School system rules should apply to students and teachers

TO THE EDITOR:

The school system making rules for students that only apply to students is ridiculous. The article in the July 30 Southern Standard about the cellphone policy again is a double standard.

If parents and students alike look at drug testing, searches, dress codes, phone policies and other policies, all are double standards.

These young people are the future of this county, state and nation. They need to be treated the same as any other citizen and this doesn?t mean imposing rules that only apply to them, the student.

A school is not supposed to be a jail as the state of Tennessee seems to want to treat students and families in the public school system today.

Until parents wake up and say ?no,? the school system will simply do as it pleases. If a school system makes any rule it should apply to everyone, no exceptions.

Miles Snider

Victor J. Young Road

Rock Island