By Kermarie Principe Caceres
The schoolwide attendance drops when we get close to the winter months. This a problem that affects students and their education. Many students have to walk a long distance just to get to the bus stop and wait for the bus that might take a longer time than expected to get there. Meanwhile it’s snowing or temperature is dropping. This means that students would rather stay home if they don’t have their parent or a friend to take them to school than walk and wait outside in low temperatures. In my own personal opinion, I would rather stay home especially if I know that the bus takes longer than the expected five minute walk to the bus stop and having to stand there in the cold weather to wait for the late bus. While this might affect my education, it prevents me from getting sick since I’m not getting hit by the cold air mass. Other students can relate to this, especially the ones who don’t get transportation offered because they live close to the school. “I stay home because to take the bus, I have to do a 5-8 minute walk just to get to the bus stop where I wait 5 minutes in addition for the bus to arrive. In my opinion, this affects me educationally because when it’s colder I miss the most school days but by doing that every day I get sick more times that I can count. Which means it also affects my health,” said an anonymous East High student. In addition, the website ‘Education Next’ provides statements contributing to this problem, “While most absences are the result of illness or disengagement from school, some reflect the decision to stay home when the weather is bad, even though schools remain open.”
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