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Mike Buffington

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Monday, January 9. 2012

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Apalachee High School principal Glenn Wilson recently told the Barrow County Board of Education about some new policies the school will be implementing this semester. Wilson said that AHS will have a more stringent dress code; no technology, such as iPods and cellular phones, will be allowed during the school day (except for music at during lunch); and students will not be allowed to get up at lunch, except to go to a snack machine or to use the restroom. He said the policy regarding seniors who were allowed to wear a gold band and eat lunch outside was an incentive that would still be allowed.

Wilson also discussed with the BOE last year’s graduation rate of 78.4 percent.

“We realize we have room for growth,” he said. “We are excited to have made adequate yearly progress in all academic areas … but [we are] not satisfied with the improvement of our graduation rate to 78.4 percent last year. We fell below the 90 percent as required for AYP and are focused on significantly improving our gains this year and in the future.”

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#1 Missing a verb??? on 01/09/12 at 05:56 AM [Reply]

Apalachee High School principal Glenn Wilson recently the Barrow County Board of Education about some new policies the school will be implementing this semester.

#2 james on 01/09/12 at 08:12 AM [Reply]

aw aint that gooed gramerers

#2.1 Bigcat on 01/09/12 at 08:33 AM [Reply]

Attention all WBHS students and graduates: please do not post any more about on this article, you are just embarassing yourselves.

#3 Jack Legg on 01/09/12 at 12:39 PM [Reply]

I went to school in Barrow county , when you think about Barrow county think about Jack Legg and get a leg up in 2012.

#3.1 Anonymous on 01/09/12 at 06:39 PM [Reply]

Realty Jack? Go work on your website.

#4 parent of a senior on 01/09/12 at 05:31 PM [Reply]

Hmmmm....I don't remember my son or myself signing these rules as part of the code of conduct this year. I am glad he is graduating this year, and I hope he moves as far away from this crap hole town as he can get. I am so disappointed we ever moved here.

#4.1 James on 01/09/12 at 09:05 PM [Reply]

Be the good parent and lead by example. Bye...

#4.2 Parent on 01/09/12 at 09:45 PM [Reply]

I'm sorry you feel that way. I personally get tired of seeing girls privates, and boys underwear, and cracks

#4.2.1 Concerned Citizen on 01/11/12 at 08:39 AM [Reply]

I totally agree with you. This should go for ALL Barrow County Schools not just AHS.

#4.3 Anonymous on 01/10/12 at 03:50 PM [Reply]

You're mad that the principal is going to remove the most distracting technology ever invented from your son's classrooms? You're annoyed that he can no longer put his earphones into his ears instead of listen to his teacher? That he will not be able to text his buddies the answers to the test they're taking?

What a shame...That's frustrating for me, too.

#5 about time on 01/09/12 at 08:35 PM [Reply]

Really glad to see that some one is interested in our children. Let's clean the crap hole up and get education back to what it use to be...instead of a giant daycare!!!

#6 Anonymous on 01/10/12 at 02:05 AM [Reply]

I'm glad to read this!...I hope other schools adopt similar rules.

#7 oh yeah on 01/10/12 at 10:08 AM [Reply]

These aren't actually new rules. Someone is just enforcing them now. Thank goodness!

#8 let the big dogg eat on 01/10/12 at 10:15 AM [Reply]

Rules are made for stupid people,hence new heavy handed rules at appleacrappy but no need for any at WBHS, go doggs sic em

#8.1 Anon on 01/10/12 at 10:47 AM [Reply]

"Rules are made for stupid people" Yeah, and you are the perfect example of Stupid. Those so called "heavy handed" rules are called discipline. Probably something you know very little about...hence the low scores at WBHS. You might try a few new rules to see if it can improve your Stupid attitude.

#8.2 WBHS Dad on 01/10/12 at 01:35 PM [Reply]

WBHS needs to ENFORCE some of these same rules. Kids need to stop worrying about making themselves look like they are extras in a music video, and get a proper education. I put parents to blame for this. If you allow your daughters to dress like sluts, and you allow your sons to look like wanna be thugs then you have no one to blame but yourselves. There is a line between giving kids thier "individuality" and them being a distraction and a disturbance. Kids run around all day there with IPods and such with the STUPID rule of you can only have ONE EAR PIECE IN. Really!!! You actually think keeping one ear piece out means they are listening and comprehending? I sure don't, nor any other rational thinking person as well. I wish they went to a standardized dress code like Jackson Co and a zero electronics policy. They BTW have a much higher graduation and test score rates. Mmm wonder if that has anything to do with it.

#8.2.1 Anonymous on 01/10/12 at 03:55 PM [Reply]

Sir, there is no policy at WBHS that says that students may wear one earpiece. Check your son's/daughter's agenda - the front section that outlines the school's policy. WBHS allows students to have iPods in the hallways only - never in the classroom. However, you should hear parents yell when we take them up from students who refuses to follow that policy.

#8.2.1.1 WBHS Dad on 01/11/12 at 11:16 AM [Reply]

Should I give out the teachers names that allow that to go on in their classrooms? It may not BE POLICY in the agenda, but if you work there as you seem to indicate then you know as well as I that it IS THE PRACTICE that goes on in some classrooms. I know not all, but enough of them to create a disturbance.

#9 Fortitude on 01/10/12 at 01:56 PM [Reply]

Idea

1. Lets ask the BOE to mandate a uniform policy for the high schoolers, this will eliminate all the "thug" like attire and no kid will have to worry if they wear the "in" clothing. They all dress neatly, they will respect themselves and others more.

2. Explain to those who like to "sag" their britches, that the sagging was prison slang for "im ready" that showed other inmates that they were "open" for some lovin ! Then, they might get the idea that they are parading around like convicts who want convict loving :)

#9.1 Hugo on 01/10/12 at 09:47 PM [Reply]

Also, teach them to do a little research before presenting an internet rumor as fact. Regarding saggy pants:

http://www.snopes.com/risque/homosex/sagging.asp

#9.2 Anonymous on 01/11/12 at 07:32 AM [Reply]

Yes, by all means implement a military mentality. Mindless conformity. Which is, of course, to be expected from a buzzcut fascist cop. Oh, I forgot, you have a "degree" From UGA. a football factory masquerading as a university. Is that where your wife got her law degree? Or did she do a correspondence course? (I hope you respond via your 'smartphone' while riding in that manly SUV your wife bought.)

#10 parent of a senior on 01/10/12 at 06:40 PM [Reply]

Well, my son is an honor student, involved in sports and other activities. He has never been in trouble for having those devices out when he shouldn't, and only texts me if he needs something before or after school or between classes. My issue isn't with rules, my issue is changing things mid year and the attitudes in which these changes were thrown upon the students. You can't change rules in the middle of a game. If you read the article, it says new policies.

Why shouldn't my child be allowed to walk to another table in the cafeteria to speak with a friend? I am thankful he has an armband so he can have a little independence.

This is only going to make the children hate school more. It won't help the graduation rate. By the way, my child has always excelled in his academics, including exceeding standards when he was in 8th grade when over half of the state's 8th graders failed.

This school system took a child who LOVED school and turned him against it. When we came here we were promised hometown values and a world class education. I have not seen either displayed. It is not classy displaying teacher pay in the newspaper, even if it is public knowledge. People get irate over the amount of money teachers make, and I find it sad at how little they make for what they do.

I am all for uniforms, and he used to attend a school system that required them. Let the teachers teach instead of spending their time nit-picking on children for these new rules. Like I said, I am glad he graduates this year and look forward to moving after he does. I am thankful we still own our other home so we can leave this area. But thanks GA for giving him a college education when he graduates. It was one of the reasons we did move to GA.

#10.1 What?.. on 01/10/12 at 08:25 PM [Reply]

Students can move around at lunch, they just have to be in a seat. No more eating on the floor, standing around hanging all over each other. They are not tied down to a seat and cannot move!! The article is not very clear about that. I know, I asked Mr. Wilson about it myself. If you have a problem with it then maybe y should too..

#11 Anonymous on 01/10/12 at 08:37 PM [Reply]

When there are six hundred students in one room trying to order lunch and eat it in 28 minutes, rules must be enforced. Kids have to sit and eat. Imagine the disarray if students are allowed to wander. Independence is a wonderful thing, in theory. Except when there are so many students in a confined area. Safety and order necessitate rules.

The article is wrong. The policies are not new. They are simply going to be enforced, finally. And if schools were not allowed to change policies mid-year, what in the world would we do when there are issues? Fix it next August? You wouldn't be pleased with that approach either.

By the way, the school did not publish the salaries of its employees. This independently owned newspaper did. Do we appreciate the paper's attempt to turn the community against the teachers? Of course not. Teachers want so much for these students. We want them to appreciate and respect us; not resent us because their parents are convinced that we make too much.

#12 Anonymous on 01/11/12 at 09:24 AM [Reply]

I can't believe they are trying to enforce these rules!! I am so glad I graduated and live in a world where there are no rules, especially rules that change in the middle of the year. I mean, what kind of employer would tell you to dress nice? Or not allow you be on your cell phone or listening to your iPod whenever you want to? All the nice restaurants let you eat on the floor if you want to, right?
We should be teaching kids to live in the real world, not following some kind of crazy rules and to be productive in society.

#13 TickedOff on 01/11/12 at 03:24 PM [Reply]

I say let Apalachee enforce it, leave WB out lets see who's test scores improve. My moneys on The Chee.

#14 Anonymous on 01/14/12 at 01:09 AM [Reply]

Why are the principals allowing teachers to take personal phone calls from their cellphones during class,Yes disrupting the class ,chatting with who ever for over 10 minutes when they should be teaching! I say ban all cellphones and Ipods from the schools! Dress code YES cover up those body parts no one wants to see!

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