With the start of a new school year at Freedom High School, administrators have decided to enforce the rules and regulations more strictly. Some students do not feel strongly about the new lack of flexibility by administration and don’t understand why the rules must be enforced. Many students are becoming exceedingly upset about the implementation of less notorious rules that are starting to come into observation as of this year and the severity of older rules that in past years have been easier to avoid.

“I feel that it’s not fair if they take cell phones away but you see a girl in dress code and the administrators do nothing about it. If they have these rules they should always enforce it no matter what, make it fair,” junior Eva Bigelow said.

According to teachers, administrators, and students, the discussion for Freedom to enforce the rules more rigidly is due to the student’s immodest dress code, improper language, disrupting phone usages, and shameless PDA. After years of trying to be sympathetic towards disrespect form the students, it has gotten to the point where administration has had enough.

“It’s nice to know that this year the AP’s are backing us up,” said teacher Cheryl Foster.

Although students are becoming livid with the new enforcement of the rules, the administrators and teachers are actually trying to prepare students for a future after high school.

“Outside in the world, there are restrictions and responsibilities that one may need to overtake to get far in life,” junior Luis Garcia said.

With dress code, administrators feel that it is necessary to enforce because in the ideal world, society is to be properly dressed to show respect. With the kinds of jobs high school students are hoping to have, a person would need to maintain a good attitude, appropriate language, modest dress, and an overall professional look. By mediating what our actions are now and helping us improve our behavior the school is only trying to ensure that we as students have a better future.

“It was never a problem with me or other students who follow them, but of course it’s good to have them in order for the school not to be in total chaos,” said senior Elizabeth Graves.

The little things that students do like wearing appropriate clothing, avoiding vulgar language, or just taking hats off when walking into a building shows that they are ready to become adults and make a difference in life.

“In the real world there are rules for everything you do,” said Assistant Principal Brian Williams. “You should want to go to a school where there are rules and structure.”