Sterling High School’s New Lanyard Policy

By Robin Kavanagh

       Sterling High School’s decision to require students to wear lanyards has resulted in many different feelings from students, teachers, and parents, some of which I got the opportunity to ask about.

        The majority of students interviewed said that the lanyards were good for safety reasons, but were not too thrilled about having to wear them all day. One student that I interviewed said that they did not like the idea of lanyards and thought the school could do other things to ensure safety, such as the use of a metal detector. Another student said that they didn’t mind having to wear the lanyard. Personally, I found that the lanyards provided to us were cheap and easily breakable, and not in the way they should be. I did, however, buy my own lanyards prior and don’t mind wearing them as much.

        After interviewing teachers, I realized that many of them had different views of their own. Some teachers thought that the lanyards were an absolute good and an excellent idea, while others thought that the idea was terrible. One teacher that I interviewed thought that lanyards would be better suited for a larger school with more students than that of Sterling. The lanyards would help to keep track of which students go where. Another teacher said that they thought the lanyards should only be used to enter the building, but not necessary to be worn all day.

        Having interviewed my own mother and my friend’s parents, I saw many of the parents are actually for having lanyards. While there is a great deal of parents that would love to disagree, from whom I interviewed, they seemed content with the new rule. My mother, who works in another high school, said that she thought her school needed them and that it was a great idea. The idea of using lanyards is to protect students and to keep track of them as well.

        So whether you’re for or against lanyards, the rule is set in place. We won’t know how well they actually work until the future comes. Until then, I’d tell my fellow students to make the best of it all.