The policy that requires break-away lanyards and classroom scanners has received mixed reactions from students at Las Vegas Academy (LVA). Due to a lack of campus security, Clark County School District enforced a new policy requiring all middle and high school students to wear a breakaway lanyard at all times when on campus and scan into classes for attendance.

Wearing lanyards is a requirement to ensure staff can identify students. IDs display students’ pictures, names and preferred names, grade levels, and year the cards were issued. If  students lose their ID or lanyard, they are required to contact the school’s main office to schedule a replacement.

Eva Lisk, a student at LVA, said, “I feel it’s good as it provides verification that you’re a student on this campus.”

Payton Miller-Snively, another student at LVA said, “I feel like it’s kind of necessary.”

IDs are also required for scanning in and marking attendance in classrooms. Each student is responsible for taking their ID and scanning it to be marked present in class, otherwise a tardy or absent mark is placed.

Some students find this new policy to be a hassle. When talking about scanning into classrooms, Miller-Snively said, “I find it quite annoying, especially considering the fact that a line starts forming.”

“The teachers end up taking attendance by themselves anyways, so scanning into classrooms is just an extra step,” said Lisk.

The new lanyard and classroom scan policy has created a diverse range of opinions among students. As the students adapt to these changes, it remains to be seen whether this policy will achieve its goal.