New Year, New rules!

                East Nicolaus High School has changed various ways this year, but what the students have been very concerned are about the school’s new rules.

Every year they add rules to the school, but they have not added a new rule which concerned student drivers until this year. The parking lot is closed during school hours; drivers cannot go to their cars to get their school supplies.

“This is a way to keep kids safe,” explained Michelle Adams about the new rule.

“We haven’t changed any of the school rules, we enforced them,” says Mrs. Lauppe. Mrs. Lauppe also said they closed the parking lot for the safety of the students.

“The parking lot rule should be the rule to be changed first,” suggested Brittany Seward. “I think they should change the rules into how they were before.”

This year they have also been more concerned about appropriate clothes. There are other rules that they would like to add, for example if you miss many days of school you must go to Saturday school. Plus, they want to limit Independent Study.

Not all of the rules are bad for ENHS students; they are trying to permit the phone usage, but only during breaks. Visiting college campuses will not count as an absence, but as an Academic Field Trip. These new rules can benefit students, such as making them more responsible and receiving a better education.

“I think it’s hard to adjust to the new rules, but it’s for the best,” concluded Michelle Adams.