gecko life: iPods and mp3 Players in Between Classes at School

Last school year the school faculty put a new rule into effect about iPods and other mp3 players which does not make students happy. The high school students are not allowed to use their iPods or other mp3 players during school hours. This was not a rule before, but apparently the mp3 players “distract students from school work,” says senior Tyler Yoshimoto. Junior James Kim says using mp3 players at school would set “a bad reputation for the school.”
The rule about mp3 players is enforced in between classes, during morning break, and lunch break. Students are taking breaks from classes and having some time to relax. Mp3 players play music, which entertains and makes people happy-especially high school students who are into listening to music in their spare time. Sophomore Amber Roberts says, “I feel it’s unnecessary since kids aren't doing anything.”
Parents of some students do not like the idea of their children using mp3 players at school because they send their children to school to learn, not listen to music. When asked to put herself in the place of a parent sending her child to SIS and is asked how she would feel about her child using an mp3 player at school, freshman Christine Kim doesn't mind. “I don’t think it disrupts anything,” says Christine. Senior Selyna Leon Guerrero says she wouldn’t mind “as long as the teachers are able to teach easily.”
Apparently students have a very different view about using iPods and mp3 players at school compared to parents and teachers. Using mp3’s during class is definitely something to ban but it shouldn’t be a problem during breaks and in between classes because students do not have anything to worry about. As long as school work is not being disturbed there should be nothing to worry about.