During catapult, Jan 12 Kelly Lane Middle school students got new ID’s, sparking a debate all over school for if they are useful or not. 

The new ID changes are proposed to save money, make the school more secure and organized. Students will use the IDs to get on and off the bus, buy lunch, check out books from the school library and help staff figure out who you are in case of an emergency.

 “Im not against the new ID’s because I think they’re good for organization because I am so unorganized and im pretty good at keeping track of my ID, but last year I was not,” seventh grader Luca Morris said  “so im really excited for this one because I think it’ll make it easier to get on and off the bus, and like buy my lunch and get library books because I like checking out books from the library.”

Kelly Lane is calling these new ID’s “RFID badges” they are special identification cards proposed to have a chip inside that let you scan your badge without touching a scanner, the chip also tracks students to let the school system know when you arrive at school.

“I think instead of using it for the new ID’s the school could use the funds for the theatre program or band and that stuff.” eighth grader Kaitlan Lobban said. ”Instead of wasting it on the new ID’s.”

Students think that the ID’s are not completely necessary, and that  the ID’s were fine the way they were and did not need the changes.

“I am against the new ID’s,” eighth grader Deana Gilbert said. “I get the point of needing it but it’s kinda stupid because why do you need to scan it for lunch and to get on the bus.” 

The school promised that the new  ID’s would keep our school safer and help insure that we were where we needed to be, but some students have expressed confusion because “It doesn’t feel any safer than it was already”

“I feel like our school is already secure enough,” sixth grader Astrid Eskew “ and we don’t need new ID’s”

Some students are not against the ID changes, and think they can be useful. The new ID’s can be good for organization and would make it easier to get food from the lunch line or get on or off the bus.  Students notice that these changes are not all too bad and show to be effective.

“I was really not against the ID change,” eighth grader Alex Garcia said. “I get the point of the ID change, but I don’t really use it often. I still use my pin for lunch, so I don’t really see the harm in it. I see it as another way to keep our students safe.”