Bell Schedule
by Mylahj Brown
Over 35 parents were standing in single-file outside of M office on Wednesday, August 29. All parents were summoned because of their children receiving overnight suspensions from tardies.
As of late August, 55 freshman have received overnight suspensions from tardies alone, and seniors are coming in at almost half of that, having 24 overnight suspensions tallied so far. It seems that freshman are not used to having to arrive to class in 5 minutes though they did not attend last year, while only some seniors are having difficulty too.
Overnight suspensions require 3 tardies in the same class to be issued. Numbers show that students are having quite a bit of trouble adjusting to this change.
Since last year, the time allowed between classes has decreased, from six minutes to five. Also, the one-minute bell alerting students to move on to class has been removed.
Though some might argue these changes influence the number of tardies this year, it is hard to ignore the fact that more freshman have accumulated these tardies.
Despite the number of tardies, principal Dr. Ted Horrell says he does see a huge change, a decrease, in the amount of students loitering around the campus.
This change from six minutes to five and the removal of the one-minute bell were not quick decisions and have their reasons.
“The conversion about the removal of the minute-bell started last year, and teachers told me that students used it as a crutch to wait until the last minute before they rushed to class,” Dr. Horrell said.
Dr. Horrell seems to think that most students are all right with the change in things. High school sophomore D’Andre Rhoden disagrees.
“It’s not good. Taking the minute bell away was a horrible thing to do! I’ve already received 9 tardies this year!” Rhoden said.
Senior Lauren Stewart, like Rhoden, must make adjustments to her routes since the removal of the warning bell.
“I don’t have much time to stop and talk with my friends; going straight to class has become my priority,” Stewart said.
Teachers seem to be at ease with the change in procedures. History teacher Casey Callaway is pleased.
“Students know they need to get to my class on time; it is better without the minute bell.” Callaway said.
History teacher Matt Sugg has similar thoughts with Callaway.
“It was rough the first week; people were having trouble adjusting. Overall though, it is better without the tardy bell; tardy count has lowered significantly,” Sugg said.
The new bell schedule sits well with most teachers, but some students are still unsure about whether it was the right change. Not matter which opinion one has, some facts still remain.
“You cannot make it from V gym to M if you get stuck in any traffic,” sophomore Rainey Gibbs said.
As of late August, 55 freshman have received overnight suspensions from tardies alone, and seniors are coming in at almost half of that, having 24 overnight suspensions tallied so far. It seems that freshman are not used to having to arrive to class in 5 minutes though they did not attend last year, while only some seniors are having difficulty too.
Overnight suspensions require 3 tardies in the same class to be issued. Numbers show that students are having quite a bit of trouble adjusting to this change.
Since last year, the time allowed between classes has decreased, from six minutes to five. Also, the one-minute bell alerting students to move on to class has been removed.
Though some might argue these changes influence the number of tardies this year, it is hard to ignore the fact that more freshman have accumulated these tardies.
Despite the number of tardies, principal Dr. Ted Horrell says he does see a huge change, a decrease, in the amount of students loitering around the campus.
This change from six minutes to five and the removal of the one-minute bell were not quick decisions and have their reasons.
“The conversion about the removal of the minute-bell started last year, and teachers told me that students used it as a crutch to wait until the last minute before they rushed to class,” Dr. Horrell said.
Dr. Horrell seems to think that most students are all right with the change in things. High school sophomore D’Andre Rhoden disagrees.
“It’s not good. Taking the minute bell away was a horrible thing to do! I’ve already received 9 tardies this year!” Rhoden said.
Senior Lauren Stewart, like Rhoden, must make adjustments to her routes since the removal of the warning bell.
“I don’t have much time to stop and talk with my friends; going straight to class has become my priority,” Stewart said.
Teachers seem to be at ease with the change in procedures. History teacher Casey Callaway is pleased.
“Students know they need to get to my class on time; it is better without the minute bell.” Callaway said.
History teacher Matt Sugg has similar thoughts with Callaway.
“It was rough the first week; people were having trouble adjusting. Overall though, it is better without the tardy bell; tardy count has lowered significantly,” Sugg said.
The new bell schedule sits well with most teachers, but some students are still unsure about whether it was the right change. Not matter which opinion one has, some facts still remain.
“You cannot make it from V gym to M if you get stuck in any traffic,” sophomore Rainey Gibbs said.