Longer lunch is something that has been sought after by B-CC students for years, but at what cost?
In the past years, B-CC students have had six minutes to transition and arrive at their next class. With the influx of new policies, a shorter transition period — now five minutes long — was enforced. Due to overcrowded hallways, new students, and lots of stair climbing, most students have shared negative thoughts on this new schedule. This adjusted schedule has been especially hard for freshmen, who are new to the school.
Freshman Leah Hassani showed up on the first day of school and realized she had to walk from her Orchestra class, in E0, up to her AP Government class, in A4. When asked if she thinks she has enough time to get to that class Hassani responded, “Hardly.” Following this, she was asked if she is often late, and she said “sometimes.”
As each year goes on, students become more and more familiar with the building. Senior Sarah Tollison shared, “[I have to trek] from B3 to the F basement” every day. Tollison is one of the many students who have expressed their thoughts on the policy, and one common narrative is clear: the passing period is too short, it is causing students to arrive late.
Both students believe that the passing period should be around six minutes, maybe even seven. Although lots of B-CC students will be excited about having around an hour to have lunch, the new and quick class transition period could negatively impact many.
