MHS Requires Student IDs

ByJerome Linear and Juliana Rodden

feelingsabout thesenew regulations.

?It feelslikeit isunnecessary. If worst comesto worst, afive dollar fineisnecessary but Saturday school isjust dumb especially for an ID,?Azu Kinoshitasaid.

If astudent doesn't havean ID they arerequired to besent to theofficeto get anew one, for which they haveto pay five dollarsin order to go back to class. If astudent doesn't have fivedollarsthey areput five dollarsinto school debt which they had to pay in order to graduate.

In asurvey conducted by Pinion staff, out of 68 students, 54 felt either neutral or negative about thenew ID rule. In the survey, studentsfelt that theID rulewasunhelpful sincethe rulecan alwaysfail likehow somestudentsdon't follow school rulesin general.

Thesurvey asked McKinley studentson how to stay safe and protect themselveson campusin situationsrevolving around atrespasser.McKinley studentsrecommend being awareof your surroundings, walking with peopleyou can trust, and not being afraid to tell staff membersabout any suspiciousbehavior. Not everything about theID requirement wasunnecessary for Kinoshitaasit wasanew way to keep trespassersoff school campuses.

?I personally don't likethe ideaof mandatory IDsbut I feel likeit isdefinitely away to keep peoplewho don't belong here off thecampus,?Kinoshitasaid. Thesenew requirementsare meant to keep theschool safe and secure.

?Even though I don't likethe new requirement I respect this decision and still wear my ID in school on my shirt every day,? Kinoshitasaid.