Students were greeted from summer break with a mandatory seating chart being enforced in every classroom. Seating charts were imposed even in elective classes, and the transition from free floating to strict sitting produced different reactions from students school-wide.

As a whole, students seemed all right with the seating charts since there’s always been some sort of imposed seating arrangement, whether the student’s pick their seats and write their names down, or teachers choose where each student will sit.

“It depends on the class, but I’m okay with seating charts,” senior Ann Bijus said. “I can make new friends with people in the same last name range as me!”

Since the seating charts were imposed on day one, teachers could not accommodate personalities or groups into their seating, so most teachers arranged their seats by alphabetical order. Alphabetical order almost always assures people with the last names at the beginning of the alphabet to be in the front of the class, and those with last names at the end to be in the back of class. Some seniors have taken a more comedic approach to the mandatory seating chart debate and have shared some different views on the seating situation.

“People with last names A-C think they’re better than us,” senior Shana Thomas said. “It’s like segregation.”

There’s also misunderstanding as to why seating charts are being enforced and facial hair and ear piercings are okay, when students have proven to not be affected by appearance or seating.

“Seating charts are really a waste of time to enforce,” senior Hien Pham said. “Seating, shaving, and earrings don’t affect grades.”