Stores are selling out, traffic is bad, and everyone is feeling diverse types of emotions. Schools are opening for everyone in August all around the world.
Some students are first-year students who are new to the school. Imagine having no idea where you are going in a school filled with 1,000-3,000 kids in one place, a different building for different classes. Some teens find this scary, while others find it exciting.
In contrast, last school year and this year are going head-to-head with policies. There have been a lot of changes. Some schools implied metal detectors and others implied a no cell phone rule in Florida which corrupted young minds.
Some may say that the changes are good and in the long run will be beneficial to students. However, these changes do seem to be heading in that direction. For instance, the new metal detectors are causing major problems. The long lines are making students extremely late to class no matter how early you get to school, you may still be met with a line.
Which wasn’t a problem the years before so is this new rule even worth it? Another big change that is taking place this year is the no-phone rule, this has not been sitting well with many of the students. Some will argue that this new rule is to get students more involved in class, but telling someone they can’t have something only makes them want it more, which leads to students finding more ways to hide their phones.
With all these changes this school year, students are still going to need time to process the new procedures. Especially the freshman students who are going through the big transition from middle school to high school. All strict rules the district has are important, but it makes this year complicated, and because of that Broward districts should find some way to make their rules easier so the students don’t have a hard time, especially if they are freshmen. “This week as a freshman has been great. I like all my classes, and I think this year is going to be great!” Leilani Tom, a freshman said.
We spoke to another freshman and asked how the first week was and this is what Jhalone, a freshman attending Coral Glades High, said about his thoughts on high school and he said “ my first thoughts were confusing. I already knew I was gonna see a lot of older people also. I am on the basketball team. It’s a really good team. One positive thing I would say about Glades is that it is so clean.”
As the days progress things seem to be moving in a good direction. The lines for the metal detectors are moving a lot faster than the previous week and students are getting to class on time, so you could say that it’s turning out good.
But as for the new phone policy, it remains the same and students as you can imagine aren’t happy about it. No matter how long this rule would be in place students aren’t changing how they feel about it.
