Know Your Rights

As a student at Wakefield Middle School, I believe that we should still have the rights to keep our property, meet as a group, and to be heard and represent ourselves if accused. These three rights are some of the same rights the colonists fought for. In keeping our property, such as our cell phones, the school is not allowed to take our phones and keep them for their own use. This was like the right that the colonists were given. They had the right to own their land and not to have it taken away by legislation for no reason. We are allowed to meet as a group in school if it is school related or just wanting to talk with a group of friends. The colonists had to fight to gain this right to form societies. As a student we are also allowed to be heard and represent ourselves. If you are accused of something you usually have the right to present you side of the story. The colonists were often accused and never given the right to speak. If as students, we lost these rights, we would want to have nothing to do with school and would not have any reason to support the school. The students would have to fight for their rights all over again just like the colonists. I also think that if we were to lose our rights, our school would be out of control from all of the rebellion and arguments.