Ya, so this is apnews... If they're going to talk about these consequences and how she was impacted the reader shouldn't have to guess about details that matter.
That was part of the problem with the story. How many times had this person been caught? The story doesn't include that info. Kids push back, so the consequences need to be such that they are harsh enough to deter, without obviously ruining their lives. Seems that Ailiyah still got her scholarship, and that it mostly impacted her being able to participate in extracurricular activities in school
My wife and I went to Europe (from the US) in 2018 (Italy, and Spain) and one of the most shocking things of the whole trip was just how much people in Europe smoke. Like EVERYWHERE, while we were in Spain we got to see the final MotoGP race of the season, and it was like being taken back 25 years when smoking was allowed inside restaurants etc... Everyone around us was smoking and I really didn't care for that!
The rest of our trip was absolutely amazing!
So, if the point of this story is schools are spending money they received for COVID-19 on vape detectors/surveillance , then they should focus on that, and the misuse of those funds. That seems like a story that should have follow up.
If they're trying to make me feel bad because Aaliyah got in trouble for doing something the school has a zero tolerance policy for, that's probably not going to happen. By high school you should have a pretty good grasp on how rules work. The story seems to really focus on this kid being punished for doing something she was not supposed to be doing. I am not going to comment on whether the punishment fit the crime, there's not enough detail about that in the story.
I have a 13yo, and I do not want them picking up or being around smoking/vaping at all. I'm OK if the school has both a zero tolerance policy for vaping with progressively harsher consequences for 2nd, 3rd offenses. I'm quite OK if smoking/vaping is kept far away from school grounds.
My wife had one (Yeti), and it worked quite well so I bought one and carry it around quite often. I also happen to watch 'Project Farm' on YT and he JUST did a thing on tumblers. Yeti was actually kind of middle of the road compared to the others he tested.
Funny enough, my wife walked in while I was watching it and this is when I found out there was a big Stanley craze happening right now making them hard to get. I do not watch tik tok and I guess that's where it started. At any rate the Stanley ranks pretty high on actual function against the others he tested.
I think for union duties him being so hardline works. I think in a more formal political scene that would be more problematic regardless of which "side" he was on.
We need people that can and are willing to work together and solve problems. Not "my way or the highway" mentality
Of course, this is my opinion.
I wear a Garmin Fenix 6X Pro Solar, which is a large watch with pretty incredible battery life. I can run outside (aka GPS) 5x a week and it still lasts 10 days between charges.
I got the Pixel watch 2 as part of the Pixel 8 pro deal, tried selling it unopened for a while but after Christmas I opened it to try it out. I really loved all the smart features above and beyond my Garmin. My Fenix gets notifications and can do simple (preconfigured) replies to msgs, but that's it. So the Pixel watch's "smarts" were cool. but the rest is bleh...
Good:
- Display color/brightness
- Smarts, integration with Pixel
- taking calls (part of above I guess)
Bad:
- Size. It's way way too small for me
- Battery (see above)
- Having to have two apps (Pixel Watch and Fitbit aps is just stupid)
- Weirdness with controlling phone notification sounds when the watch is being worn
- No easy way to sync steps tracking to Garmin, so basically while I tested this I wore two watches, since I wanted to keep my data going to Garmin
I immediately see Bender.
My wife and I align in this feeling pretty close. However I'm more rigid with my opinion of "people" in general.
So many people just want to fit in, I'm just not like that. I'm me, and you get what you get. I'm not gonna play games to be like everyone else or fall into silly things like suddenly Stanley cups have some crazy value associated with them.
Blah blah blah :)
Im saying it's a little strange "story" for a group of people who "in my experience" do "ok". I have absolutely no problem with anyone wanting to make as much as their employer will pay. Good on them
Just compared to a large chunk of the US truly struggling (based on articles, posts here and online) it's a group of people um surprised to see having to strike/ threaten strikes.
My comment was about how in my opinion apnews did a pretty poor job with that story overall. I'm not a school administer so I have no desire to try to work out what appropriate high school punishments for various instances of breaking rules should be. I stand by my original comment on that subject.
"I am not going to comment on whether the punishment fit the crime, there’s not enough detail about that in the story."
Edit: I will say this, The consequences must not have been harsh enough to stop her from going into the bathroom and vaping. And if they weren't, how bad do you have to make the punishment before her, an apparently smart kid, stop breaking the zero tolerance rule?