Why Should Lockers Be Allowed In Schools

Have you been to a gym lately, or maybe had to get an ultrasound, went to the pool, theme park, or even a library? These locations all have something in common there were lockers or a cubby to store your things so you did not have to carry your stuff with you. School should allow for the students of District 8 the same curtesy. Children are still developing and to carry a heavy bag around daily can be damaging to the body. I am asking for reconsideration that lockers be put in the schools to maintain a student’s health, storage, and management of books and supplies. I have had three children go through eight schools, in six states and two countries, and this is the first school system that there have been no lockers or even storage of any sort.
I am not made of money and cannot afford to keep buying replacements. He has always been good at keeping up with his things. In elementary school they had one class room they stayed in mainly. Within this class room they had cubby holes to store coats, books, supplies, and lunch boxes a bonus to keep things up and out of the way and less likely to be lost. To send them to a new school where changing classes every period and having to lug all their things around with them only adds to their stress. I am all for teaching responsibility, but teachers have a desk, principals have offices, so shouldn’t the students have a locker?

I appreciate why you feel the need to eradicate lockers. Through research excluding lockers help eliminate places to stash weapons or drugs, hallways are quieter, kids get to class sooner giving teachers more time with them, and staff can do their jobs rather than usher kids and fixing lockers. These are all respectable reasons for repudiating lockers, but this story is not a fairy tale, it is a story of real life and the ending is not always happy. It has been said that lockers are a fad in the past. These traditions need to be left in the past. Realistically, many fads come