During lunch periods, Schuler says that students district-wide will not be allowed to have an open campus lunch if they have a GPA below 2.8. Schuler specifies that the 2.8 GPA requirement is not random, as district research shows that it indicates readiness for basic level college classes. Schuler says that, currently, deans are trying to figure out how to show a student’s GPA when their ID is scanned on the computer, and eventually, create a pop-up indication that reads whether or not a student can go out for lunch. 

      According to Schuler, the district is still discussing having closed campus lunch. According to Schuler, if all students were confined to the cafeteria during lunch, each school would either need to expand its cafeteria to accommodate all the students, or they would need to add another lunch hour. Since adding another lunch hour is a very complicated process when it comes to making schedules, Schuler says the most viable option is to expand cafeterias. However, as this would be a district-wide change, many buildings would need to be adjusted. At a school like Hersey, for example, the lunch room is located at the center of the building, and thus more difficult to expand, compared to Prospect where the lunch room is located on a side of the building. 

     Schuler emphasizes that any changes made will not be rash. Administration is making sure that all security changes happen slowly in order to effectively improve student safety. Taking more time on the process also allows the district to address any unexpected problem or technological need.             

     As a way of maximizing efficiency, the district is planning on setting up scanning stations with school iPads, where students can scan their IDs on designated iPads as they walk into the building. 

     Although Cole thinks the scanning process has gotten more efficient, she does hope that, as the weather gets colder, the school finds a way to limit the amount of time students have to wait outside. 

     Taylor believes, as it pertains to Door 6, that sometimes two to three buses come in at the same time and the key to getting students inside faster is utilizing multiple doors at one entrance. He points out that there are multiple sets of doors at each entrance that students can enter from outside, before going through the innerset of doors into the commons, shielding them from the weather. 

     He also stresses that the scanning process should take as long as students can walk through the doors, as each student is supposed to have their ID ready before getting to the scanner. If a student loses or does not have their ID ready, they can step to the side where a security guard will manually input their ID number. 

     According to Prospect security guard Joan Shaffer, when students forgets their ID, she records it and checks to see if that student has been consistently marked for not having it. After a few times, the student is charged $5 and given a new ID. 

     Shaffer, who sets up the computer and the scanner at Door 6 every morning, makes sure that each student gets scanned. She believes that the practice of scanning IDs is purely an extra safety measure to ensure that only students who go to the school can enter. The same goes with adults, where it is mandatory for staff to carry their IDs with them throughout the building. 

     As an extra security measure, Shaffer notes that, although the ID numbers stay the same throughout everyone’s four years, the physical appearance of the IDs changes every year so security can easily pick out non-current IDs.

     Although Cole believes that most students feel inconvenienced by having to scan their ID, she understands the school’s reasoning behind it. 

     “It does provide a sense of security in the sense that everyone entering the building is accounted for,” Cole said. “If it makes students and staff feel more safe, then a little extra time and waiting in the morning isn’t that big of a deal.”