DEAR EDITOR:
Although I am a student in Margaret Ota’s AP Senior English
class, I will admit that I was not present on the day that some
students viewed the video of the beheading of Nick Berg.
DEAR EDITOR:
Although I am a student in Margaret Ota’s AP Senior English class, I will admit that I was not present on the day that some students viewed the video of the beheading of Nick Berg. However, I am not writing to discuss the validity of the accusation. I only wish to offer my comments about how the situation is being handled.
I have spent the first three years of high school blissfully unaware of the controversy that seems to show up at Gilroy High School quite often. It is not until this year that I have seen the lines drawn between one half of the city from the other, and quite often it makes me sick. As a prospective teacher, I worry that I will one day be working in an environment where my actions and words will constantly be under scrutiny and my job will always be in jeopardy.
I am not trying to excuse teachers who may allow objectionable material to be viewed in the classroom. In fact, I believe that if they are guilty then certain consequences are just. However, parents and members of the administration seem too quick to draw conclusions when there are so many sides to a story.
So, I urge the GUSD administration, and the citizens of Gilroy, to act rationally in the situation. Words can be twisted and facts can be blown out of proportion.
Please, before this gets completely out of hand, lets act maturely and carefully view the situation with an unbiased eye, rather than flocking towards the controversy with our eyes shut.
Lisa Glasspool,
student at Gilroy High School
Submitted Wednesday, May 19 to ed****@****ic.com
