I wasn't quite condoneing... I had written it in a way that made it look official! It was more the teachers, pissed off with the negative attention the school was getting, just turned a blind eye for a while... I had to abbreviate the story for TLBlindTom said:It seems weird that your school would condone xenophobic bullying. I wish I had gone to a school like that.
I had a 'bollocking' from the head of school and year, that I had to pretend I was getting a punishment from afterwards, but was actually just a talk that went along the lines of (abridged):
'We know she is being a nuisence, and we know that she has disturbed the schools reputation, but she hasn't technically done anything wrong. We know this has upset you along with a lot of other students, but this wasn't the best way of going about it. We are working to resolve the situation and dispel the media's negative view of the school ourselves and would rather not have to deal with a bullying case too. We think it would be best if you help organise another charity event which we can involve the local press in to boost the reputation...'
Then was made to promise that I wouldn't talk about the meeting to my peers, and make it sound like it was my idea... (Obviously, now it is 8 years later, I no longer care!)
I took it one step further though, I organised a series of charity events that mimicked popular TV shows... We had a Blind Date, a Never Mind the Buzzcocks and a Britain's Got Talent-esque talent show, and I co-hosted all the events with the Yank. So there we have it... I did feel massively guilty, and we got our 'best school in the area' status again...
I also feel the need to mention I was 16 at the time, and although my maturity levels in some areas were far beyond my peers, some were lacking... Obviously!
They also never did build a car park!
Haha, cheers fella! It wasn't my best day, but hell it was quite an achievement! It took quite a lot of planning and effort, and the fact I even hid it from my friends so they wouldn't be accountable!ShipofFools said:Bravo mate. Just, bravo!
You should feel bad for doing something like that, I should feel bad for applauding something like that, but damn it, that was awesome!
If only I had put that effort and enthusiasm into my studies!