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Stealing changes the ease of a WHS school day Justin Kauffman ’09

The Wellesley High School Administration has recently shut down the locker room during school hours because of the recent complaints from numerous students about their personal valuables being stolen. Many students have come to the office seeking immediate help, because these school rules do not have any set regulations. The locker room commonly opens up for gym classes, but as the block comes to an end, kids come to realize they are locked out without their book bags and no regular clothing. “It’s ridiculous. I show up to gym, and the school prevents me from getting to class. It doesn’t make sense. I’m not going to steal something. I’m just trying to change,” junior Nick Sullivan said. The school prevents students from getting into gym class late or even leaving because of these few thefts. Is it not enough to tell the kids to lock up their expensive stuff, like iPods and cell phones? “We’re being treated like little kids. My things have never been stolen. You know why, because I lock up my iPod and my other expensive things that I bring to school. If you don’t have a lock, than don’t bring things that people would steal to school. It’s that simple,” sophomore Casey Tanor said. People steal iPods, cell phones, wallets, and even blue jeans that are simply lying around, and students have the easy ability to prevent these items that people would consider essential to their live from being stolen. “I don’t care how many people steal stuff. I need access to the locker room, and that’s all there is to it. I keep my most important things in that locker, when the school blocks me from it, I get angry,” senior Robbie Stacks said. People keep their lunch money in the locker room, so when second lunch rolls around, and the locker room is locked, people go hungry. The main complaint from students on the new rules is that after this thefts, it is really hard to trust any fellow student or the faculty. Furthermore, that it is nearly impossible to get into the locker room late.