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A much better finale to school than our depressing assembly

Vic Barlow
30/ 7/2008

WASN’T it wonderful to see photos of all those young people attending their school Prom in the Express?

All those gorgeous young ladies and handsome lads setting off on their great life journey.

It was a real tonic on a cold, wet and miserable day to see so many optimistic young kids enjoying their moment. It’s a much better end to schooldays than the depressing assembly we had before throwing off our blazers for the last time.

There are lots of great kids around today but I do feel we have let them down. They are the ones most likely to be victims of the street violence and abuse we’ve encouraged by our inept response to anti-social behaviour.

I attended a tough inner city school and the one thing that kept me safe was school discipline. It came swiftly and decisively and, as a relatively well-behaved pupil, protected me from would-be bullies.

Those pictures made my day and I wish every one of those students a long, happy and healthy life.

May all their dreams come true.

The views on this page are Vic Barlow's and not necessarily those of the Express


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   Lesley, have a word with yourself. The Prom is a waste of time, end of. As for Barlow, he spends most of his time groaning about stuff, which is hard work at the best of times, as for his attempts at good news stories etc then they are even worse. Stick to the forum Lesley if what you expect from this sort of thing is people mindlessly agreeing with you. I dont agree with Vic or you and reserve my right to do so!
The Satisfied Customer
10/08/2008 at 00:32
   whatever, see ya
slinkywizard, Macclesfield
8/08/2008 at 08:57
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