The kids aren't all right

The

kids aren't all right

I am grateful that

the Fayette County Board of Education is looking out for

the safety of its students, but the dress code is

addressing the wrong issue. The problem is not the

presence of weapons at school, but the students in the

school.

Just because the students

will not be able to bring weapons inside the school, it

does not guarantee that a tragedy will not occur. There

are many items within the school that could be used as

weapons. No dress code will deter a dangerous student

from committing a tragedy like Columbine.

I don't know what will

prevent any more misfortunes, but I know that adopting an

impractical dress code like the one proposed will not

work. In fact, it may even trigger a student to carry out

a dangerous plan.

We were not supposed to

learn from all the tragedies that occurred last year that

baggy clothing can lead to school tragedies. We were

supposed to realize that there is something wrong in

today's society that is causing all of these tragedies.

Yosuke Nomura

McIntosh High School

Peachtree City

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