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| Written by PI Web | |
| Friday, 02 May 2008 | |
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An apt response to school prank Students had the chance to beautify the school they had defaced and build community spirit. The punishment fit the crime — and the school benefited in the process. High school pranks are nothing new, but an event earlier this week got way out of hand. What started for some as a grandiose, yet mostly harmless, caper at Patterson High School turned ugly when a handful of students fired paintballs at school property and defaced school murals. Other aspects of the prank were plastic forks stuck in the ground, lard in the doorknobs and toilet-papered trees. The incident caused major headaches for high school staff, who could have staged a massive crackdown on students with otherwise clean records as a result. Thankfully, Principal David Stubbs had the wisdom to make this a teaching moment, suspending only the worst offenders and giving others a chance to atone for their deeds through means such as planting trees at the school. In the process, students had the chance to beautify the school they had defaced and build community spirit. Truly, in this case the punishment fit the crime — and the school benefited in the process. Stubbs’ response to the prank also gave the culprits an opportunity to act as young adults and take responsibility for their actions. Students were asked to turn themselves in, and most complied, indicating a level of trust between students and administrators. While school administrators, like the heads of all publicly funded institutions, likely handle a large share of community complaints, they deserve praise when they do things well. Kudos to Stubbs for a brilliant call in what could have become a messy situation.
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