Stupid High School Students

So I'm going to sound like an total old lady, but what is up with high school students thinking they have a bunch of rights? Recently, I have heard two stories in the news about high school students protesting policies or actions taken by their schools. And then the stupid schools are condoning the students' protests. These students believe that the schools are violating their rights. I've got a message for you:

You're in high school. YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS!

So the first story is from Washington and involves security cameras that a principal used to catch a high school girl kissing her girlfriend and then turning the tape over to her parents. The father had requested that the school keep an eye on his daughter because he suspected she was a lesbian which goes against his religion. Now I don't think it's the principal's job to watch the kissing habits of his students or for one parent to ask for special attention given to his daughter. So the issue was that the other girl believes that it was an invasion of her privacy to show the tape to the crazy parents and that they believe it wouldn't have been shown if she had been kissing a boy. I bet the principal would have done it anyway. But here's the kicker: they were kissing in the cafeteria. Invasion of privacy? The cafeteria? COME On!

So the second story involves students here in Arizona. One of the local school districts has closed their campuses thereby taking away the students' privelege of leaving school for lunch. So the students held a protest which was organized by the parents of a pair of students. The students had permission slips from their parents to walk out. The argument is that the parents should have the right decide what the kids are allowed to do for lunch. So these are probably the same parents who will sue the district if their kid gets killed in a car accident while out for lunch or if the kid gets arrested for the drinking and drugs he's doing while off campus. These kids say they have the right to eat whatever they want. Pack a lunch!

So here's where the schools cave. The superintendant in Washington said the principal should not have showed the tape to the parents and that he doesn't want to have a Big Brother atmosphere. The superindentant in Arizona issued a letter asking the parents to encourage the kids to go to their respective gyms to discuss their objections with the administrators. He should have told them they would be suspended if they left campus. Where are the balls on these guys?