Traffic has been a much talked about issue this year, due to the fact that everyone wants to leave as soon as school lets out. Students who drive are assigned a certain parking spot for the school year. Students park in what is known as “The Cage,” the gated area located in front of the school. Teachers, on the other hand, have more flexibility on where they park; teachers can park anywhere on campus. The school day ends at 3:30, and most students and teachers try to leave at 3:30, which creates heavy traffic after school. Junior CJ Carmichael, who drives to school, stated “Traffic is really bad leaving school. Everyone wants to leave at the same time, which makes it really congested.” Another student who parks in the cage, Chase Delaney, described the traffic as “annoying”, but he also stated that it’s just something everyone has to do every day to leave. CJ made the suggestion that the school release a certain number of people at a time, every few minutes or so. “That way there would be no traffic. It would make it less stressful for everyone.” Chase stated, “The school is doing the best with what they have, but the traffic leaving school can be a bit overwhelming.” Parking and traffic can be very frustrating for students, and many have spoken out and stated that they do not like all the congestion in the afternoon.
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