#silly rules

@no-where-new-hero

So at my school this year they made a new rule. We have uncomfortable lanyards with the cards at the end with our id's on them. So this year the new rule is we have to wear them around our necks. Supposedly this will protect the school from school shooters as anyone without an id will not be let in the gate after school starts.

First I will go over a few reasons why this will not work. One, teens will let people in anyways as it's mostly them who let people in the gates as we understand not wanting to go through the office and all the extra hassle just because you got here 5 minutes past the bell ringing. Most teenagers also don't care if you have your id or not because we also know how easy it is to forget it. Two, many school shooters are from the school they shoot up so it will not matter if they have an id or not. It only matters that they have a gun. Three, many teachers forget or ignore rules like this after a few weeks because they either don't care or know it won't work for reasons mentioned above.

Now that you know why this will not work let me tell you my experience's with this rule. Like mentioned after a few week teachers stoped caring about if we had out id's or not. Administrators never stopped me in the halls or cared if I had an id. (I never wore mine as I thought it was stupid.) Now a teacher would occasionally ask me if I had mine on me and I would show them that I did. I didn't even keep it around my neck because I wore thick jackets (I have sensitive skin) as it would make walking from class to class uncomfortable with a backpack and head/earphones (I didn't have a Bluetooth set for that phone and for some reason my old one would not connect). I must repeat that administrators never stopped me even though it was clear I didn't have it around my neck (we were not allowed to wear it under jackets which is part of my problem with this new rule).

So I'm sure you're wondering why I'm telling you this. It was the monday after christmas break, first day back to school in two full weeks along with the thursday and friday of the last week as most kids took thursday off and friday was excused. So this fine january 7th I was walking from the bus to the cafeteria as I wanted some milk. An administrator stopped me to ask about my id. I kept walking but I did tell him I had one and was going to get breakfast. I thought he would understand as the breakfast line is ridiculously long because the school is way overpopulated. He didn't, he called me back but I kept walking because as I mentioned before no one had ever made a big deal of it before. I'm sure it's the fact that I kept walking that got me in trouble, I'm not that blind.

After he caught up with me and sort of touched my shoulder I stopped. (I would lile to applaud him for not grabbing me however as I have issues with being touched most especially grabbed. Thankfully he just lightly touched my shoulder and immediately pulled back once he got my attention.) After I stopped he told me to follow him to the office. I told him I wanted to to go to breakfast and tried to pull out my id to show him I had one figuring he hadn't believed me. The reason I had not done this before if you're wondering is because I had two jackets on and my id was in the pocket of the inside jacket. (I later think I should have explained this part to him as the fact that I didn't show him right away might have also been part of it.)

As we were going to the office he asked if I had anyone to pick me up. I told him my grandma was probably sleeping. We continued in to the office where he asked me to put my id on the table. I did. We talked some more and I did tell him the rule was stupid because it is and I don't hold back. I think while we were walking I remember telling him why I don't wear it aroumd my neck all the time. This must have been when I was trying to show it to him because I still thought it was about proving I had it. He tried to call my grandma and as I predicted she didn't pick up. He told me I was going to stay in iss all day if my grandma couldn't come to pick me up. And everyday after that until I could wear my id. I sarcastically told him that would be when I didn't have to wear a jacket anymore. I know, though he did not, that this would be never as my skin is sensitive to cold and classrooms are cold. I still didn't really understand why I was in trouble but he told me it was insubordination. Perhaps for continuing to walk after he called me or maybe for not wanting to wear my id over my jacket with my headphones as it's uncomfortable or maybe for not pulling it magically out of two jackets when he asked for my id despite me telling him I had one.

So I go to the den (after getting a milk at brrakfast) which is the silly name the school has for students who get in trouble like out of dress code or in school suspension like me. I told the lady I was there for not having my id on when I walked past an administrator and later expanded my story with it being inside my second jackets pocket and me wanted to get to breakfast because of the long lines. She at first thought it was silly and said she would write a pass to class for me. I called my grandma to pick me up as I thought she would be awake because my little brother needs to get to on the school bus two hours after me. My grandma was angry and refused to pick me up and the lady offered to send me to class again I dislike the idea of getting anyone into trouble on my behalf and told her the other guy wanted me to stay there. She told me she would call him. I told her then (after she had called him because I didn't want to interrupt and was hoping to get out of there) it was because of insubordination. She said something like "oh that's why you didn't tell me that" and I said something along the lines of me telling her what happened. I guess I thought she would see why I was there from my story but I did explain in a sort of rush without all the context I was able to provide here.

After about an hour I called my grandma again asking for her to pick me up. She wanted to know why I was in there and I gave her a small explaination of not having my id on when an administrator passed. (Although I should've corrected that to when I passed an administrator. I tell her the full story. She wanted to talk to someone and I told her the lady there was not the man thay sent me there but she wanted to talk to her anyways. The lady told her to call the school and ask for -insert man's name here-. My grandma did and I went to the bathroom. I didn't here her call and had to call her back when I got out. She answered after the second time and I thought that odd as she had called me. I don't know what he told her but I hate how they do that. Administrators never truly to see it from the perspective of the student which is why they don't understand when you don't want to "follow the rules" like a good little robot. I have my own opinions and I will share them with you. He just didn't like that my opinion named one of the rules I guess he likes as stupid. I understand I continued walking, I understand I didn't want my id around neck but that is no reason for my grandma to be mad at me. She said I maybe I would learn to respect those "above" me. That man is not above me because he is an administrator. I hate the term "above". No one is above me, you, or anybody. I know she meant he is in a position of authority but as I mentioned earlier other people in authority don't care about that particular rule. Perhaps because they know it doesn't work and he doesn't. Perhaps because he's more of a "rule follower". It's a little over two hours later and I'm still here.

When I got off the phone with my grandma the lady said I was still acting like it was about the id. I understand what I got in trouble for but I don't think she understands it was about the id. I would have likely listened more if it was any other rule but perhaps she doesn't know that. She said he would have let it go had I took my id out any put it around my neck. Thinking back on it I realize he never actually asked me to do that. I don't know what that means. Maybe because I had already explained why I didn't put it on and he thought it was pointless? It wouldn't have been. I would have realized then he was one of those and put it on to appease him and then take it off once I got to the cafeteria.