Here at Purdue Polytechnic High School, we have gotten many concerns and solutions about issues with excess traffic on the stairs. When you think of 2 flights of stairs connecting a school’s first, second, and third floors, there would be no such thing as clutter correct? Stairs have a large impact on the students’ day. If the stairs are too crowded, then students spend more time during the passing period shuffling up and down the steps and being unable to get to class on time. This can also create a lot of irritation, with student JaNea Bohannon saying, “The stairs have made me almost aggressive to other students when there is too much traffic on the stairs.” She explained that due to the lack of space, people are always having to walk slowly. There is also an issue with groups of people crowding in front of the stairs, and blocking everyone’s way out.
When we view the stairs’ length and width compared to the number of students that attend PPHS, and consider that it is the only staircase available, it’s not hard to see where she comes from. There is a lack of lack of space, with too many students on one staircase trying to get to specific parts of the building, and many people trying to run, shove, and push their way through. Many students agree that with the amount of kids going up and down the stairs every hour and thirty minutes, there should be another staircase to give more space for students to get where they need to be.
