Cancellation of Extracurricular Activities Due to School's Litter Problem

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All Extra-Curriculum Activities Should Be Cancelled
The school is struggling with the litter problem in the case scenario provided. The principal had requested the students to improve the campus environment, but the litter problem persisted. Therefore, the principal’s decision to cancel all extracurricular activities until the issue is resolved proves feasible for various reasons. Canceling the extracurricular activities is warranted because persistent litter problems can result in deteriorated health outcomes for students, which impacts their academic performance; it would allow the student to rethink their deviant behavior and support teachers’ wellbeing and productivity.
Improperly managed litter problems can result in health and wellbeing risks for the students, given the substantial time they spend around and within the campus. The litter environment proves conducive to pest infestations. Canceling all extracurricular activities until the issue is resolved reduces the exposure to pests, thus improving students’ health, attendance, and the potential for better academic performance. The healthier a campus is, the better the students would be able to learn and be productive in the lectures, which ultimately augments their productivity and quality of life. In addition, the students would be at a higher risk of developing illnesses when exposed to litter and pests. They could consume food contaminated with harmful bacteria associated with urine or rodent feces (EPA 2). Therefore, postponing all extracurricular activities until the litter problem is warranted because it would prevent the students from contracting illnesses leading to undesirable health outcomes. The decision also supports students’ academic performance potential by ensuring they are in the right mind to engage in creative endeavors within the classroom.
Canceling all extracurricular activities is necessary to offer the students education about litter. Since the principal had requested the students to take care of the environment in vain, it is right to postpone the activities and emphasize litter education to influence their mindset and behaviors within the school environment. This would provide an opportunity for the principal to allow the students to rethink the litter issue by challenging the behaviors and attitudes that created the problem in the first place. The litter education would incorporate discussions tailored to address questions regarding the situation’s impact on wellbeing and academic performance. In addition, the students demonstrated deviant behavior by failing to heed the principal’s call for more environmentally conscious extracurricular activities (Keeplouisianabeautiful.org). Therefore, canceling the activities would enable the students to re-examine th...