Should Conroe High School remove their rule on not letting kids leave school to get food? Yes, Some students do not eat lunch at all and also because some of the food is disgusting, and being able to leave the school during lunch would be better for the students, we would be able to hang out for a little outside of school instead of being in class for 8 hours.…
There have been 74 school shootings in the United States since the Sandy Hook shooting. This number is extremely high and causes heartbreak to our country; students deserve to attend school with no fear. Security guards and rules are not enough. Targeted bookbag and locker searches should be allowed because it would lower the amount of deaths and injuries in schools, lowers the amount of drug use in schools, brings a positive look to schools, and communities. Believing that these searches or maybe even metal detectors will help with the danger in schools today. According to Kate R. Ehlenberger, “Officials conduct random or blanket searches not because of individualized suspicion, but as a preventive measure. Examples of random searches include the use of metal detectors in school entrances and…
I believe that high schools should have open lunches. Students should be able to leave the school grounds and go to a fast food restaurant, or, if they choose should at least be able to go outside and eat. Students need to have a small break from school during the day, even if they are outside, they still can take their minds off of school work for a while. Students need to have fresh air and adequate sunlight. Fresh air and sunlight is a proven fact to help students in their studies and it also helps the students concentrate more. I understand that the school staff would not like the fact that the students would be able to leave campus without supervision. Are not the students in high school? Should we not have the responsibility to be able…
If my school considered making a change to the dress code the item I would choose is hats. Hats don’t distract people and they are very fun to wear. Most of the times people want to wear a hat we have to pay for that rule which is dumb. Another reason is because both sides want hair accessories like hat and bandanna.…
Guns on a school campus is an issue with two clear sides, those who support allowing concealed weapons and those who rally for gun free zones. David Burnett supports the idea of allowing students to carry concealed weapons. Burnett’s central argument is that gun free zones leave students defenseless. Darby Dickerson disagrees, saying students do not understand the responsibilities of owning a weapon and should therefore, not be allowed to carry them on campus.…
One quiet day in the 1960’s 3 Des Moines students were wrongly punished for protesting the Vietnam War by wearing black arm bands to school. The school officials believed that the armbands would cause a huge disturbance and be a very big distraction to the student body. The students were then suspended.…
The argument against backpacks is now justified because students can keep back packs with them and nobody will get hurt. Teachers can set up a designated area for backpacks to got to prevent tripping or any injuries during the school day. Students backpacks will no longer lay about and cause a potential threat to students and teachers safety. We can place them in certain areas of the classroom so that we to continuously ensure the safety of faculty and students. Also back packs pose no greater danger with weapons and or drugs then students everyday purses, gym bags, or even laptop bags. Those items can be just as dangerous as any book bag out there. A bag is a bag, so if you're allowing gym bags, purses or anything of the sort consider that the threat may still remain without backpacks. Last of all having backpacking during emergencies would speed up any the safety procedure since your backpack would be right there with you at all times during the day. If there would ever be a need to leave the school you would have all of your essentials with you so you can grab what you need and exit the building. If you have everything with you evacuating would be much faster, compared to if a student had something precious in his or her locker that they had to…
There is more than one side to the debate about cell phone availability during school. One claim is that students should be allowed to have their phones on them and use their cell phones during appropriate times. In the article, the authors provide details about how there are numerous reasons why cell phones should be allowed during school. Students should be allowed access to cell phones, because if they are responsible enough to be going off to college in a year or so, they should be responsible enough to have a cell phone on them and use it wisely (George and Cook). Another reason why cell phones should be allowed in school is because otherwise it can create a divide between the students and the teachers. Students are so invested in their phones, so if a teacher…
Imagine this, you walk into the cafeteria to find the smell of spaghetti, gross! You get a tray anyway. That's all that they have so it`s your only option. You only push the mushy noodles around the tray then throw it away once your lunch period is over. The next period you hear your stomach growl and wish you could have had another option at lunch. If schools provided more lunch options this problem would happen less or even disappear completely.…
Schools should allow legally licensed concealed carry permit holders to continue carrying on and in schools. Concealed carry minimizes or eliminates school shootings, and it can decreases crime rates. People carry everywhere else so why not on campus?…
I think that lockers should be checked because there could be drugs, alcohol, and weapons in the lockers. Bringing all of this stuff to school is highly against the rules and against the law. These things could kill you and you could kill others. If student’s lockers were checked it would reduce the gun killing and selling of drugs. Student’s lockers should be checked randomly. With randomly checking the lockers, students will not know what day they will be checked. They will never know when to take the drugs, guns, or alcohol out of the locker.…
Throughout the past eight years, the number of school shootings has risen from around ten in 2010 to over 47 since 2016. Security measures are being taken throughout schools: doors must stay closed and locked, and active shooter drills are practiced to prepare students. Though some of these solutions are effective, some of them do more harm than good. President Donald Trump’s decision has been all over recent media, sparking a great controversy. While the idea appeals to some, many more believe it unwise.…
Public schools across the United States have been dealing with the issue of dress codes. As of 2008, twenty-two U.S. states specifically authorized schools to institute dress codes or uniform policies (8). School boards may generally create and enforce dress code, but they must do so without violating students’ constitutional law (9). Schools are finding difficulty in enforcing their dress code among students. Parents feel as if the schools dress codes are condoning their students for expressing themselves and say that it is unconstitutional and wrong. Parents, students, and administrators all have the idea of uniforms in the back of their mind but, they will have to give up things to have them. Though a dress code for high schools students is appropriate, uniforms would be a better option.…
Eight states currently have laws that allow students and faculty to carry concealed weapons on campuses. In 24 other states, individual colleges can decide whether or not to allow firearms on the premises. (“Death Statistics Belie Impact of Children's Gun Injuries”) The debate involving if concealed weapons should or should not be allowed on college Universities, has been active since the early 90’s. In fact, school shootings in the United States have occurred as early as the 18th and 19th century. The first college shooting that occurred in the United States was July 26th, 1764 in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. Since 2013, there has been 142 school shootings in the United States, and since 2008 there has been 11 school shootings in the state of Illinois. (“Gun Control Overview”) Currently, Illinois prohibits the…
“Excuse me? You are going to have to visit the office to get some new clothes. You are not allowed to wear that to school.” Aren’t you tired of hearing this over and over again? According to the National Center of Educational Statistics, as of the 2007 to the 2008 school year, 54% of the United States public schools enforce a strict dress code. Also, from the Niche Blog, as of 2000 to 2013, dress code increased by 21%. School dress codes should be banned because “school appropriate” clothes are harder to find today, and not everyone owns “school appropriate” clothes.…