Super heroes, Hello Kitty, Minecraft, bright colors, and lots of school spirit themed lanyards are helping to implement the new NISD requirement strives to create a safer campus with all students, staff, and visitors identifiable at glance.
In response to campus breeches that have led to fatalities, NISD created the new ID requirement for all comprehensive and magnet high schools. Many middle schools also require IDs. Based on a WINGSPAN poll of the student body, 60% of students remember to keep their ID visible with 68% of students doing so on a lanyard.
“I usually forget it because my freshman, sophomore, and junior years I never had to bother with my ID and I want it that way,” senior Ahren Basil said.
Students are issued ID cards free of charge and IDs were available during prep days for everyone. If a student loses an ID, there is a five dollar replacement fee. 58% of students polled said that they agreed with this charge.
“Especially with the fact that you have to pay for it if you lose it is unreasonable,” junior Allyson Young said.
While students walk through the hallways, administrators watch carefully for the people on campus who struggle keeping their IDs visible at all times, as the new policy suggests.
“There is a lady in the hall who stopped me [because I was not wearing my ID] and she seemed kind of upset,” Young said.
The consequences given to the students on campus by administration when they visually witness a student pass by without their student ID present begin with a warning. After that, the consequences have a greater impact on those who do not keep their ID visible. Then, possible ISS and suspension are mandatory. WINGSPAN published a poll questioning students on what they think about the conditions on the brand-new ID policy. Out of 238 responses, only 21% of students agree with the consequences.
“[The consequences] are crazy, but it is understandable,” Basil said.
Aside from the conditions of this new policy, there are numerous ways to uniquely style and customize a lanyard. Perhaps add some spice onto your very own lanyard with your favorite characters from your favorite television show, or perhaps your favorite color.
“I get to decorate it and add my own key chains to make it fun,” freshman Gianna Gonzalez said.
Vibrant, vivid patterns flow the hallways as students pass by. Along with the designs for lanyards, styling your lanyard to your preference is also an enjoyable task.
“I don’t do much, I just have it on my waist [so] it is always visible,” freshman Noah Fry said.