“Marji! We can’t graduate!”
On Friday, while on my way to my 6th period journalism class, I was stopped in the hallway and bombarded by rumors that our county’s accreditation was gone. As I approached my teachers, everyone was in tears. I didn’t know what to do. Once my teachers began to inform me of the details, my friend Kiera and I burst into tears. We couldn’t believe that this was really happening—SACS had given Clayton County an ultimatum. Fix your flaws by September 1st or lose your accreditation.
As a student, I am extremely disappointed and ashamed of the Clayton County Board of Education. Not only has the board embarrassed themselves with charges of illegal activity, but they have placed labels on us students that feel like our futures are ruined.
I am a very bright student. I am active in my community and my school, and I take my education very seriously. My friends at school and I have built family-like relationships, and if the county completely loses its accreditation, our family will no longer be close knit. Parents have threatened to move their families and transfer my friends.
How can we prepare for college when we don’t know if our diplomas will count for anything? This year, thus far has brought about a lot of stress and changes for my fellow classmates and me. As juniors, not only do we have to keep our grades up, take EOCTs, the GHSGT, AP exams and 50 million other exams, but now we have to question whether all of our hard work will be worth it come May 2009.
- Marjon Wolfe, junior at Riverdale High
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2 comments:
this article is deep i can feel what your going through because it almost happen to my school
I really like the article! It shows how you feel about the situation that is at hand. But I would have like to hear about what actions you would take to change the situation!
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