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A staff editorial reflects a general opinion of journalism staff. Everyone submits their opinions and a reporter writes an editorial representing the opinions of the staff.
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mall changes can lead to great outcomes. Our district does many impactful things for students. Yet, sometimes our voices are not heard. One thing that would benefit students is to free them up to focus on the classes they care about the most. On the downside, this would possibly take away from other classes, but it might be helpful for students in their future careers. This might help to make everyone’s learning experience equal. Let’s also make class workloads equal and to have more consistent class structures. This year was challenging because snow days created the need for schedule changes fourth quarter. Adjust the snow day policy so students can have a say in what the make-up schedule looks like. Some people have really been affected by the time changes and would have preferred an extra day to be added rather than extend the school day. It is hard to please everyone, but getting student input is a way to help students buy-in to a decision. On the topic of start times, changing in 2020-21
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to a later start time was not what everyone wanted. Possibly having options for students who have out of school activities that wouldn’t change times would be beneficial. Although it could allow students to get more sleep, some schedules could be affected. With all of the gun violence happening in Lawrence, people would feel more comfortable if the administration was more transparent about threats happening at our school. Yes, it could be confusing and scary for students to know, but it is necessary if we want to be more aware in those types of situations. We also need to discuss gun violence more openly and enact change rather than ignoring it. Balancing funding between construction, education, sports, arts and clubs is difficult for our school, but it could be organized better in order to ensure everyone has what they need to thrive. Lastly, this school should go green. Not all classrooms have recycling bins, and we aren’t required to use them. Even just a small step in recycling could make the biggest difference.
Your opinion matters, too. Write to the school board, district, and even us. We are all in this together.
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