teachers might not respond. Yes, I don't live in Georgia anymore. Yes, we will always have homework. And those key factors can't be ignored. But I started this petition because so many of my friends have cried themselves to sleep over school. At such a young age, FCS teaches students that if they don't receive a certain grade, they are not good enough. If it was just a lot of homework, I might be fine with it. But I am tired of seeing my friends and I suffer through school. FCS doesn't even seem to be education anymore. It's giving you a bunch of knowledge for one test and then forgetting it all. And that is not what the basis of school was built on. So I don't know what I can do with this. But I promise you that I am doing everything I can to push a change. Because this petition isn't the only thing that's happening. I'm getting evidence, student stories, and so much more. I'm trying to find as many emails and getting in contact with as many people as possible to try to do something. So yeah, this might not do anything. Yeah, teachers might ignore us. Yeah, I don't live in this state anymore. Yeah, we will always have stress. But I and so many others are willing to try for a change, and THAT is what this petition is about.
Updates
April 17, 2018
The stories pouring into my inbox prove that students are drowning under this workload. We need to keep this pressure up so the administration cannot ignore us. Email the school board members today and tell them exactly how this stress affects your daily life.
April 17, 2018
The massive response to this petition proves that students are hurting and ready for real change. Go to our Facebook page to tag the school board members and tell them we insist on a meeting immediately.
Reached 100 supporters
April 17, 2018
44 Comments
Teachers are piling lot of work on us and I think they need to chill. We are in middle school and I understand that some of us take the chance of taking all advanced classses but teachers need to plan better and help us out here!
I agree with this petition. After spending 8 hours at school, I come home with 3-4 hours worth of homework leaving me no time to spend with family and friends. Knowing that not finishing my homework will result in a discipline slip the next day, I force myself to stay up until 11-12 each night. Teachers call the amount of homework they give us minimal. In reality, it is the complete opposite. People participate in clubs, sports, and other activities. We students do not have enough time to balance all of this out and still continue to be healthy. This comment was written at 11:00 after finishing my homework which I started on as soon as I got home.
I am either working from until I get home from school up until midnight till I finish my homework, or I except the fact that I can’t get it done and know that I will get detention for not finishing my homework. After 8 hours at school, I have to come home to another 4-6 hours doing homework. I don’t get to spend this time with my family, friends, or just to have alone time and relax.
FCS is a great school system with great teachers. However, I think one thing FCS could improve would be mental health support and education. I have seen countless friends have eating disorders, depression, anxiety, etc. and they don’t know how to cope. If mental health was a more talked about subject, maybe kids would realize that it’s okay to ask for help and maybe we could improve someone’s life.
I have spent many nights going to bed past 12 am for countless projects and worksheets on weekends and weeknights. My “connect nights” are also loaded with homework and I am studying for tests on the connect night when I am supposed to have no homework.
Yes. Everyday I have over three hours of homework plus tests. Stress and anxiety levels through the roof. This leads to many of my friends using self harm as the answer over stress and breaking down. I was taught to cut off toxic relationships that are not in my best interest. Education is important, but NEVER at the expense of health. This isn’t one student; it’s an epidemic. Please hear our plea. -Sfms students
CHANGE FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS!
Okay this is never going to work + the comment I made like two weeks ago was for my friend. Honestly I like homework, it makes me feel like I’m learning. Hw is to learn from mistakes so you can get it right. + teachers are now making fun of this. So please stop signing this petition. Also may I add on this person doesn’t go to Forsyth county schools anymore. Thank you everyone.
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Teachers are piling lot of work on us and I think they need to chill. We are in middle school and I understand that some of us take the chance of taking all advanced classses but teachers need to plan better and help us out here!