Happy Valentine's Day!
One of my students got a visit at lunch time from her boyfriend for Valentine's Day. Problem was, he is a student at another school in Henry County. And he brought a buddy with him. When the administrators finally realized that the two boys were not our students, they approached them along with the SRO. Boyfriend lied about his name. And matters just kept getting worse. Boyfriend and buddy were hauled off to jail. Boyfriend texted my student (not supposed to be doing that either!) later in the day to tell her that his dad bailed him out of jail, but buddy was still in jail.
My student was upset that her Valentine's Day was ruined. Her mom is a teacher at the Middle School. Her mom didn't know about all the commotion yet.
What a mess! What were they thinking?
Teenagers DON'T think. I actually read an article about this recently. I can't remember all the details, but the gist of some scientific studies done on adolescent brain function verified what parents and teachers have known for some time now-- teen brains are not fully developed, and they do indeed lack the capacity to exercise good judgment. Apparently, our brains aren't fully developed until we're about 21 years old. Makes you wonder why we let kids drive cars at 16.
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