[Master]

How would everybody know that she specifically went to Syria just to join IS? Unless she left a note which honestly wouldn't work as her parents would find it and call the airport to stop her, and I highly doubt that her parents would tell people "Hey my daughter went to join IS" because that'd make them probable suspects in being recruiters for IS. And if she is in University/College and her parents aren't around, I doubt that she would be telling her friends/teachers either as they'd do everything they can to stop her. It's more than likely just a rumor and the chick is moving schools/cities.

The police believe she was recruited online.

[Nyx]

The police believe she was recruited online.

I'm not exactly sure how the police function where ever you're at, but in a lot of places the policer wouldn't release info like that to anybody as it would make the parents again a target for harassment.

[Master]

I'm not exactly sure how the police function where ever you're at, but in a lot of places the policer wouldn't release info like that to anybody as it would make the parents again a target for harassment.

The police didn't come out and say it public, they said that "social media is the most common way of recruitment" from that I draw my own conclusion.

[xMrMeme]

I know I'm horrible and will probably go to hell for this but...

Spoiler:

Truck-san strikes again.

[c_smooth]

I have my own issues with schools, but I have to agree with the others, schools give you a bit of knowledge, outside of them you can learn what you please. I am sorry to hear about this, you can't control other people. I think you'll find as you go along that if you want to know something, you'll need to get it for yourself. Their will always be people along your path to help you, though. Keep your chin up, @Touka.

[Jiggly]

I feel that my schooling experience was very similar to Lux (we both live in a particular region in England).

A friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer. The house (a bit like Hogwarts houses for those that don't have them in their schools) had a meeting to talk about it. They released the news and explained the girl and her family's wishes about how they wanted people to continue as normal around her to make her life easier, and those around her. They also offered for people to come and talk to them if they needed support. She was a good friend to me and the news was shocking. I was very grateful that the school arranged the meeting.

However, there are some instances when such a thing is not appropriate. In another school (when I was around 9 years old) it was discovered that one of the teachers was a paedo. As we were young they did not disclose the information to us directly (some kids wouldn't even know what that was) so they wrote letters to the parents with strict advice that we weren't allowed to read them without our parents permission. They left it to the parents to decide the best way of telling their kids.

All of these incidents occurred internally. Any events that happened to partnership schools or other schools in the community were not disclosed to us through our school. I think this is the right thing. They do not have a right to comment on something that they are not involved in. If anything should be made common knowledge to the community, it should be through news or it should be up to those involved to get in contact if it is more personal.

I am sorry to hear that it has upset you. I understand your feelings. If teachers are mistreating students or not acting as they should, do you usually make complaints to the higher ups? We were able to do this in all of my schools.

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Sorry for the essay guys... Congrats for getting through it to those that took the time to read my response O.o

[Chromium]

Our teachers and administrators are insensitive pricks that choose to avoid anything relevant in modern society.
Unarmed black people getting shot down by white cops? How about algebra instead?
Ukraine still oppressed? It has nothing to do with us, screw that.
Trans teenagers murdered for their gender identity? Why would our students care?

Because their job is to teach you that shit, not about a random person being shot down.
Schools stay away with anything that might start controversy, you should know this by now.

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You know what the real problem is? That rubbery cheese shit on the food; what is that?
I am glad that I am out of school, the food they would try to serve you was awful. Bread bricks with a yellow rubber square and a ketchup packet.

[ねこまっしぐら]

School was the best place. You'd just get everything handed to you. After school, you would get put into the real world where you'd have to pay for things with your own money. Sometimes you'd have to choose between eating dinner or being able to pay for gas to get to work the next day. I see a lot of kids saying that they don't know what to do after high school. Just join the army.

[Jiggly]

School was the best place. You'd just get everything handed to you. After school, you would get put into the real world where you'd have to pay for things with your own money. Sometimes you'd have to choose between eating dinner or being able to pay for gas to get to work the next day. I see a lot of kids saying that they don't know what to do after high school. Just join the army.

A housemate of mine was just saying how Prince Harry wants to promote the idea of young men (aged 18) should do compulsory military training for a few years to "make them more mature" etc. Interesting idea, will never go down well though.

[ねこまっしぐら]

A housemate of mine was just saying how Prince Harry wants to promote the idea of young men (aged 18) should do compulsory military training for a few years to "make them more mature" etc. Interesting idea, will never go down well though.

Some countries make joining the military a mandatory thing. More countries should do that.