This is the caption on my friends Instagram post.
And this is a picture another friend sent me.
It is sickening how the schooling system is. I could go on about the way they assest students or give out lies that they care about the students or even how they try to discourage students from achieving more, but then this post would never end. What I want to talk about now is how schools are always saying that mental health is just as important as mental health but do nothing to show it. You’re sick? Go home! Need a mental health day? You’re lazy! You were on vacation? Just make up the work. You were too stress to complete the work and keep you health? You have no excuse. And students are constantly pushing themselves to prioritize school over things like food, exercise, mental breaks, health, etc. I see it all over my school. Students are stressed out of their minds, breaking down in class, not showing up to school at all. And what does my school do? Either ignore their outreach for help or punish them for “unexcused absences”. It’s not right. Something needs to change, and fast.
