On Segregation

         It has come to my attention lately, that a school in my district is under strict segregation of the sexes, with males in their own classes and females in the other. Though done with the best intentions in mind, I challenge the idea with the possibility that it is indeed NOT good for the developement of these developing children?
         I must admit that I do not know everything or even most of the situation, being in the high school and having not set foot in the middle school for years now. I do, however, have a friend and neighbour in the middle school who has told me about the situation and crisis. So before I am stoned by those who are more knowledgeable on the subject, I let it be made known that this is simply based on a series of jumping to conclusions and facts I have witnessed/heard/experienced, though the majourity of this will probably simply be thinking on the segregation in itself.
         Anyway, I must honestly say I do not support this segregation at all. Only to be fair, though, will I give you their side of the story.
         According to my neighbour friend in the middle school, recently (I'm supposing before the segregation) there has been an outbreak of sexual harrassment in the school, with the boys and their raging hormones unable to keep their hands off of the pretty girls. He says it was really getting bad, and was really ticking him off, with all modesty seemingly completely thrown out the window, the boys metamorphasizing into savage beasts, with an appetite of lust.
         This said, I can understand why they would set up the segregation, the harrassments obviously provoking the establishment of such a punishment and safeguard. Still, however, I believe the authority that imposed this has failed to see a bigger picture, in which sociality might be damaged.
         I am unsure exactly how long this segregation lasts, if it's just the sixth grade or throughout the entire school, so for this, I will assume either, analyzing both prospects.
         Just being the sixth grade, it's a given that it would be far less of an impact than having it through the entire course of middle school. Here, the boys and girls would only feel the effect of some juvenile comrodery, being with those they can work with well, seperated from what confuses, intrigues, and invariably distracts them.
         All that said, this segregation is looking quite good for the young ones, seperating them from harm, physically and emotionally as well as educationally. There are, however, some setbacks.
         The sixth grade, if I recall correctly, is at the start of a period we all go through known as puberty. This is the time hormones begin to stirr and the opposite sex begins to become attractive and interesting.

-This will be continued.-