Do we need rules? Teenagers across Britain are holding protests. They think there are too many rules at school.
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Teachers on 'riot alert' as protests spread
Do we need rules? Teenagers across Britain are holding protests. They think there are too many rules at school.
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What's happening?
"Give us our human rightsThe basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life. Some have called for animals and even natural phenomena like rivers to have some form of human rights.!" This is what teenagers at schools across Britain are shouting.
Last week, students at dozensOne dozen is a group of twelve things. of schools across Britain left their lessons and held protestsWhen people show they are unhappy about something. Some people protest by bringing a big group of people together and marching or chanting.. They are angry about school rules which they say are too strictHarsh and believing that rules must be followed exactly. .
The protests started at one school after teachers made a new rule: students cannot go to the toilet during lessons. But after videos were posted on TikTokA Chinese social media company featuring short videos with one billion monthly users. , the protests spread to more schools.
Other students are protesting about rules against using mobile phones, and rules saying what clothes they can wear to school.
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Pupils say the schools are going against their human rights. They say everyone should be allowed to go to the toilet when they need to, and that it could be bad for their health if teachers say no.
But teachers say the rules are needed. If students were allowed to go to the toilet at any time, many might choose to miss lessons they think are boring. Some schools say students are bullied when there are no teachers to make sure everyone is safe.
Most people agree that we need some rules. They make sure everyone gets along, and nobody hurts anyone else. The problems, some say, start when people disagree about what the rules should be.
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Do we need rules?
Yes! Every societyPeople who live together in a group live in a society. For example, people in Britain live in British society. has rules. And schools need more rules than other places, because students are still learning how to behave. The rules are to make sure everyone is safe.
No! Teachers should trust students and give them more freedom. It is unfair to stop everyone from doing what they want to, just because some people act in an immatureNot fully developed, or childish. way.
Keywords
Human rights - The basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life. Some have called for animals and even natural phenomena like rivers to have some form of human rights.
Dozens - One dozen is a group of twelve things.
Protests - When people show they are unhappy about something. Some people protest by bringing a big group of people together and marching or chanting.
Strict - Harsh and believing that rules must be followed exactly.
TikTok - A Chinese social media company featuring short videos with one billion monthly users.
Society - People who live together in a group live in a society. For example, people in Britain live in British society.
Immature - Not fully developed, or childish.
Teachers on ‘riot alert’ as protests spread
Rage against the machine? A study found that 50% of pupils restricted drinking to avoid the toilet. Glossary
Human rights - The basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life. Some have called for animals and even natural phenomena like rivers to have some form of human rights.
Dozens - One dozen is a group of twelve things.
Protests - When people show they are unhappy about something. Some people protest by bringing a big group of people together and marching or chanting.
Strict - Harsh and believing that rules must be followed exactly.
TikTok - A Chinese social media company featuring short videos with one billion monthly users.
Society - People who live together in a group live in a society. For example, people in Britain live in British society.
Immature - Not fully developed, or childish.