school policy

  • Teachers meet with school board to discuss opt-out practices

    At the school meeting on Aug. 15, John Andersen, board member, proposed the discussion of an opt-out policy for core literature that would give students the ability to read alternate texts if they have personal objections to literature being taught in English classes. Discussion of the approval of “The Absolutely True Diary of a…

  • Recycling policies remain unclear

    Our campus is filled with blue recycling bins in nearly every classroom; however, there is no guarantee the waste in these bins will be recycled. James Wei, head of maintenance, explains that if items are marked in a recycling container, his staff has been instructed to not touch it. “With the creation of the…

  • Will we survive a disaster?

    This week, a shooter released round after round of bullets into a crowd of people at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, turning a peaceful music festival into the scene of a massacre. In the world we live in, disasters are everywhere, from shooters at concerts and schools, to earthquakes shaking Mexico,…