text: Although other people might think that't a great idea the answer is no. Forcing students to do an extracurricular is not okay even if said by the principle. Some reasons are that the student might not have time, they have siblings to take care of, or they might not want to first off students might not have the time to participate in after school activities. Some students have lessons outside school that are paid for by their parents. There could be students who have a lot of homework and extracurriculars could give them less time to do it. They might have a part time job that needs them to come right after school. Students don't always have as much time as the school thinks they have.