Central Kitsap High School does not allow students to leave the campus during lunch or free-time. Students say they feel cramped and overwhelmed by the small cafeteria during lunch, so, off campus passes could possibly help students feel more free at the cost of security and control.

According to CKHS student Malik West, “the hard truth” [is that] “not a lot of people are going” [to return from lunch]. He believes an off campus reward system for sophomores, juniors, and seniors with a 2.5 GPA minimum would fix that issue. Monthly or weekly grade checks would be required for this idea. 

The security of the new campus could be at risk if the school board decided to let the students leave for lunches. The Central Kitsap High School campus is supplied with two security guards and one police officer who are constantly patrolling the area. The addition of a few more security guards may be necessary for this system to work out and for passes to remain valid. 

School lunches have been a controversial topic for many years. Lilli Stevenson says, “Well, we can get more food that we would actually eat. I like healthier food. So, I would get healthy food. I don’t know about anybody else,”. School lunches leave students feeling hungry. 

Traffic would be a very big problem when it comes to the passes. Over 200 students would leave the campus per lunch. This would create issues in the traffic circle and parking lot. It would be difficult for all of the students to leave, get lunch, and come back with the 30 minute time span. Nice! 

 Students would learn time management skills with the addition of student lunch passes. They would also have a good amount of time to take a break from a long stressful day. Students will learn responsibility and prove why adults can or cannot trust them. On the other hand, students might  make poor choices while unsupervised. Food students purchase off campus could be distracting in the classroom.