Middle School Locker Update

This past week we had to make some changes in student locker use in the Middle School to address safety concerns.  We altered the times when students use their lockers so that only certain grades are at their lockers at specific times during the day.  8th grade students will now go to their lockers before lunch and drop their belongings off in their next period class before heading to lunch.  6th and 7th graders will go to their lockers after lunch and will leave their belongings in the class before lunch.  They may retrieve their lunches from their lockers before heading to the cafeteria. 

These changes were made because students began tossing their belongings over their lockers causing injury to students before and after lunch periods.  Our lockers are not fixed to a wall and are located in an alcove as seen in the photo below. This unique configuration of lockers within our middle school means that we must regularly consider how we utilize space and our available resources. Limiting locker use to to one or two grades at a time is much less chaotic, easier to supervise and ensures overall student safety.