My fair ladies and gentlemen

Students from Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina campus have begun to take part in an "acceptable standards initiative" that aims to set and maintain the acceptable behaviour of young people in today's society.

Commencing in term three, the students have embarked on the first stage of the initiative, the "Dare Not Swear" program, which focuses on the way students speak to each other in the playground, in class and to teachers and adults.

"In term three, we will focus on some of the community standards we see as important for a young person to acquire as they progress through our college to adulthood," principal Mr Frank Gasper said.

"We will embark on setting and maintaining these standards in a series of focus areas for the rest of the year."

Mr Gasper said the college was running a range of projects to promote the special initiative including focus groups, a poster design competition, assemblies and newsletter articles to inform students and parents, and a student-based behaviour monitoring system.

Newsletter, 28 Aug 2008 Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina campus