My kids were both in public school and were able to have their phones with them. Teachers would just have them put away in a backpack or purse during class. I only recall it being an issue once - When my son was applying to colleges I was helping with some financial aid aspects that required texted codes sent to his phone. I just called the school - They called down to the classroom and my son went out to the hall to text me.

My kids went to a small to medium sized high school 500ish total kids. They had lockers and used them most of the time. A majority of the kids would stick a pencil in the lock to jam it permanently unlocked. That way they wouldn't have to bother using the combination every time they opened and closed it. They both did sports and sometimes left their sport bag/equipment in their locker. Other times they left it in their coache's classroom or in their car - It really depended on the sport.

That does already exist in places in the US. Kids who aren't as academically inclined here can go to vocational schools for high school. Those that stay in public school can choose a "business" math track in high school that is less rigorous and possibly more useful.

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Terms like sweetie are very common in the NY tri-state area. Not all women speak like that but many do. Judging someone for using that type of language would be the same as if I judged someone for using the phrase y'all. I never hear it in real life. I could add my interpretation, maybe they are calling me a Yankee, or maybe that is just part of their normal speech and I need to let it go.

Does your state have a "state SAT day?" Ours is in March and every kid takes the SAT for free through their school from 9-12 they take the grade level SAT - SAT9, SAT10, PAST and then SAT. I think homeschoolers can request to take them at their local school as well. If you want your student to take additional tests then you would just sign them up normally and pick a school, and of course you would have to pay.

Can I ask is she only taking a gap year because of age? If she will be 17 when she graduates that really isn't very unusual. Most kids in my state with Sept - Dec birthdays are 17 when they start college. Red shirting is uncommon.

Here keeping backpacks or bags in the "aisles" of a classroom is a fire hazard. They have to stay in students lockers along with any other large purses or sports equipment.

The tweets were from 2015 and the movie was made in 2021 but streamable now.

I'm sort of shocked that no one is linking this girls exploits to the hugely popular Zola movie. I can absolutely see this as her concocting a similar story to share on social media. Her previous Tweets almost seem to be her testing the waters.

I think RIT might be a perfect fit. It is a mix of STEM minded and Artsy Creative types and the film school is highly regarded. My son will be a second year and he absolutely loves it there.

To me drag is just performance art tied to the LGBTQ community. It is not any different than other types of performance art tied to other cultures and communities just like practitioners of theatre or dance groups. What if cast members from a play came in to read in costume, or ballet dancers, or Kaubuki performers, or Bollywood dancers. They all wear customers unique to their culture and art. How about WWE type wrestlers, that is performance art and the costumes can be highly sexualized. But, I'm sure just like drag the context matters. Unlike drag though, there would not be protesters but rather a line for autographs.

I don't think this is completely new. When I graduated high school in 1987 our state colleges (of which we have 4) automatically admitted students graduating in the top 10 of their class. I remember getting the acceptance and scholarship letters in the mail. I do think the school informed us beforehand because I don't recall them being surprising. I also remember that the valedictorian only go letters from 3 so we all thought that was funny.

Post University is a school trying to reinvent themselves - They used to be commuter only sort of a private version of a community college. They now have dorms and have somewhat updated their image, but they are still comparable to a private CC. I have only known one person who went there and it was because of an athletic team.

Sorry been away a few days and Yup. My company has had some pretty interesting samples sent to us through the years so underwear would not be all that unusual. Once we randomly received a customized sword with our logo. It's funny when something is personalized with your logo it is harder to toss even if it is junk. It's like the free return address labels you get sent sometimes from charities when you make a donation.