By Kayla Krueger
Staff Writer Recently, there has been some controversy about the new Apple Watch. It’s an ordinary watch with quite the twist. This watch is equipped with a digital crown that is used to zoom into icons on the watch’s relatively small Retina display touchscreen. Using a new application entitled “Glances,” users can quickly check their schedule, time and weather. But is the Apple watch really suitable for adolescents or students at Lakeridge Junior High? This reporter took to the office to interview some of the staff and get their opinions on the situation. The first person interviewed was Sue Steger. “Its kind of cool to see a Sci-Fi watch like this, but I don’t think it’s really necessary,” Steger explained. “We already use our phones enough and I think the Apple Watch would just be another distraction.” Next, Kurt Schultz, the Principal of Lakeridge Junior High, was asked a few questions about how the Apple Watch might work within the school. “It’s kind of hard to answer a question like this, so this is part of the reason I took to student council to start the topic on cell phones, because we know that a lot of students carry their phones on them on a daily basis,” Schultz said. “We need to figure out if the rules still fit, or if we need to adjust the rules for a different reality. I guess I don’t have a ‘we would ban them’ or ‘we would totally support them’ kind of answer. I don’t have a really strong opinion. What we need to do is talk to students and figure out what they think we should do and get the student perspective, and then talk to teachers and see what they are experiencing in their classrooms, and see how do we deal with this new thing that exists,” explains Schultz. To conclude, Lakeridge Junior High is going to have to wait to make real rules regarding the Apple Watch. If it really starts to become a problem, the office staff is going to think of a solution, whether it’s banning the watches or not. Comments are closed.
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