Lockers?

[Anonymous]

Rocky Run has lockers and no restricted access.

Where do kids without lockers put their coats during winter? I know coats aren't en vouge, but a ton of kids in our district are walkers and will wear coats when it's 21 degrees in the morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am pleased that Carson allows kids unlimited access to their lockers. How silly that schools are limiting access. What are they afraid of?

+1 my guess is they’re afraid of fights near the lockers.

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Anonymous wrote:My child is at Franklin and was assigned a locker. But they don’t let students go to the lockers during key times of the day so it’s pointless. Not happy.

What do you mean?

My child (at Franklin) goes to her locker on her way to her first class, after recess, and at the end of the day. Her locker isn’t in the same zone as most of her classes (her locker is in the yellow zone and she only has one class-- Spanish-- in that zone), but she is still able to go three times each day.

Her English, history, and Advisory classes are in the blue zone, science is in the green zone, and math is in the orange zone. I honestly cannot remember which zone her computer class is in. When our son was there, the computer class was in the blue zone but I can't remember if that's where it is now.

My child says she isn’t allowed to go to her locker before recess so she must bring out her backpack and laptop and store them on the ground outside in all sorts of weather. Ridiculous. She also isn’t allowed to put her lunchbox away in her locker after lunch - she has gotten yelled at by teachers that she should not be at the lockers.

I bet the lunchbox issue is because she has one of the first lunches and it could be disruptive to other classes if kids are at their lockers after lunch while other kids are in class. My guess.

My child doesn't go to her locker before recess, but she does go after recess. She only ever has to carry her computer, a small binder, her book, and her lunchbox to classes. She only has to switch out her stuff once in the middle of the day.

These kids carry a lot less than we did when we were in school! We had to carry binders and textbooks for every class, and we had seven classes every day! We didn't have computers, but our textbooks definitely weighed a lot more than a Chromebook.

It’s ridiculous and bad for the computer to have to bring it outside for recess in all kinds of weather. Not letting kids store it in their lockers for recess is a huge issue. Now my child’s backpack is dirty from sitting on the ground daily outside.

[Anonymous]

Kids have to use lockers at Longfellow (they aren't allowed to carry a backpack) and then they go to McLean where they don't have them. They can actually request one, but apparently no one does...

When my DD was at Longfellow, they carried their backpacks (5 years ago), which I do think was easier. The class changes are so tight I'm not sure if they have to stop at their lockers how they really have any time.

A large amount of lockers at McLean were removed about 6 years ago due to the overcrowding. The (2.5? 3? feet) additional space was needed for kids to physically move around during class changes.

I know that athletes get lockers at McLean?

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Kids have to use lockers at Longfellow (they aren't allowed to carry a backpack) and then they go to McLean where they don't have them. They can actually request one, but apparently no one does...

When my DD was at Longfellow, they carried their backpacks (5 years ago), which I do think was easier. The class changes are so tight I'm not sure if they have to stop at their lockers how they really have any time.

A large amount of lockers at McLean were removed about 6 years ago due to the overcrowding. The (2.5? 3? feet) additional space was needed for kids to physically move around during class changes.

I know that athletes get lockers at McLean?

My kids are walkers to McLean and so (should) have winter gear with them in the winter. Without a locker they have nowhere to put it. It's fine, because they can request one, or deal with it, and it's definitely not something I will get involved with, but I think it's weird. My kid has not gotten a locker for sports, so maybe that's not everyone?

My kids at Longfellow have no trouble going to their lockers between classes

[Anonymous]

I don't get it. Huge high schools have existed for years - mine in the Chicago suburbs was 2000+ students. Somehow we all had lockers and we all used them.

[Anonymous]

There’s a culture of fear now that kids group near the lockers. A lot of fights happen there and teachers are not really able to watch them closely in the locker area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s a culture of fear now that kids group near the lockers. A lot of fights happen there and teachers are not really able to watch them closely in the locker area.

Fights would not happen if schools punished children.

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Anonymous wrote:My child is at Franklin and was assigned a locker. But they don’t let students go to the lockers during key times of the day so it’s pointless. Not happy.

What do you mean?

My child (at Franklin) goes to her locker on her way to her first class, after recess, and at the end of the day. Her locker isn’t in the same zone as most of her classes (her locker is in the yellow zone and she only has one class-- Spanish-- in that zone), but she is still able to go three times each day.

Her English, history, and Advisory classes are in the blue zone, science is in the green zone, and math is in the orange zone. I honestly cannot remember which zone her computer class is in. When our son was there, the computer class was in the blue zone but I can't remember if that's where it is now.

My child says she isn’t allowed to go to her locker before recess so she must bring out her backpack and laptop and store them on the ground outside in all sorts of weather. Ridiculous. She also isn’t allowed to put her lunchbox away in her locker after lunch - she has gotten yelled at by teachers that she should not be at the lockers.

I bet the lunchbox issue is because she has one of the first lunches and it could be disruptive to other classes if kids are at their lockers after lunch while other kids are in class. My guess.

My child doesn't go to her locker before recess, but she does go after recess. She only ever has to carry her computer, a small binder, her book, and her lunchbox to classes. She only has to switch out her stuff once in the middle of the day.

These kids carry a lot less than we did when we were in school! We had to carry binders and textbooks for every class, and we had seven classes every day! We didn't have computers, but our textbooks definitely weighed a lot more than a Chromebook.

It’s ridiculous and bad for the computer to have to bring it outside for recess in all kinds of weather. Not letting kids store it in their lockers for recess is a huge issue. Now my child’s backpack is dirty from sitting on the ground daily outside.

A dirty backpack? The horror!

Why doesn't your kid put her backpack on one of the blacktop areas or the picnic tables?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My child is at Franklin and was assigned a locker. But they don’t let students go to the lockers during key times of the day so it’s pointless. Not happy.

What do you mean?

My child (at Franklin) goes to her locker on her way to her first class, after recess, and at the end of the day. Her locker isn’t in the same zone as most of her classes (her locker is in the yellow zone and she only has one class-- Spanish-- in that zone), but she is still able to go three times each day.

Her English, history, and Advisory classes are in the blue zone, science is in the green zone, and math is in the orange zone. I honestly cannot remember which zone her computer class is in. When our son was there, the computer class was in the blue zone but I can't remember if that's where it is now.

My child says she isn’t allowed to go to her locker before recess so she must bring out her backpack and laptop and store them on the ground outside in all sorts of weather. Ridiculous. She also isn’t allowed to put her lunchbox away in her locker after lunch - she has gotten yelled at by teachers that she should not be at the lockers.

I bet the lunchbox issue is because she has one of the first lunches and it could be disruptive to other classes if kids are at their lockers after lunch while other kids are in class. My guess.

My child doesn't go to her locker before recess, but she does go after recess. She only ever has to carry her computer, a small binder, her book, and her lunchbox to classes. She only has to switch out her stuff once in the middle of the day.

These kids carry a lot less than we did when we were in school! We had to carry binders and textbooks for every class, and we had seven classes every day! We didn't have computers, but our textbooks definitely weighed a lot more than a Chromebook.

It’s ridiculous and bad for the computer to have to bring it outside for recess in all kinds of weather. Not letting kids store it in their lockers for recess is a huge issue. Now my child’s backpack is dirty from sitting on the ground daily outside.

A dirty backpack? The horror!

Why doesn't your kid put her backpack on one of the blacktop areas or the picnic tables?

Why can’t she store it in the locker she was assigned? Also, having computers out in hot or cold weather isn’t good for the screens. Make it make sense.