Winter accessories, including blankets, have been banned this school year, causing complaints from students trying to keep warm.
“Blankets have no place in the academic setting and I don’t think they are necessary… we’re not little kids. We’re telling the world that as of your senior year, you’re an adult who we are sending out into the world,” Margaret Wolff, dean, said.
Rules became more lenient as school went back in session after the pandemic, but they are slowly being enforced again.
“I don’t see the ban as a problem because the underlying issue is that blankets allow for the concealing of certain things,” Adam Depew, rhetoric teacher, said.
This rule has sparked mixed reactions from faculty and students. While students may be using blankets or hoods as a way to bring comfort to their learning, teachers find it to be a distraction and take away from rules set up in the classroom.
“Teachers understand that we need to have a common voice on it,” Brandon Sanders, English teacher, said. “I would like to see less hoods in the hallway, but they’ve been given that freedom and that space.”
Gabe Ibarra, senior, believes that administrators and teachers will soon forget about the rule, allowing students to bring blankets back into the classroom.

Not only do blankets serve as a way to keep warm, they allow students to express themselves.
“The blanket keeps me more comfortable at school,” Olivia Ruba, junior, said.
With temperatures varying from classroom to classroom, students may find it easier to bring appropriate accommodations, rather than freezing or overheating. Multiple staff members would suggest students dress appropriately and would benefit from wearing hoodies over using a blanket. The air conditioning has been notorious for its faults, but that is not something a student can control.
Students becoming used to their everyday “blanket time” in school now have to step away from the comfort they brought to their learning environment and rely on their warm clothes to fill in that spot.