Students have been loaded with opinions this week, as this week students were issued computer cases in their English classes. These district provided cases are mandatory to be worn on all laptops, and if students refuse to use their provided laptop case the warranty for their laptop will be void. This will cause the fee to become increasingly higher than it was previously. These laptop cases are not allowed to be customized, and only the district provided laptop case will qualify for the computers warranty to be valid.

Dean Jeff Kain, the man in charge of distributing laptop cases on campus, was able to verify all of these rules, and urges students to keep their laptop cases on, saying, “it’s bulky yes, but, $150 compared to $450, I would leave it on there for the saving of the money.” Even with this advice though, many students are looking to find ways around using the case. If it breaks, however, Kain says that “The technology people will be able to tell if you try to put it back on after the fact”. With all of these new rules being enforced, students have various opinions on these cases.

Some students are happy to see these new cases, relying heavily on their durability. Senior Tustin Renaud is opting to keep using his laptop case, saying “I will keep [the case] on because I like bouncing [my computer] up and down.” This safety net that the district has put in place allows for students like Renaud to be more comfortable carrying around their laptops, with much less risk of accidentally breaking them.

Despite the danger, other students have decided to ignore the case rule and risk paying the high fee. Students like senior Keira Norby say that the case “makes it more bulky, and a lot more heavy.” Senior Tytan Nielson echoes Norby’s sentiment, saying, “it’s so bulky, my senior backpack is so small and it barely fits in there.” 

Some students haven’t even received laptop cases yet, as they are not enrolled in an on campus English class. Junior Calvin Roberts is one of those students who doesn’t have cases, and Roberts says that “I don’t think that it’s worth the time I’d put into it.” If, unlike Roberts, students not participating in on campus English would like a case, Mr. Kain says that “in the pawprint it was told that all they have to do is go to the tech room” Going out of their way to get a case may not be an ideal situation for students, but in the end wearing the case will save students money if they happen to break their laptops.