To the editor:
David-honestly, I think the article is ridiculous (‘Harmless prank? Hardly,? The Citizen, Oct. 13, page 6).
First of all, in newspapers, you really should tell both sides of the story. You shouldn’t argue for just the school’s side. It upsets me that you failed to really give any argument for the other side.
According to Parks (Sgt. Joe Parks, Genesee County Sheriff’s Department), the students knew not to go in when the building was closed. Well, the students have known forever, but did that stop them? Or…even the previous years for that matter? Okay, now let’s look at how this situation is different than in the past situations.
First of all, in last year’s pranks a bunch of girls got into the school with a key and broke several items that the school had. Last year, they had a key and got in. This year, they had a key and got in. Last year, they broke stuff. This year, they wrote with soap! Last year, all the girls got was a few hours of community service. This year, they got sent to jail, out of school suspension, in school suspension (which the students had to pay for), kicked off their sports teams and they can’t go to any social events until mid-January.
I do not see a difference in any one of the pranks. Last year’s pranks might have been a little worse. So, let me ask you something, why did they punish these students so much worse, than they punished last year’s students?
Just something to think about.
Scott Statson, Jr.
Goodrich