BBC Breakfast item today on illegally modded ebikes

[ebikeerwidnes]

Some folk do change, but not a great proportion.

In my professional experience a total sheetbag in their mid to late teens is unlikely to grow into a responsible adult. There are reasons for this, but that well overlaps into the remit of the other forum.

I heard of someone who was a total whatsit - well know to your ex-colleagues
even in jail for a few things - including murder until he got out on a rather dubious technicality

and latest I heard of him he was living with his girlfriend and kids and working in a proper job and keeping out of trouble

I have also seen it earlier when I was a teacher
one of the worst kids in our school - someone who we seldom caught doing anything himself
but his "friends" did a lot of stuff
and when he was out of class all the problem stopped
and there werre frequent complaints of bullying out of school - but always out of sight of teacher and Police etc


anyway - eventually he was kicked out permanently in Year 10
after a term or so the Head got a letter from him
a proper handwritten letter
he apologised to causing so muchtrouble - admitted to a load of things and said he was starting to realise how much trouble he had caused and the effect it had on the other pupils and the staff

he then went on to say that he was trying to study at home and in the library but he needed help and an better environment
one where his mates couldn't come round and disturb him

he asked if he could have a room in the school away from pupils and maybe some text books
and if any teachers could help him he would be very grateful but didn;t expect it after all he had done


well - that all sounds very good but....

anyway - the Head at the time said it was up to the teachers
secret ballot - everyone had a vote - 3/4 majority needed ot give him a chance
every ballot cast - and pretty much everyone voted - was a yes as long as he was kept an eye on

and several teachers volunteered their free time to help him

lad was very grateful and worked like mad
but stuck to teh deal of arriving after the first lesson started and left before the last lesson finished - and cleared off at lunch time


in the end he was even allowed to attend the "End of Year 11" party thing - which was a big event - but he said he couldn;t come because it would not be fair to the kids who had behaved and he had affacted - so he stayed away

apparently he got a few good GCSEs - far more than expected before he was kicked out

he apparently turned into a nice kid once he grew up


it just takes some people a lot of time


anyway - lessons
a) some people do grow up eventually
b) teachers are incurable optimists

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Addemdum to the above

we had a Police rep (not sure of the official term) who used to liase with the school

he often came to the staff room for a cuppa

he - and the senior management always had a meeting with him at the end of the year especially to discuss the kids that were leaving school

they referred to it as handing them over

 

[icowden]

If they really wanted to reduce illegal e-bikes they just need to hang around local fast food joints. Sure, it would reduce Just Eat and Deliveroo to the moped riders, but most of them can also be nicked for parking illegally, driving on pavements etc.