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<blockquote data-quote="jester47" data-source="post: 509214" data-attributes="member: 2238">Trevalon, I have been in your exact situation.&nbsp; In Junior High none the less.&nbsp;&nbsp; We started a club called the RPG club.&nbsp; That got us by the paranoia (I do not think we could have started a D&amp;D club).&nbsp; However one of the teachers (a good friend of mine ironicly) found out what we were doing and had a fit about it.&nbsp; We weathered it until spring when our advisor decided that we should all go outside and get some fresh air. First you should understand the situation of the power of the thing you are dealing with.&nbsp;&nbsp; I would suggest <a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&amp;threadid=32805" target="_blank">this</a>&nbsp; thread.Also, some of the reports from the link above seem like they would help in this too.This should open some insight as to why these games are so scary to some.&nbsp; How does this help you?&nbsp; It tell yous why she is afraid of it.&nbsp; And it also tells you why I am afraid of it somtimes.&nbsp; While I did start gaming at an early age I do wish I had discovered it later in life.&nbsp; I think starting so soon did me more harm than good.&nbsp; I would say that your AP is right, but for all the wrong reasons.&nbsp; She has been told it was bad and will stick to it.&nbsp; I do not think that RPGs are good for teenagers as a whole.&nbsp; Some, like yourself, can handle it, many cannot.&nbsp; I think the best course of action is to keep D&amp;D out of the school.&nbsp;&nbsp; Do what we did.&nbsp; Capitulate.&nbsp; After several meetings we had a very stong D&amp;D community.&nbsp; Yeah, we did not game after school come springtime, but we were all able to meet and we knew who the gamers were.&nbsp; Meet.&nbsp; Play games.&nbsp; Get to know the people.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then invite them to a D&amp;D game if they are interested.&nbsp; This way you get the networking which in my opinion is more important than the place to play.&nbsp; It is unfortunate that such a person is in a position to make your life very difficult if she so chooses.&nbsp;&nbsp; Best bet is to lay low.&nbsp; Or you could go after her job, but it had better work.&nbsp; If the laws permit you could make like Micheal Moore and run for superintendant and make sure she leaves.&nbsp;&nbsp; Or send unsigned letters out to the&nbsp; teachers and parents with instructions to sign the letters and mail them to the schoolboard stating she should not be in charge.&nbsp; But I think the best way is to say &quot;Oh sorry, yeah you're right, D&amp;D is inappropriate, our bad.&quot;&nbsp; That way you can live to pick your battles.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jester47, post: 509214, member: 2238"] Trevalon, I have been in your exact situation. In Junior High none the less. We started a club called the RPG club. That got us by the paranoia (I do not think we could have started a D&D club). However one of the teachers (a good friend of mine ironicly) found out what we were doing and had a fit about it. We weathered it until spring when our advisor decided that we should all go outside and get some fresh air. First you should understand the situation of the power of the thing you are dealing with. I would suggest [URL=http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32805]this[/URL] thread. Also, some of the reports from the link above seem like they would help in this too. This should open some insight as to why these games are so scary to some. How does this help you? It tell yous why she is afraid of it. And it also tells you why I am afraid of it somtimes. While I did start gaming at an early age I do wish I had discovered it later in life. I think starting so soon did me more harm than good. I would say that your AP is right, but for all the wrong reasons. She has been told it was bad and will stick to it. I do not think that RPGs are good for teenagers as a whole. Some, like yourself, can handle it, many cannot. I think the best course of action is to keep D&D out of the school. Do what we did. Capitulate. After several meetings we had a very stong D&D community. Yeah, we did not game after school come springtime, but we were all able to meet and we knew who the gamers were. Meet. Play games. Get to know the people. Then invite them to a D&D game if they are interested. This way you get the networking which in my opinion is more important than the place to play. It is unfortunate that such a person is in a position to make your life very difficult if she so chooses. Best bet is to lay low. Or you could go after her job, but it had better work. If the laws permit you could make like Micheal Moore and run for superintendant and make sure she leaves. Or send unsigned letters out to the teachers and parents with instructions to sign the letters and mail them to the schoolboard stating she should not be in charge. But I think the best way is to say "Oh sorry, yeah you're right, D&D is inappropriate, our bad." That way you can live to pick your battles. [/QUOTE]

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