Students react to new policy about sitting in the hallway

Melissa Jung, Features Editor • March 14, 2012

Stepping over dozens of rows of feet on the way to first hour may now be a thing of the past. On Monday, Mar. 12 over the intercom, students were informed of the new rule that after 8 a.m., they are no longer allowed to be sitting the hallways and must stand.

“It was a result of teacher concerns because hallways were being blocked,” Senior Principal Jon Schultz said.

Students would not stand when teachers and other students were trying to navigate through the hallways, Schultz said.

While there is no consequence for sitting in the halls after 8 a.m., Schultz said, refusing to stand when asked by a teacher would be considered insubordination which may warrant ISS.

Rachel MacChesney, sophomore, received these consequences on the first day the new policy was put into place.

MacChesney said she was sitting down when a teacher asked her to stand up. MacChesney said she asked why and was told that students sitting were blocking the hallways.

MacChesney said she told the teacher she thought students standing in the halls took up more room than students sitting, refused to stand up and was consequently written up for insubordination.

“I feel [the policy] doesn’t really do anything,” MacChesney said. “I think students take up more room when they’re standing in the halls than when they’re sitting down.”

MacChesney said she does not think the policy nor the consequences are fair.

“I think they should change the policy,” MacChesney said.

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Melissa Jung, Features Editor and Webmaster

Melissa is a senior and this is her third year on staff. At MHS, she is also involved in Marquette Theatre Company as the historian, and she is a member of the St. Louis Cappies and the International Thespian Society. She is also a part of Key Club, National Honor Society, and French Honor Society. Outside of MHS, she is especially involved in her youth group and is still a Girl Scout. She has an awesome job working with kids and her hobbies include reading, writing, taking pictures, listening to music, and going to concerts -- she fangirls all the time. Melissa loves so much food, especially barbecue. She doesn't watch much TV, but when she does, it's marathons - either of Intervention, Boy Meets World, or Say Yes to the Dress. She has grown to love so much about newspaper, but the best thing is probably the friendships she has made through it. Melissa is still deciding what her future plans will be, but she wants to help people. She's cool she swears.