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Earning Brownie Points
==Many schools have offered Citizenship Credits. Citizenship Credits are when students provide information about classmates who break rules, display inappropriate behavior, or use inappropriate language. Should Bedminster School have Citizenship Credits? I believe that Citizenship Credits are a bad idea for the following reasons.==

==One reason why I think this is a bad idea for Bedminster School to enforce Citizenship Credits is because kids would be pulled out of class and many teachers wouldn't like it. For example, Ms. Kiss doesn't like when kids leave her classroom. You would miss the whole lesson that the teacher planned. Also, the other kids in the class would have their class time disrupted.==

==Another reason why I think Citizenship Credits are a bad idea is because it would end friendships. Say if Alyssa told on Faythe for running with scissors and then Faythe knew that Alyssa told on her, that would end the friendship. Nobody would be friends at school if everyone told on everyone just to get these credits. The last example is that the principal would have to deal with more kids going to his office and lots of paper work.==

==People might lie just to get more points on their report card. Suppose if Faythe reported Molly for copying her test and Molly actually didn't do it. Then Faythe would get more points on her report card for not telling the truth. Another example is if James reported Jeremy because he wanted a better grade so James said that Jeremy threw a pencil at him. Say if Alexis told on Kennedy for stealing her pencil and Kennedy actually didn't and the principal knew that Alexis always tells the truth, but this time she really needed the extra point to get in High Honor Roll. So then Kennedy got in trouble for something she didn't do. Imagine everyone in Mr. Swan's office for something they didn't do.==

==Even though, Citizenship Credits may be a good idea in some schools, I think that it could also start a lot of problems in our school. Would you really want to get in trouble just because people want to get extra points on a report card? I believe that Bedminster School should not have Citizenship Credits.==