End of the school year

United States
May 20, 2011 3:12pm CST
It is towards the end of the year and on the way to pick up the kids I have been seeing a number of teenagers surrounding these fights. When i was growing up I didn't go to school the last week because people that didn't like you waited until the end of the year to fight you and you didn't even know what you did to them. Does anyone know why kids wait until the end of the school year to fight?
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6 responses
@mohammed3 (208)
• United States
21 May 11
Having seen this before, I can definitely say that the main reason most kids wait to fight until the end of the year is so that they don't get in trouble. If someone gets into a fight in the middle of the year, they can get suspended or detention or another punishment. However, if kids wait until the end of the year, especially the last day, they feel like they can do whatever they want, including fight. The mentality really is "What are they going to do, suspend me next year? They'll have forgotten about it by then." Sadly, that's usually the case.
• United States
22 May 11
Your response is the same response that my children gave. Maybe this type of behavior should be taken over into the next school year and maybe the end of the year fights will stop. People were recording the fights and placing them on you tube. Its just sad and ridiculous I think.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
20 May 11
because by the time that school ends they are tired of being cooped up and they have a ton of energy to burn. also, kids these days don't know how to amuse themselves. Chances are, both parents work and these kids are left to their own devices so they get into trouble.
• United States
20 May 11
I really do believe that and camps and after school programs cost a ton of money these days. So burning off energy the wrong way is what they do. Thanks for the response
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
24 May 11
Hi. trulyblessedhall. Welcome to myLot! This has been around for many of years in the years of my young life of living. Kids want to fight because they know that they will not be going back to school until August. They also fight because they feel like they can't get into anymore trouble than they would if they had to actually fight onto the school grounds. They also fight, because the weather is hot and when it gets hot that is when kids start to act wild and crazy. This has to stop. I truly think that there should be bus and walking monitors that could watch kids make it home safely so that they won't fight another student after school.
• Romania
24 May 11
Most kids usually don't from where I came from. If the kid has guts and everything he will do it during the year. I also think you used to be bullied when you we're a kid sorry
• India
23 May 11
I actually finished my school year previuos year and the end of the year , the last day ws really heart touching 1 , i dont know why , may be coz i may miss my friends or my faculties or the school completely but something was keep on tickling me on the last day..
• India
20 May 11
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