Citizenship+Credits

Dear Mr Swan,
==What if you want a program for your computer, and you find one that you think is just what you need, but then you put it on your computer and it gives your computer a virus? That is exactly what some bullying programs are doing. One program is Citizenship Credits. This is if you tell on someone for a legitimate reason you get points. You can trade the points for good grades. Most people think that all the anti bulling programs are helping. Some are, but not all. Just to many problems with that, I personally think Bedminster School should not get the Citizenship Credits program.==

==One reason is that you would always be snitching. A snitch is a person that tells on everyone. Yes you will be letting the principal know what is going on in the school, however is that a good thing? Most people would probably call you a snitch. Lets say for example you tell on a friend, because they did something really bad. Then they find out. You could possibly lose that friend.==

==You would be losing a lot of class time reporting people. You have to get out of class to tell on someone. Suppose you have really hard homework. You get home and you don't get it. You can just say I'll snitch someone and get the credit to make it up. Sure your grade would be better, but would you want it to be based on snitching and not your work. Would you be learning anything, taking the easy way out? Even if you are innocent you might get called to the office and loose the class time. You are just cheating your self. You might be put in a higher class and be too confused.==

==Bullies would feel bullied. If a bully bullied someone the person could get revenge and make something up. With all the reports on the person they might feel bullied. If Stan Always bullied Amanda and she wanted revenge. Yes, you can play out side longer, you also need to consider that you grade would almost be based on lies. She instead of doing homework wrote a report for Stan. Does she learn anything? If it was one time sure it wouldn't be bad, but what happens when it happens over and over?==

==How any schools now have this problem? What are they doing to stop all these problems if they have the citizenship credits? Would you want all these problems in your school? I sure wouldn't! Sure there isn't as much bulling, but I mean would you want to be called a snitch, not really learning in school and getting good grades, or bullies feeling like they are feeling bullied. I do not think that Bedminster School should not get the citizenship credits.==