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Petitions benefit entire student body

December 31, 2015 La Vista 0

Recently, discontented students have been turning to petitions in order to voice their opinions about administration and their discontent at Mira Costa High School. The right of students to express themselves through petitions is an integral right of students that is essential in order to create a more effective and balanced learning environment. […]

Student petitions prove ineffective

December 31, 2015 La Vista 0

As a result of the incident with former French teacher Timothy Hirsh and the former policy that did not allow 18-year-old students to leave campus during second office hours, several students chose to create petitions to voice their concerns. Petitions like these are ineffective because they do not directly influence any change and instead, are merely looked over by the administration. […]