I am a graduate of Chattooga High School and I believe that this action by the current principal was an over reaction to say the least. I worked on the year book staff when I was in school and these pages look to be student shots that the staff always added to the “Student Life” section of the yearbook. I have not seen the yearbook in question so I am assuming at this point. These student shot pages were often pictures that students took during hours they were not at school. It showed how students from Chattooga spent free time, vacations from school, and hobbies or sports they enjoyed. I make the assumption that these pages fall into this category due to the balloon festival photos that are also included on the page. If these pages in question were in fact these types of pages I see no problem with any of them being in the yearbook. I think that Mr. Lenderman needs to realize that he is no longer in the military and that these are just kids having fun. The high school feels more like a prison these days and less like a school. While I understand the importance of safety in schools, mainly because I work in one, I also believe that you must let students of all ages express and enjoy themselves or no one is going to learn anything at all. Perhaps if Mr. Lenderman was as concerned with student’s education as he is with last year’s yearbook then perhaps Chattooga High School would not have failed AYP for the last three years.
4 pages cut from Chattooga yearbook
I am a graduate of Chattooga High School and I believe that this action by the current principal was an over reaction to say the least. I worked on the year book staff when I was in school and these pages look to be student shots that the staff always added to the “Student Life” section of the yearbook. I have not seen the yearbook in question so I am assuming at this point. These student shot pages were often pictures that students took during hours they were not at school. It showed how students from Chattooga spent free time, vacations from school, and hobbies or sports they enjoyed. I make the assumption that these pages fall into this category due to the balloon festival photos that are also included on the page. If these pages in question were in fact these types of pages I see no problem with any of them being in the yearbook. I think that Mr. Lenderman needs to realize that he is no longer in the military and that these are just kids having fun. The high school feels more like a prison these days and less like a school. While I understand the importance of safety in schools, mainly because I work in one, I also believe that you must let students of all ages express and enjoy themselves or no one is going to learn anything at all. Perhaps if Mr. Lenderman was as concerned with student’s education as he is with last year’s yearbook then perhaps Chattooga High School would not have failed AYP for the last three years.