The school is one of three high schools in the Columbia Public School District, with admission based primarily on the locations of students' homes. Hickman is one of the largest high schools in Missouri and has been called the largest in terms of athletic and academic competition.
Aversives can vary from being slightly unpleasant or irritating (such as a disliked color) to physically damaging. It is not the level of unpleasantness, but rather the effectiveness the unpleasant event has on changing behavior that defines the aversive.
Cursive is a standard in Grade 3 in most English systems, Grade 2 in French Canada, and is the only style taught in Europe where they never print (and have higher test scores in general than North America, so it can work). Many teachers refuse to accept work in printing. I personally have mixed feelings about this.