Protesting at school

So, we live in Michigan. In case you didn't know, our economy is pretty bad, and they've been cutting stuff. Next week, the school board is voting on whether to cut some teachers or not.
 
And man, our school didn't handle that well. All of the good teachers are being cut. Not the ones with all the qualifications, but the ones that can actually relate to kids instead of yelling at them for talking. We had signs, and went through the halls and yelled "NO CUTS!" Even our history teacher was touched, and started crying. She said she didn't think so many people would actually care, but these are good teachers. They are young, but they are nice and everything. They don't deserve to be laid off. If anybody needs to be, it's the older, bitchier teachers. Not the teachers that are nice to kids, and do their job at the same time.
 
Of course, we were stopped later. We were kept in the auditorium for half of recess so that they could explain that we needed a permit and stuff. But we damn well made our point to the school, at least. We do care. We deserve a say in who goes and who stays. It's our school. We give the teachers their jobs. If we all stopped going, everyone there would lose their jobs. It belongs to us, as well as the parents. It us that should make the decision as to who goes, not them.
 
We're going to the school board meeting next Wednesday when they vote on whether to cut jobs or not. We will be there, and will try to make our message clear. Hopefully, they'll be convinced. These are good people that are about to lose their jobs, not even 10 years into their career. Wish us luck next week!

ummm You do realize that those same "teachers that are nice to the kids, and do their jobs at the same time" are in about 3-5 years turn into those "older, bitchier teachers". 

" ummm You do realize that those same "teachers that are nice to the kids, and do their jobs at the same time" are in about 3-5 years turn into those "older, bitchier teachers".  "

It makes sense to cut all of the new teachers instead of the those tenured because they have regualtions about that which makes it harder to cut those who have tenure.
 
Just because you like a teacher does not mean it is qualification to say that cuts are bad just to save those who you like.
 
I hope their are no cuts in your class, but what other options are their?

kids and their protests. 
 
You are probably not gonna accomplish anything. You, as a student, decide who stays and who goes? How old are you?  
 
Leave this to the grown ups it's not like the administrators want to do this, they don't like it either you're just making their job that much harder.

It's funny that you guys stopped protesting because they asked to go to the auditorium. I don't even know what protesting means anymore haha

" kids and their protests.  You are probably not gonna accomplish anything. You, as a student, decide who stays and who goes? How old are you?   Leave this to the grown ups it's not like the administrators have to do this, they don't like it either you're just making their job that much harder. "

Why dont you just move to france.
 
Then you can bitch and protest to your hearts content.

" It's funny that you guys stopped protesting because they asked to go to the auditorium. I don't even know what protesting means anymore haha "

" @baconbits33 said:

" ummm You do realize that those same "teachers that are nice to the kids, and do their jobs at the same time" are in about 3-5 years turn into those "older, bitchier teachers".  "

Probably not. Those "older, bitchier" teachers probably grew up in the generation where they were constantly yelled at and slapped with rulers. Heck, the gym teachers used to throw erasers at kids. Unlike the younger teachers, that understand us better and can therefore better relate to us. "

" @damnboyadvance said:

" @baconbits33 said:

" ummm You do realize that those same "teachers that are nice to the kids, and do their jobs at the same time" are in about 3-5 years turn into those "older, bitchier teachers".  "

Probably not. Those "older, bitchier" teachers probably grew up in the generation where they were constantly yelled at and slapped with rulers. Heck, the gym teachers used to throw erasers at kids. Unlike the younger teachers, that understand us better and can therefore better relate to us. "

Just wait, you'll see what I'm talking about. "

Although you may not accomplish anything by doing this. It's your intentions that count.
 
But you also have to look at this from the administrators position. He probably has a lot of information regrading on how the teachers grade and how much the students are actually learning. Although these teachers may be really nice and all, on average those are the teachers that actually educate the children the least. Although that may not be true in your case it's certainly a possibility and as the administrator the quality of the education is more important than how much fun the teacher may be.

" It's funny that you guys stopped protesting because they asked to go to the auditorium. I don't even know what protesting means anymore haha "

" @damnboyadvance: I mean if you ever go back, like I went back to Utah to visit my old junior high school teachers and I went to see all the nice ones and well.... they weren't all to nice anymore... "

" @baconbits33 said:

" ummm You do realize that those same "teachers that are nice to the kids, and do their jobs at the same time" are in about 3-5 years turn into those "older, bitchier teachers".  "

Probably not. Those "older, bitchier" teachers probably grew up in the generation where they were constantly yelled at and slapped with rulers. Heck, the gym teachers used to throw erasers at kids. Unlike the younger teachers, that understand us better and can therefore better relate to us. "

I'm pretty sure protesting in schools was made constitutional by Tinker v. Des Moines, so I think their comment about you needing a permit is a lie.  
As long as you aren't disrupting learning, you aren't doing anything wrong, and they have no right to punish you. 
I respect you guys for protesting this. 

" kids and their protests.  You are probably not gonna accomplish anything. You, as a student, decide who stays and who goes? How old are you?   Leave this to the grown ups it's not like the administrators want to do this, they don't like it either you're just making their job that much harder. "

why do younger teacher deserve not to be laid but the older do it is their job to. And did he say you needed a permit to protest ? That does not make sence and it defenetly does not stop most protestors!

" why do younger teacher deserve not to be laid but the older do it is their job to. And did he say you needed a permit to protest ? That does not make sence and it defenetly does not stop most protestors! "

" It makes sense to cut all of the new teachers instead of the those tenured because they have regualtions about that which makes it harder to cut those who have tenure."

Bottom line, if you're gonna protest about something involving economics, you better have a better solution, otherwise there's no point to protesting. "

I just read back to your original post, what do you mean by recess, what grade are you in?

" I just read back to your original post, what do you mean by recess, what grade are you in? "

So these young, unqualified teachers... are they hot?

" So these young, unqualified teachers... are they hot? "

" @damnboyadvance: Dude, no one wants to fire good people. What's your solution? "

" @TheHT said:

" So these young, unqualified teachers... are they hot? "

1 of them, yes. :D "