In an earlier post (Oct. 29) we described a Student-Council-sponsored survey aimed at determining whether the School should keep in its daily schedule a ten-minute break that came just before the final hour of classes. Students had expressed dissatisfaction with the break, and newly elected Student Council president Noah Levenson had promised to address the matter with the administration. The survey was carried out, showing that 2 out of 3 students wanted to do away with the break, while 2 out of 3 teachers preferred to keep it. With that information, the administration met with the full faculty to consider the issue. While it was made clear that the final decision on such matters of school policy must come from the administration rather than a student plebiscite, the faculty applauded the way the Student Council had represented students' wishes and voted to abolish the break. The last three classes of the day now meet with just the normal five-minute passing periods in between, and students are released at 3:25 instead of 3:30.
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