Walking down the hallway all students can hear is the famous words “I.D’s please!” “Wear your I.D’s!” “Where are your I.D’s?” or to some it’s just another noise in the hallway, that they don’t care to listen to.

I.D’s have always been such a hot topic on campus. To administrators it’s for student identification and for students well it’s just a piece of plastic they have to pay $3 for every time they forget theirs at home.

SLHS dean of students, Mrs. Valenzuela, who has been constantly reminding the staff and students through numerous emails and PA announcements said “I have a lot of things to do, I.D.’s are something simple students should already be taken care of.”

Recently a question was asked to both teachers and students about the I.D. policy and what’s an irritating factor they have to deal with, when it comes to I.D.’s. Majority of the teachers agree with the I.D. policy for the safety of the students and campus, and just wish that students would understand that.

However, some staff members had a contrasting view of the hot and sensitive topic.

“I don’t have the time or memory to check for IDs every class. When I do, my students pull them out for a second and then put them away as soon as I turn around” said an anonymous teacher.

Students on campus had strong view points about the ID policy, “It’s pretty irritating to have the lanyard jingling. Your teachers should know who you are by now…and limit ID checks to first hour” stated Adhieu Cithec ’17.

Student Identification is a way for teachers, and staff to know who is to be on campus, and who isn’t, “The recent lockdown is a perfect example of why all staff and students should be wearing IDs and yet I had students argue with me even on that day,” said math teacher Ms. Given.

I.D’s can be irritating especially when the piece of plastic isn’t so sturdy and breaks every so often, and teachers have to constantly remind students to wear them, it all comes to the safety of our campus and students.

You can’t pick and choose what rules to live by and expect to not deal with the consequences in high school, but later on in life too, in this case wearing I.D’s is one of them.