Imagine waking up an extra two or three hours to be on time; you even arrive at the bus stop five minutes before the bus is planned to come, and the five minute wait for the bus easily turns into twenty.
Mckinley Tech students experience this at least two times every week.
"When I get to Rhode Island the bus is not present when it's suppose to be. I get up at 6:20 and leave out around 6:55- 7:00 every morning." Said Saniya Smith an 11th grade student.
The cause of this Morning Misfortune starts with the hectic M31 ride. The M31 is a bus that comes to Rhode Island, taking students to Mckinley. The bus is intended to get students to school on time. Around half of the student population catches the bus in the morning. The newly found problem is the bus never seems to get to Rhode Island on time resulting in numerous tardies. Students have questioned if the bus can be considered reliable.
"The bus does not always come on time, sometimes it does, sometimes is doesn't" says Smith.
Although the mayhem lies heavily on the M31, the metal detectors aren't a breath of fresh air for the students either. The students arrive at school only to be stopped at the door. There are currently only 2 working metal detectors for over 200 students. The metal detectors create more problems for the students trying to get to class by 8:45 and most of them are becoming angry
“When one person goes through and go off the next person has to wait until they take everything off and go back through.” Smith said “Why can’t the next person just go through? It takes up time.”
However being late and getting detention causes a much bigger problem for students. “1st period has been a hardship for students not just because of the students efforts in the classroom but their tardiness.” Some students have noticed that their highest grade isn’t coming from their first period. Not only are these busses making students tardy but also affecting their morning academics.
“Sometimes the bus makes me late to where I miss the introduction to class or even a warm up.” Said Grahanam an 11th grade student.
Ultimately, students feel that there needs to be changes in order for the morning to run smoother.
“I feel like if they want the students to come in happy they should speak more.” Said Grahanam “You know change it around.”
