Vincent CanoStaff Reporter November 10, Should Seniors be allowed to date freshmen students? For decades people have been wondering if a senior dating a freshman should be allowed, many people are split. On one hand, many people believe that a senior is too old to engage in a relationship with a freshman.
The first freshman I came across when interviewing freshmen students was the age gap. Most freshmen entering high school are between fourteen and fifteen, whilst most students that are seniors are between seventeen and eighteen. The argument is that people who are or are soon to become legal adults should not be school to have an active relationship with students who have recently become adolescents.
In most relationships after school, a three to four year age gap is common and not frowned upon. In other cases, age gaps of upwards of 10 years are still accepted by society. They say if gaps like those are ignored by society, then why should a smaller gap matter now? Another argument arose when interviewing seniors, they said that freshmen dating that are actively seeking senior relationships with older students and are responsible enough to decide for themselves if it is continue reading good or bad decision.
Students in high school are supposed to be independent and make choices for themselves high includes who they date.
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In the early years of high school most students still need a hand to guide them and help show right from wrong. Senior students could easily take advantage of impressionable students and manipulate them into being with them. The argument states that sure both parties are in high school now but what happens after the year ends? The seniors will graduate and leave high school leaving the now sophomore student alone. The senior would have to leave to focus on school and work. A relationship like this could have a toxic power gap.
They could also develop a sense of dependency on the older partner.
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Looking at most relationships with celebrities and their not so famous partners, you can see a strong power imbalance. When approached with this argument, most seniors did not have a counter argument. I just hope the opinions and points of view mentioned in this article can give you more to think about.
Cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. The maturity growth that those seniors get in the months after highschool also happens to freshmen.
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