by Anna Bauman
This year the STA administration is requiring all faculty and staff to wear an identification badge stating their name, job title, the year and their school photo. This is a safety measure put in place so that if there were ever an incident on campus, officials would be able to determine which adults are associated with STA and which ones don’t belong on campus. Name tags are given to visitors as well.
According to principal of student affairs Mary Ann Hoecker, the decision was a result of the administration working with Homeland Security officers and police officers.
“It’s better if we ever had an incident that they could identify adults,” Hoecker said. “We’ve been moving towards this in the past couple of years.”
History teacher Mike Egner agrees that it is beneficial to the school’s safety, though it may be a slight inconvenience.
“I know its really hard for teachers to remember to wear them because its something new,” Egner said. “I’ve tried wearing mine [on my hip] and then I take it home with me, so I have to remember to bring it back the next day.”
French teacher Alice Amick believes the new rule is a “good idea.”
“A few years ago I might have thought it was excessive, but when you see these incidents on the news it makes you think it really is a good thing,” Amick said.