During the grade-by-grade assemblies in early September, new J-DHS Principal Gregory Lawson revealed a couple changes that have been made to some long-standing school policies. Last year, hats and hoodies were only permitted on Fridays, and before that, never. This year, hats and hoodies are now accepted in hallways and classes, regardless of the day. AirPods have been banned from being worn in the hallways, and QR code sign-outs are now required when leaving any classroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been mixed opinions on these new policies. Here’s what some J-DHS students have to say about these changes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jamesville-DeWitt Junior Tara Thorne comments, \u201cThey\u2019re [the QR codes] not like.. bad. It\u2019s kinda stupid to me how they were like you can have hats and hoodies, but no AirPods, because then they\u2019re just gonna make you take [hats and hoodies] off they can see if you\u2019re wearing AirPods. It doesn\u2019t even.. It doesn\u2019t make sense. You know?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Junior Rami Al-Mudamgha states, \u201cAs for the QR codes, I don\u2019t use the QR codes because I find them annoying and kind of hard to use. Hats and hoodies [are] fine, I mean I\u2019m wearing a hat right now\u2026 so I mean.. AirPods, ehh. I mean I don\u2019t wear my AirPods in school because I\u2019m afraid of losing them, but the point about not wearing them in the hallways is kind of.. kind of dumb in my opinion. Like, if there\u2019s a lockdown or something, I\u2019m sure most people aren\u2019t that oblivious that they wouldn\u2019t be able to tell that \u201cOh my god there’s a lockdown coming. I better get in the nearest room.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Junior Brooke McBennett says, \u201cI think the hats and hoodies are fine, because it didn’t really have an effect on our learning, but I don\u2019t think anyone\u2019s like greatly impacted by it. I understand the AirPod rules, but I don\u2019t think anyone is really gonna follow them because it\u2019s kind of hard to put in place. But I do understand if there\u2019s like an emergency you wouldn\u2019t be able to hear. So, I think it\u2019s an understandable rule, but it\u2019s very hard to enforce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sophomore Nina Autry adds, \u201cUm, I think the hats and hoodies rule, I mean it doesn’t really affect anything because not many people wore them anyways when we didn\u2019t have the rule. I mean people wear [them] more, if that makes sense. I think the AirPod rule is a little dumb, but I understand where they\u2019re coming from. Like if it’s something really [urgent] like a lockdown or something and if you don\u2019t hear it, then I understand it that way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Junior Charles Moynihan III reports, \u201cI think that the hat and hoodie policy is good because it allows students to be more comfortable. I think that the QR code for a bathroom pass is an ineffective form of tracking students due to the form\u2019s inconsistency to work and that it takes more time to access rather than simply writing the time down, a system that has seemed to work for the past couple years. I think that the restriction on AirPods in the hallway is a little more harsh than necessary. I think that having one AirPod in while walking in the hall is not enough to reduce one\u2019s hearing to the point where they would be unable to react to an emergency around them. Additionally, I have a few teachers who still allow one or even two AirPods to be in during their class and I think that if they believe that it is safe and does not reduce the value of their lesson, then the policy about other parts of the school building should be the same.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Junior Gabbi Kleiner expresses, \u201cMy opinion on the hats and hoodies is that it’s good to build trust between students and administration and that it should be a personal choice [whether students wear hats or hoodies]. I think no AirPods in the hallway is a good rule for safety, but they need to talk about how some AirPods, especially if the music isn’t that loud, you can hear through. Sometimes for kids with anxiety or other stuff going on it’s better to just allow them [AirPods] all the time. The QR codes are ridiculous.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With all of these new policy changes, opinions have been mostly neutral. Many students have stated that these new policies do not bother them. While others, have some pretty strong opinions. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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