Students are not permitted to eat/drink (other than water) in class. If students are late to their classes, there will be lunch detentions assigned. Phones, headphones, and personal technology are not allowed in classrooms.
Staff are permitted to confiscate a student’s belongings if found breaking the rules. The regulations infringe on the privacy and rights of students. As most of the school’s technology is slow and unreliable, many students bring their own devices to class so that they can finish their assignments.
Some teachers objected that it is improper for pupils to buy food and arrive late to class. This causes no harm to anyone and infringes on a student’s right to do as they like outside the school grounds.
The regulations can cause problems as students might wish to rebel or ignore them. It seems that the DOE system cares more about enforcing new rules instead of putting more effort into providing a better education to students.
It is pointless for staff to enforce previous regulations now that the school year is almost over. Consider putting the regulations into effect at the start of the year so that everyone will take them seriously throughout the entire course.
WJPS assistant principal Mr. Yarmy stated, “No, it’s never too late to try and make sure everyone respects the rules that can make them better students. Good habits will stick around. There’s always room for discussion about making policies better.
I am open to flexibility with the rules if it can benefit the daily learning of students.”
WJPS sophomore, Victoria Sepulveda stated, “Banning drinks and food is ridiculous. Teachers rarely mentioned eating or drinking in class as it doesn’t interfere with learning.”
WJPS sophomore, Maya Guadarrama stated, “School computers operate slowly. Students bring their digital gadgets to class and it’s quicker. By forbidding them, lessons will only operate more slowly.”
