Riley Wilson: No

“I would say not generally. They definitely have done a better job this year than they have in the other years. I have had some experiences where kids have said some very inappropriate things just because they know that they can get away with it and that definitely does not make someone feel very safe at the school. Not physical violence per se, but it definitely does not make some feel safe and want to come to school. I’ve had friends who have reported problems and they’ve not really seen much difference in behaviors from those students. [To make this school safer,] I’d say probably more follow-ups because if a student is not noticing a difference then the efforts that the teacher or an admin has put in doesn’t make it worth it,” 

Joseph Mathews: Yes

“Yeah, I do. I like to have the SRO in the building. [NHS staff] provide a safe place, I like going in certain teachers’ rooms knowing I won’t get judged or anything in there, yet I feel like we’ve only had one drill, and with how many times schools get intruders we should have more so people know what to do in certain classes,”

Finn Miller Garrett: No 

“When I was in P.E. the kids would bully me a lot, like I’m trans and they would be like f— you basically and the teachers wouldn’t do anything about it, they wouldn’t tell them to stop. Even when they were physically harming me like pushing me to the ground. I think [the school] should take bullying more seriously, they need to tell teachers to take bullying and sexual assault, sexual assault cases more seriously [because] they don’t do anything about it. So I would have them take that more [in consideration] and not just put them off to the side,”

Addilyn Johnson: No 

“To be honest, not particularly. It’s not bad enough that I constantly think about it, but it is enough that I am not fully comfortable at school. Less focus on something like the dress code, let’s be honest, if a teacher or staff member comments on your outfit, or dress code, then that situation feels kind of creepy; because why did they notice, and more focus on eliminating drug use in a less scary way. Ideally less jail time, more rehab time. [More] mental health resources that are actually trustworthy and accessible for everyone. Maybe the teachers and staff could be a little more educated on mental health problems, so that symptoms are spotted sooner, etc,”