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Block scheduling and study hall is important for all students in high school. When you reach high school, there are more classes, more work, more activities, etc. On top of that, kids are starting to get jobs, learn to drive cars and getting involved in their community. Some students even miss days of school due to being sick. Having a study hall helps many students alike to complete their schoolwork and makeup tests they miss. On top of that, having assignments spread out (because of block scheduling) help with time management, as assignments are typically due every other day. Taking these things away makes it even harder to manage high school. Not only is it taking time away from students, but having work from 7 classes everyday, and most likely having to finish it all in one night, would be very stressful. There would also be no time to makeup tests. On top of that, fitting 7 classes in one day + lunch and passing periods would be very difficult to expect and not give enough time to learn everything a class may require.
For example, I take part in the marching band at my school. Our rehearsals are from 3-7PM every Tuesday and Thursday, our school ending at 2:40PM. Sometimes we might have an additional rehearsal, it might be extended to 8PM, there's football games we perform at lasting until 9PM, and either competitions or band camps on Saturdays, taking away a day to finish up work on the weekend. Having a study hall has helped me complete my work and make up tests, and having a block schedule is beneficial to me so my work is spaced out, giving me more time to complete all of it. Without both, it'd be pretty much impossible to get work done on time with reasonable time to sleep. Without sleep, I won't be ready to learn for school. If my assignments are always late, I'd be getting bad grades. I'm not the only one with after-school activities - there are over 100 members in my marching band, and many other types of clubs take place at my school after the day is over. We all need our study hall time and block-scheduling to stay in order to manage some of the most fast-paced and stressful years of our lives while still getting our chance to do what we love.
Isabella supported: Preserve Personalization Periods and block scheduling in Broward schoolsHello!!! I’m a very involved student in this district, participating in a lot of events and extracurriculars, and I genuinely care about what happens here. But honestly, this new policy feels like a straight-up invasion of privacy. Why do you need to see my location 24/7, even when I’m not at school? My parents do that, and it makes sense because they are my parents. Teachers are not my family and thus do not need to know about my whereabouts. There have already been multiple cases in our own district where teachers have turned out to be criminals, including my teacher from middle school who was later arrested for being a child predator. That’s just one example among many, many others in FBISD, and it makes me really uncomfortable knowing people like that could have access to my location. Also, I just want to be able to listen to Spotify and do my work in peace without having to worry about some teacher checking what songs I’m listening to or where I’m at all the time. The phone ban is already extreme; now, students are getting referrals in Skyward just because their phones rang inside their backpacks (It’s not even my fault the insurance guy called me at 10:01 AM). I’m not trying to be disrespectful, but this all feels over the top. Students like me work hard, represent the district in so many ways, and deserve some level of trust. Please take into consideration how these policies make us feel. We just want to learn, do our best, and have our privacy respected.
Dhruva supported: TSU: Ban GoGuardian Surveillance Software on FBISD Student LaptopsHonestly if our privacy isn’t already taken away enough, along with the phone ban, teachers being able to see every time I move a mouse on my computer is such a violation of privacy. Fbisd aswell as schools needs to stop treated their students like jailmates with no privacy. Every day just to enter there’s 3 teachers acting like prison wardens asking for our id card one by one, phones are banned, we have no freedom to even get up, a lot of teachers don’t even allow restrooms, food is WORSE than prison food, if this isn’t bad enough, we are getting more to top it off. School shouldn’t feel like such a prison. Not one person will like the fact that every time we open our computers, you can see it. What if there’s something serious? Someone has to look up a serious question on their computer, but the teacher can see it. What if it’s about their health? What if it’s a private question? Can they see our search history too? It’s a fricked up thing. At this point change the name “school” to “county prison”. We are students who deserve privacy, not inmates who are being literally spied on my our teachers. I’m a high schooler who deserves my privacy. But I’m being treated like a 2nd grader with this.
Eros supported: TSU: Ban GoGuardian Surveillance Software on FBISD Student LaptopsI think this is simply a first step to total censorship. I remember my freshman year when we were allowed to use Twitter and plenty of other websites that, if used correctly, were practically harmless and simply a way to allow students to pass time and not be so miserable at school. If they’re censoring something as small as our wallpaper, they are bound to take it to the next level at some point. Additionally, as some others have said, wallpapers can be a form of expression. My wallpaper used to be a photo of my boyfriend and I on a day I never want to forget. I would much rather look at that on a daily basis than an ugly mandated wallpaper that hurts my eyes and has no identifiable property beyond what district it belongs to. That being said, if I were to lose my iPad, nobody would have any idea because my name, face, or other personal and recognizable information isn’t on it, and most students have their face, a friend’s face, or family set as their backgrounds. I think it’s ridiculous they’re focusing on something so small when they could be more worried about issues that actually matter, like the rampant drug abuse by students within LISD, especially at The Colony High School, and the *fact* that many students have and have had issues with teachers and staff who are disrespectful and can not do their job correctly. Do better, LISD.
Cody supported: LISD: Bring Back WallpapersI wrote a book about "Our Wallpapers, Our Rights"
I never thought I’d live to see the day when the Constitution itself felt like it was under attack — not in some big national crisis, but right here in LISD. You’d think “freedom of expression” meant something in America, but apparently, it stops the second you open your school iPad. Taking away our wallpapers isn’t just a tech policy — it’s a violation of basic human decency.
Our iPads were more than just devices. They were tiny canvases of creativity, personal expression, and hope. My wallpaper wasn’t just a background — it was art. It was identity. It was a reminder that behind every login screen is a real person with dreams, emotions, and maybe a slightly concerning obsession with cats or space pictures. And now, that’s all gone. Deleted. Erased. Like our personalities never mattered.
When LISD locked our wallpapers, it didn’t just change a setting — it broke a silent promise. A promise that students are individuals, not uniform machines. What’s next? Will they control our notebook covers? Our shoelace colors? Our very thoughts? Because at this rate, it feels like we’re just a few clicks away from 1984 — but with school-issued iPads instead of telescreens.
This isn’t just about pictures. It’s about freedom. It’s about dignity. It’s about standing up for the right to look at a wallpaper of our choosing and say, “That’s mine.” So yes, maybe it sounds ridiculous to fight for wallpapers — but every great revolution starts somewhere. Today, it’s wallpapers. Tomorrow, it’s the world.
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