Saying !!#%! means paying $$$$.
Students at two high schools in Hartford, Conn., are finding that foul Language is not only offensive, it can also be expensive. PoLice officers at Bulkeley and Hartford high schools now issue tickets to students for cursing. The fine: $103. School officials say that it's already working: Fights have decreased and cLassrooms are calmer. But some experts disagree with this approach. "If a student is frustrated or angry, you don't want just to fine them for swearing," says Timothy Jay, a psychology professor at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams North Adams, city (1990 pop. 16,797), Berkshire co., NW Mass., in the Berkshire Hills, on the Hoosic River near the Vt. border; settled c.1737, set off from Adams and inc. 1878. It is located in a summer resort and winter ski area. Manufactures include paper products, textiles, chemicals, and machinery. The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (1999) and Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (1894) are in the city.. "You want to teach them how to deal with their frustrations."
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