The rule that I would like to change in the handbook is the mandatory exams rule. I want everyone to have to take exams, but I think that there should be exceptions. Our handbook states that anyone that misses three or less days will get an independent study day the day before the exams. This is unbeneficial because on that day teachers are just reviewing for the test so its to our benefit to be there. I believe that they should allow people who have missed three or less days and are on the honor roll to be able to exempt from their elective classes and be able to drop a low grade in our mandatory classes. This will help in lowering the rate of everyone skipping all the days till just before they fail. It will also help in trying to improve on how hard people work and how their grades will improve because students will put effort into school so that they can excempt from classes.
The rule that I would add to the handbook would be that there be an elective study period if not mandatory. There would have to be a teacher in that room and computers available for the students to use. The teacher would act as a tutor to those who are struggling in their work. This would also allow students to get caught up in homework. It should be placed in the middle of the day. Students would find this hour very useful because they could get caught up on homework or get ahead so that they know what the teacher is talking about in class rather than trying to catch up on the homework. Also I think we would find that students would be more relaxed in classes and grades would improve because they have that time to themselves to learn and would have help there if they needed it.
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