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Originally Posted by HRobotics
Unfortunately, our school (Havergal College in Toronto, Canada) does not fully understand FIRST or appreciate it as much as our team. This year, we aren't doing the FRC. Recently, we've also had a conflict with them concerning power tools, which they won't let us use anymore. This means that we can't build for fun like we had originally planned to do. This also means that we may not be able to go back to FIRST next year either. Of course, the whole team is extremely upset about this. We've tried talking to the school but our questions about why they are placing these restrictions have gone unanswered. Are any other teams out there experiencing similar problems? If so, how are you dealing with it? If not, do you have any ideas?
Thank you so much,
- Stephanie, Katherine, and Adelaide
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I'm very sorry to hear that. We've never had problems like that, but I'm wondering if one of the team members did something with a powertool that upset the school? I know our team lets students come and go though the lab as they please because we trust their judgement, but there have been close calls (one student last year decided it would be fun to make black powder and raided the chem closet). What doesn't make sense to me is why the school doesn't tell you their rationale. My best suggestion is take the team and try and talk some sense into them. Also, alert the local media...a story on it could cause the school to shed some light on their decision.
Best of luck, and let me know if there's anything myself or my team can do to help!
-Nuttyman54