Student Handbook

Everyone at Sand Creek has to follow the same rules.  Our student guidelines include some very ignorant rules.  If I could change one rule, it would be our electronic device policy.  In an age of new technology and social networking, our world is more connected than ever.  I believe that students SHOULD be allowed to have electronic devices out between classes and at lunch.  During those times, students have their own time to gather their books, and would also have time to check updates that could come to their phones, instead of having their phone shut off for the entire day.  They would be able to talk to others, such as their parents, without repercussion. 
The handbook also states that, "Student who fail to keep electronic devices off and out of sight between 7:55 a.m. and 2:50 p.m. will have the item confiscated."  I do not believe that authority figures should be able to take our phones and SEARCH them.  They do not pay for the bill, and it is against our first amendment rights.  It's an invasion of privacy and according to the law, they should have a search warrant, just like the police.  I believe other student would agree with me; that students text in class anyways, and do not get caught.

If I could add a rule to the handbook, it would be to add 5 minutes on the school day, in order to get out of school earlier.  In return, students would have to attend school earlier, and be to class on time.  It's changing the school's attendance policy, without mandatory exams. The school year would be shorter, and our classes and days would be longer.  I would add the rule so students could catch a break from school work.  Weekends just don't seem to cut it.  Longer breaks would benefit in less stress and more sleep, resulting in better test scores.

I do not believe that the administration would agree, because they are old, and do not understand the view of a typical teenager. They do not understand the times that we have grown up in, and that students are becoming less interested in education.  If someone broke the rule, of not attending school on time, they would receive detention after three tardies, which is our current school attendance policy.