Basically, I support that students should know more about the developments and current affairs of Hong Kong. And they should also nurture their own critical and independent thinking. Ideally, as they old grower and accumulate more life experience and knowledge, they should be able to analyse and handle things in a relatively independent, objective and mature way.
However, as for secondary school students, I still think they are still immature and are not well-equipped and well-prepared for analysing the current affairs comprehensively and objectively, let alone handling some emotionally-charged political issues by themsleves.
Indeed, if we allow our secondary schools to get involved in politics, our innocent students will only be the victims. No doubt, they would be "forced" to take sides according to the political stance of their schools and teachers. If this case really happens, how can our young and immature students handle the situation? Can they have their own free will to deal with the issue? Can they say "no" to their teachers who already have their own favourite (or biased) political views even though they don't agree with their teachers? What would happen to our immature and young students? Should we put them in such a dilemma? Would this be fair to them?
Apparently, bringing politics to our secondary schools is not a simple issue. And getting our immature and innocent secondary school students involved in politics would also bring about lots of complicated matters which may lead to long-term consequences. So, we really need to consider the issue comprehensively, objectively and carefully before we give the students the green light regarding the issue.
Understandably, given their young age and limited life experience and knowledge, I believe that the majority of our secondary school students are still inadequate and ill-prepared when understanding and handling some politically-charged issues. So, I therefore would not support the "radical" actions like the boycott of classes which would only disrupt their normal class learning. In fact, if some secondary school students really want to take part in politics, they can still wait until they are older, mature and fully ready. And I am sure they can then understand things better and handle them in a more mature, objective and rational manner once they grow older and leave their secondary schools!
So, in the meantime, for the sake of our secondary school students, please don't bring politics to their schools and get them involved in politics! And please leave them alone and let them truly enjoy their school life without the trouble of getting them involved in politics prematurely!
"You may never know what results come of your action,but if you do nothing there will be no result.You must be the change you wantto see in the world."