GOING TO PARADE - These kindergarten students from Bethware School are ready to go to the Hallo-
ween parade in Shelby. Left to right, Jered Chapman, Jason Jarvis, Miranda Dixon, Nikki Smith, Michael
Joe Moss and Alan Gibson. Back, teacher, Brenda Wright and assistant, Maxine Williams.
Self-Discipline Important
Student behavior is always a
topic of interest for people who
follow school news. Recent
weeks have seen an increased
number of stories concerning
violent situations in school
systems not far from here. It is
alarming to read about weapons
in schools, a rape on a middle
school campus, and the death of
a student. Gi
Our main goal in regards to
student behavior ought to always |
be that the students will exercise
enough self-discipline to
eliminate behavior problems.
That, in fact, is exactly what hap-
pens with the large majority of
our youngsters. It is clear that
the parents or guardians of these
students have done a wonderful
job of teaching them respect for
the rights of others and for their
own rights. ;
Unfortunately, we do have to
deal with discipline problems.
Hopefully, each incident of
misbehavior can be used as a
learning situation in an effort to
prevent similar problems from
arising in the future.
The options used for disciplin-
ing a student are varied. We are
trying to move away from cor-
poral punishment as much as
possible. Some parents still re-
quest that we spank their
children as a means of discipline.
I believe more and more each
day that we should resist such ac-
tion if at all possible. I want our
schools to be places of concern
and caring for children, not
places of harshness.
Punishment is sometimes
needed. I hope our pledge to
parents will be that any punish-
ment we administer will be done
with an overriding concern for
the long range welfare of the
child. An example is our In-
School Suspension program in
rades 6-12 which allows us to
eep children in school during
the time of punishment. We will
continue to explore ways to
discipline children which teach
them a lesson without abusing
their rights.
We will take a firm stand on
weapons in schools. Students who
bring weapons to school run the
risk of suspension for the re-
mainder of the school year as
well as criminal charges being
filed against them. It would be
easy to say that a student really
meant no harm in bringing a
dangerous weapon to school. Re-
cent events tell us that is a very
risky position. We cannot allow
the lives of our kids to be put at
risk by such happenings. I
believe you would agree.
Controlling pupil behavior is
not a job just for our teachers
and administrators. The entire
community needs to assume this
burden. Parents, you must spend
time teaching your children pro-
per conduct. Our schools need
your support when misbehaviors
occur. It is never pleasant to see
your own child disciplined, but it
may be a very valuable ex-
perience.
A community sets expecta-
tions for behavior by its citizens.
I think Kings Mountain expects
good behavior. I hope the town
will continue to have high expec-
Bolin
In Band
At L-R
HICKORY -- Charles Tracy
Bolin, son of Charles and
Elizabeth Bolin of Kings Moun-
tain, is a member of the 1988-89
Lenoir-Rhyne College Marching
Band.
Bolin is a senior at Lenoir-
Rhyne, majoring in secondary
education and music.
The 80-member marching
band performs at all home foot-
ball games, as well as the annual
homecoming parade. The band is
directed by Robert T. Fleming,
assistant professor of music and
director of instrumental pro-
grams.
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tations, and that we will all stand
behind our local officials in these
efforts. Good behavior, just like
bad behavior, is catching.
Our children should go to
school to learn. When a child
misbehaves, not only is the lear-
ning of that child interrupted but
so is the learning of the other
students who are around. I do not
want the learning of my own
children interrupted by such and
believe you would feel the same
in regards to your own.
We all need to work together on
this. Set high standards, teach
those standards, and discipline in
a constructive way those who
abuse the standards. We in the
schools are no better off in deal-
ing with student misbehavior
than the level of support we get
from the homes of our kids. Be
one of our strongest supporters,
won’t you?
Our special thank you this
week goes to everyone who voted
in the November 8 election. Our
schools are significantly in-
fluenced by the results of elec-
tion day, and it is important to us
that our citizens exercise their
right to vote. Thank you for tak-
ing the time to go to the polls.
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