After hearing today's phone message from Principal Malik Bazzell it has come to my attention that starting this Tuesday (10/25) "Smart Lunch will no longer exist at Wakefield and we will be switching to an alternate lunch schedule until 11/15 (3 full weeks)".
He goes on to say that this is because of fights going in the commons during lunch and overcrowding. I believe that if this is the cause then Mr. Bazzell needs to be dealing with the students causing the trouble rather than the entire school as a whole.
We need to remember, It's still the beginning of the year and fights are very common at Wakefield at the beginning of each year (which I have noticed over 4 years).
We also now have hundreds of new students and freshmen on main campus all at once and we have to remember that for the past number of years at Wakefield it has just been sophmores, juniors, and seniors and that this is a very big change for us.
By signing this petition you are showing that us as students and parents realize and utilize smart lunch for how great and useful it is when you need help in classes, for club meetings, catching up on work, and so many more reasons... and that you feel it is unfair all of us have to pay the price of smart lunch just because there have been a few issues going with the beginning of this school year.
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Reached 1,000 supporters
October 24, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
October 23, 2016
October 22, 2016
We are grinding toward that first milestone and I need you to help me push us across the line today. I am tired of watching my friends lose the time they need to catch up on their classes because of these new rules. Please text the link to someone else in the building right now so we can show the administration that we are not just going to accept this.
October 21, 2016
We are approaching one thousand signatures and this momentum sends a clear message to the administration that they cannot punish the entire student body for the choices of a few. Please take a moment to send this link to your classmates and parents so we can hit that mark before our meeting with the principal.
397 Comments
I have 2 children in beta club and one in national honor society. My children use smart lunch several times a week. Eliminating smart lunch will punish good kids for the behavior of a select few. Please punish the offenders not the kids who are using this time effectly.
of course there is overcrowding, it's the first year in 14 years that freshman are on campus. Did the administration expect it to be peaceful? By getting rid of smart lunch you are punishing those who utilize it and rewarding those who disregard the rules.
This is ridiculous, taking away club meetings, smart lunch, etc. I have a job and do extra curricular activities after school, smart lunch is a way for me to do my work for the day. Don't take away smart lunch because there are immature people.
Suspend the kids fighting and don't punish those trying to succeed. Allow kids to eat outside,monitored or course or in the classroom. Maybe the 9th grade center lease should have been renewed. Overcrowding can cause bad behavior, but don't punish the whole school.
I'm sure it's difficult for Bazzell to see who really uses SMART lunch when he only deals with the students who fight or stab people with plastic forks. Maybe he should talk to the other 95% of the student population who utilize SMART lunch...but that would require work I guess
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After hearing today's phone message from Principal Malik Bazzell it has come to my attention that starting this Tuesday (10/25) "Smart Lunch will no longer exist at Wakefield and we will be switching to an alternate lunch schedule until 11/15 (3 full weeks)".
He goes on to say that this is because of fights going in the commons during lunch and overcrowding. I believe that if this is the cause then Mr. Bazzell needs to be dealing with the students causing the trouble rather than the entire school as a whole.
We need to remember, It's still the beginning of the year and fights are very common at Wakefield at the beginning of each year (which I have noticed over 4 years).
We also now have hundreds of new students and freshmen on main campus all at once and we have to remember that for the past number of years at Wakefield it has just been sophmores, juniors, and seniors and that this is a very big change for us.
By signing this petition you are showing that us as students and parents realize and utilize smart lunch for how great and useful it is when you need help in classes, for club meetings, catching up on work, and so many more reasons... and that you feel it is unfair all of us have to pay the price of smart lunch just because there have been a few issues going with the beginning of this school year.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 24, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
October 23, 2016
October 22, 2016
We are grinding toward that first milestone and I need you to help me push us across the line today. I am tired of watching my friends lose the time they need to catch up on their classes because of these new rules. Please text the link to someone else in the building right now so we can show the administration that we are not just going to accept this.
October 21, 2016
We are approaching one thousand signatures and this momentum sends a clear message to the administration that they cannot punish the entire student body for the choices of a few. Please take a moment to send this link to your classmates and parents so we can hit that mark before our meeting with the principal.
397 Comments
I wholeheartedly agree. I was out of school for nearly a month with a kidney stone, and without smart lunch I'm going to finish the quarter with a failing grade. I need the time to work with the teachers and take make-up exams.
I have 2 children in beta club and one in national honor society. My children use smart lunch several times a week. Eliminating smart lunch will punish good kids for the behavior of a select few. Please punish the offenders not the kids who are using this time effectly.
of course there is overcrowding, it's the first year in 14 years that freshman are on campus. Did the administration expect it to be peaceful? By getting rid of smart lunch you are punishing those who utilize it and rewarding those who disregard the rules.
This is ridiculous, taking away club meetings, smart lunch, etc. I have a job and do extra curricular activities after school, smart lunch is a way for me to do my work for the day. Don't take away smart lunch because there are immature people.
Suspend the kids fighting and don't punish those trying to succeed. Allow kids to eat outside,monitored or course or in the classroom. Maybe the 9th grade center lease should have been renewed. Overcrowding can cause bad behavior, but don't punish the whole school.
I'm sure it's difficult for Bazzell to see who really uses SMART lunch when he only deals with the students who fight or stab people with plastic forks. Maybe he should talk to the other 95% of the student population who utilize SMART lunch...but that would require work I guess
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I wholeheartedly agree. I was out of school for nearly a month with a kidney stone, and without smart lunch I'm going to finish the quarter with a failing grade. I need the time to work with the teachers and take make-up exams.