Juno Critical Thought Questions

Juno Critical Thought Questions-Health Through Film & Fiction

1. Is unwanted teenage pregnancy an issue with high school kids?

2. What can be done to prevent it from happening?

3. What's your opinion about aborting a teenager's unwanted pregnancy? Would you consider it under any circumstances?

4. What about giving the child away for adoption? What do you think about it?

5. What should children be taught about conception and pregnancy?

6. Is it better that teenagers remain celibate/abstinant or that they become sexually active, using condoms? Explain it?

7. What should parents do when it happens?

8. What about the future father? What should he do under the circumstances below?

      a. What would happen if the father told his parents his girlfriend was pregnant?

      b. What would his mother's reaction be?

      c. How about his father's reaction?

      d. What about his friends reactions?

      e. What did Juno say she was going to do? Do you like her idea?  Would the father like this idea?
      f.  Is there a double standard on expectations of the father vs expectations of a mother?

What would you do if this happened to you? 

- You were Juno?

- You were Juno's best friend?

- You were Juno's parents?

- You were the father of the baby?

- You were the foster parents to whom Juno promised to give the baby away.



COURSE EVALUATION:
Please write a short sentence about the class.  Did you enjoy the format (film and questions as opposed to unit/test).  Were classroom discussions helpful?  Anything else that you think I should know or suggestions for course improvements?   Thanks!  I hope you have a FANTASTIC summer!

Alcohol Policies & Binge Drinking

Hello students!

The following link gives us a TON of information and stats.  Before you go there, please know that there is so much information here that you can get overwhelmed.  Please be sure to go to page 5 and 6 and look at the stats.   I'd also like to encourage you to look at the table of contents and see what interests you.  This is a "guided free-form" day, so read, learn and then be ready to answer a few questions.

http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcbcs/bdas/documents/modelschoolpolicy.pdf

Here is Summit's School Drug/Alcohol Policy:

BEND-LA PINE SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTICIPATION AND TRAINING CONTRACT FOR ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES 2014-2015

ATHLETIC PROGRAM PROFILE

Any student who participates in school-sponsored athletics or activities must agree to abide by the School District Board Policies, Administrative Rules, Code Of Conduct, building rules, and team participation/training regulations. All students who participate in athletics and extracurricular activities are expected to be positive role models for other students and members of the community at all times. This signed contract shall be in effect at all times during the contract period. “At all times”, means 24 hours a day, every day of the week whether at school or away from school. The contract will be in effect from the beginning of the OSAA calendar (see OSAA web site for each years start date) and conclude with the last day of high school. 

ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES TRANSFERS

Students moving with their Parent/Guardian to the Bend–La Pine School District from another school will enter this District’s athletics/activities program based on their athletics/activities status upon leaving the student’s previous school. The Bend-La Pine School District will honor all sanctions, suspensions, etc., from the student’s previous school.

CONTRACT

Rules will apply at all times during the contracted period.

A)    Each head coach/advisor shall be responsible for determining the General Rules for training, behavior, letters, and awards for their sport/activity. Each coach/advisor shall be responsible for communicating the standards and criteria to the students who participate in their activity and to their parent(s) or guardian(s).

B)    Participants will abide by all rules as written in the District Code of Conduct and individual school handbooks. Any conduct by an athlete deemed by administration to be detrimental to the program or school is grounds for sanctions. Students shall not be involved in any illegal acts in school/community or engage in any activity that endangers the health or damages the property of others.

C)    Alcohol, tobacco, or drugs: Students shall not sell, use, possess, or be under the influence of alcohol, tobacco in any form, illegal or illegally obtained drugs, imitation drugs (including smokeless cigarettes), restricted drugs or controlled substances that are not being used for the purpose for which they have been prescribed by a medical professional. Athletes that are present where others are engaging in illegal activity, including the underage consumption of alcohol or the illegal use of drugs, shall immediately leave. Failure to immediately leave will constitute a violation of this contract. Students in violation of these expectations are subject to consequences as set forth below.

CONSEQUENCES

A)    Any confirmed violation may result in temporary or permanent suspension from the activity/sport as determined by the coach.

B)    Any confirmed violation will result in the sanctions imposed by the school disciplinary process. Suspension or expulsion from school for violation of the Code of Conduct automatically suspends students from all practices/contests during the suspension or expulsion period. If there is no competition/contest during the suspension or expulsion, the student will be suspended from the next competition/contest.  If the infraction or misbehavior occurs away from school, the athlete will be suspended from the next competition/contest.

C)    Any confirmed violation of the Bend La Pine Drug and Alcohol Policy will result in suspension from competition. During this suspension period the athlete is: 1) required to attend all practice sessions, 2) athletes must finish his/her season in good standing and 3) Suspensions shall carry over from year-to-year, season-to-season and sport/activity-to-sport/activity. Summer athletic camp infractions that are school supervised will be dealt with in the same manner as the OSAA/BLP contract period.

a.     The first violation will result in 14 days or two competitions, whichever is longer:

b.     The second violation will result in a 9-week suspension from competition.

c.     The third violation will result in an 18-week suspension from competition.

d.     The fourth violation will result in the athlete losing the privilege to compete in all athletics and activities for the remainder of his/her high school career.

APPEAL PROCESS

The student shall have the right to an appeal with the appeal committee to review the sanction imposed and to hear the charge(s) leading to disciplinary action. The building principal or designee shall notify the student and student’s parent(s) or guardian(s) of the findings of the review.

The athlete may appeal a decision under the following conditions:

●      The appeal must be submitted in writing and signed by both the athlete and parents or guardians.

●      The request must contain specific reasons for the appeal.

●      The written appeal must be submitted as soon as possible and no later than 3 days after the violation.

●      The committee will consist of the building administrator, district athletic director, high school athletic director, and a member of the coaching staff of the athlete’s choosing shall review the appeal.

●      The committee shall give the athlete and/or parents opportunity to present the appeal.

●      The appeal meeting shall take place as soon as possible after the written appeal has been submitted.

●      The committee shall inform the parents of the committee’s decisions concerning the violation of the Participation and Training Contract at the earliest practical opportunity.

I have read the above and agree to abide by the rules as stipulated, beginning on the first day of the contract time period or the date this agreement has been signed.

Student Signature                                                       Date

Parent/Guardian Signature                                          Date

This gives you information as to why we have policies in place.   Now let's look at Summit HS vs other schools.  Do we have unique issues at Summit?  Why in the heck does Turnbull do random drug tests for his track athletes?  Do we have an issue with drugs and our track team?

So….what do I turn in?

Please write up a short (1/2 Page) writeup on what you think about high school alcohol policies.  (you can choose policies in general or Summit)  Are these policies beneficial to students? Do they work?  Doesn't it just remove kids with risky behaviors that NEED a sport?  What do you think?? Turn in your thoughts to the drop box today!