Problems and Struggles

Teachers, administrators, and other students themselves may see a student at Bell High School and they will have no idea what problems that student may face when they are outside of the classroom. Additionally, the students themselves who might be facing problems at home, won't speak about them publicly for fear that they would be ridiculed or pitied. Some problems that the student may be facing is poverty. The parents of the student may not be well educated thus preventing them from acquiring a job  that pays more. As a result, the student may be prevented from attending school events, such as a dance, because their family cannot afford to spend money on something that isn't a necessity but rather a luxury. Also the student may not be able to afford to buy expensive name brand clothes which will lower their self-esteem because the sad truth in high school is that your image is important. Aside from financial issues, the student may also have an abusive parent. This will greatly affect the student both physically and mentally and thus affect their performance or interactions with others at school.