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[–] DarthBueller@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Has anyone thought about completely overwhelming their system with name changes every class? The student could pick a different name every period.

[–] wild@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The problem with that is that the "system" is teachers.

[–] DarthBueller@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Right. They're not the ones responsible for it, but they can help end it by maliciously complying and publicizing the government overreach at every opportunity.

[–] III@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep, sadly those responsible for this idiocy would be unaffected by this form of protest.

[–] DarthBueller@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just imagine the media attention that would be garnered if thousands of students at many different schools adopting a new gender neutral nickname on a daily basis for months on end. Or entire student bodies laying on the floor refusing to do anything, for months on end, until there was sensible gun reform/teachers unarmed etc. School disciplinary policies aren't able to cope with mass disobedience, they're designed to address the conduct of individuals and very small groups, not the majority of a student body, and media eats this shit up. I could see more impact coming from an entire generation of youth going on school strike than almost anything else I can think of.

And it would be easy to shape the messaging to be directed at the state capitol, not the teachers.

EDIT: Though perhaps it would be impossible, given that the very real urban/rural divide means that you'd only have urban/suburban students participating en masse, enabling the right media machine to be able to write it off as a liberal indoctrination/stunt.

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Today WeeBawbag requested to be called Gruntfuttock..