Fruita 8/9 Only Allows 2 Passes Per Quarter: Students Unhappy

By: Samanatha Doudy

As of this year Fruita 8/9 started a rule of students having 2 passes per quarter. Many students believe that having two passes per quarter is unfair and they think that this rule shouldn’t be enforced. Many girls  think that the bathroom rule is more unfair to girls because if there is an emergency and you already used your passes then you couldn’t do anything. Clayton  Goza also agrees with the majority saying that there are not enough passes to last for the quarter. Other students think that this rule is fair. Another student says, it’s fair because kids are irresponsible and they deserve what they get. 

Teachers are having mixed emotions about the bathroom rule. Mrs. Marchant said that this rule is understandable but the change from being able to go all the time at home to trying to limit the amount of times you go is harder on kids. Ms. Siemens said that limiting the amount of times people go is nice since everyone is in the classroom more but there should be at least one more pass so that bathroom breaks can be spaced out more evenly. Ms. Bohl said that this rule is also understandable but teachers shouldn’t have to keep track of how many times students go to the bathroom or just leave the room. 

According to Insider.com, experts are saying that limiting bathroom breaks like this can be physically and psychologically harmful to kids. Also many parents on this website are saying that their kids are being told that if they don't go to the bathroom at all then they will get extra credit.

 Jillian Minder, a parent, said that this rule is unfair because we are being told that we are young adults but we are being treated like little kids. She understands why this is happening but just because a couple kids were taking advantage of this rule. Mrs. Smith, a mother and teacher, said that this rule is understandable but there are not enough passes. Kids can also have a lot of issues from being restricted like not being able to focus and going to the bathroom can also serve as a brain break. 

In conclusion, the school shouldn’t have this rule or if they do have this rule then they should make the rule be more passes than just two.