We have lockers in our school. TONS of lockers.
No one uses them. Students would rather carry every book they own in the backpack than use a locker.
Not to mention, the halls are so packed to stop at a locker and get books would be a huge waste of time.
My locker in high school was my truck. I went there a few times a day to swap books.:) As a freshman, I went before school, during lunch and after school. It was the only time I had between classes.
No one uses them. Students would rather carry every book they own in the backpack than use a locker.
If "students" are to friggin dumb to use the lockers, then TS.
People have been carrying books for thousands of years. Why is there an issue all of a sudden. We used to walk to school too...
Our students aren’t allowed to carry bookbags in the building, and most seem to think they are constitutionally unable to carry more than one book at a time.
I haven’t figured out why they all need backpacks. When I was in school, the only people who used those were hikers...there were a few students who had the old briefcase-style bookbag, but those weren’t “cool” so most people carried their books in their arms. We survived.
The textbook companies are starting to get a clue. About 1/2 of the books in our middle school are now available on a DVD that can be reproduced unlimited times so that kids can take that home, use it and leave the books at school. Doesn't matter - most kids still lug every book around to every class, even though the lockers are RIGHT THERE!!! and there is time between classes. Using lockers is very uncool for some reason. I'd say less than 1/3 of the 8th graders in my school have even opened them this year.