I am interested in a more open dialogue regarding racism and how we work as a community to create change. I don't have an opinion or enough information regarding disciplinary action taken. What I do know is that many of us feel frustrated with the flow of information. Courageous conversations on these issues and more will help us move forward together as a community.
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Robin Kung 1978
6 years ago
These children obviously showed remorse and learned their lessons,please don’t push them to the deep end after all they are still kids. Kicking them out of school is definitely not the solution!
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Ethan Lee 2020
6 years ago
I have been at this school long enough to witness all the censorship and power trips on display. It needs to stop and the well-being of their students needs to be a bigger priority.
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Shinye Chia
6 years ago
Hope school can rethink their role in helping us guiding our kids becoming better persons with love and empathy (by letting them feel the love and empathy).
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Howard Chen 04
6 years ago
It is disappointing to see that TAS has taken this action instead of educating young minds and leading by example
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Larry Chiang
6 years ago
TAS should also be consistent with Taiwan high school rules
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Jeanne-Marie Venter 1991
6 years ago
I support this petition.
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Lee Tien class of 78
6 years ago
School has the responsibilities to educate and guide students through this difficult and confusing time.
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Philip Sun '99
6 years ago
#BLM
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Sarena Huang
6 years ago
The school should give kids second chance
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David Lincoln 1991
6 years ago
I support this petition.
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David Tong - 1992
6 years ago
TAS has always been an amazing educational institution. Hoping the school can use this moment to openly communicate and provide families with the knowledge to have meaningful dialogue with their kids about racism and social media.
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Alan Hsu Class of '93
6 years ago
Would like to see clear due process that incorporates elements of fairness in the application of the ruling and procedural transparency. In addition, would like to see how the school will educate the students involved in the incident and how the school will prevent such incidents from happening in the future (e.g. updating the code of conduct and communicating to all TAS students and parents)
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Wayne Liaw
6 years ago
Parent of 2019
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Christina Chen 2019
6 years ago
It is disappointing to see such harsh punishment being levied without transparency. They deserve a fair hearing.
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John Drosdak
6 years ago
Transparency is always desired but rarely obtained.
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Jeff W '03
6 years ago
I firmly agree with the call for more transparency regarding how the decision to expel (or force withdraw) the students was reached, including the standards for such disciplinary action.
Having gone through TAS from K to 12, I can’t help but think there have been instances where students with worse conduct have not resulted in the same level of disciplinary action. While I believe the students deserve some punishment, the current decision by the school seems unduly harsh, especially since it likely adversely impacts their future prospects. This raises the question - Were the students expelled solely for their actions, or were they expelled as a form of PR management by TAS due to the event getting publicized (by what I would characterize as trash journalism, no less)?
The TAS administration’s first responsibility should be to its students and the greater the school community, not the Taiwan public. If the students actions were conducted at school, then they should only need to answer to the school community, not the Taiwan public, for their actions, and any punishment handed out by TAS should be to such end. As an educational institution, TAS should seek to educate, rather than to punish, students for their infractions.
Here’s hoping that the administration can give us more clarity.
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Jerry Lin Class of 2012
6 years ago
Please address this issue.
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Mona Wang
6 years ago
Youth who grew up in Taiwan in this generation have never experienced the harm of ethnic conflicts and are not sensitive enough to their improper behavior of ethnic topics, but they are able to learn the deep sorrow of racism if we give them proper guidance. "Love, mercy, and forgiveness" are the spirits demonstrated by Dr. King. In this turbulent era, we need those spirits to build more understanding among each other instead of letting fear cover up all problems.
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Patrick Chuang
6 years ago
School is a place to teach student leading to a right direction. Although students may make mistake, and guidance is what they need not just punishment. Any decision will affect a student’s future, hope our head principal can reconsider.
I am interested in a more open dialogue regarding racism and how we work as a community to create change. I don't have an opinion or enough information regarding disciplinary action taken. What I do know is that many of us feel frustrated with the flow of information. Courageous conversations on these issues and more will help us move forward together as a community.
These children obviously showed remorse and learned their lessons,please don’t push them to the deep end after all they are still kids. Kicking them out of school is definitely not the solution!
I have been at this school long enough to witness all the censorship and power trips on display. It needs to stop and the well-being of their students needs to be a bigger priority.
Hope school can rethink their role in helping us guiding our kids becoming better persons with love and empathy (by letting them feel the love and empathy).
It is disappointing to see that TAS has taken this action instead of educating young minds and leading by example
TAS should also be consistent with Taiwan high school rules
I support this petition.
School has the responsibilities to educate and guide students through this difficult and confusing time.
#BLM
The school should give kids second chance
I support this petition.
TAS has always been an amazing educational institution. Hoping the school can use this moment to openly communicate and provide families with the knowledge to have meaningful dialogue with their kids about racism and social media.
Would like to see clear due process that incorporates elements of fairness in the application of the ruling and procedural transparency. In addition, would like to see how the school will educate the students involved in the incident and how the school will prevent such incidents from happening in the future (e.g. updating the code of conduct and communicating to all TAS students and parents)
Parent of 2019
It is disappointing to see such harsh punishment being levied without transparency. They deserve a fair hearing.
Transparency is always desired but rarely obtained.
I firmly agree with the call for more transparency regarding how the decision to expel (or force withdraw) the students was reached, including the standards for such disciplinary action. Having gone through TAS from K to 12, I can’t help but think there have been instances where students with worse conduct have not resulted in the same level of disciplinary action. While I believe the students deserve some punishment, the current decision by the school seems unduly harsh, especially since it likely adversely impacts their future prospects. This raises the question - Were the students expelled solely for their actions, or were they expelled as a form of PR management by TAS due to the event getting publicized (by what I would characterize as trash journalism, no less)? The TAS administration’s first responsibility should be to its students and the greater the school community, not the Taiwan public. If the students actions were conducted at school, then they should only need to answer to the school community, not the Taiwan public, for their actions, and any punishment handed out by TAS should be to such end. As an educational institution, TAS should seek to educate, rather than to punish, students for their infractions. Here’s hoping that the administration can give us more clarity.
Please address this issue.
Youth who grew up in Taiwan in this generation have never experienced the harm of ethnic conflicts and are not sensitive enough to their improper behavior of ethnic topics, but they are able to learn the deep sorrow of racism if we give them proper guidance. "Love, mercy, and forgiveness" are the spirits demonstrated by Dr. King. In this turbulent era, we need those spirits to build more understanding among each other instead of letting fear cover up all problems.
School is a place to teach student leading to a right direction. Although students may make mistake, and guidance is what they need not just punishment. Any decision will affect a student’s future, hope our head principal can reconsider.