By Gianna Piscitelli and Adrianna Barretta
Branford High School has recently implemented a new attendance check-in at the front office which has caught the attention of tardy students who now have to scan a student identification barcode to enter the building.
The new scanner system was implemented a few weeks ago. This new process of checking in with attendance when coming in late to school has caused some students to question the new way of checking into school.
This new system works through the stundent’s Infinite Campus app, which is used to access grade and attendance information. On the front page, there is a barcode that students scan in when they arrive late to school, after the second bell at 7:30 a.m. In the past, students would receive a paper pass.
Many students have stated that they feel the old way of coming in late to school was more efficient and took less time and inconvenience.
“Even if you come in five minutes late it’s an automatic tardy. Some of my teachers wouldn’t mind if I came in a few minutes late when it was first period, but now there is no wiggle room,” said senior Melanie Wagner.
Several other students agreed with Wagner. Another BHS student, senior Scout Engstrom, said the new check-in “should be more lenient and your teacher should be able to go in and change your attendance without the app locking it.”
Also, students complain that there can be long lines out of the attendance door, and sometimes the system crashes and they have to get a late pass anyway, which causes students to be even later to class.
However, assistant principal Joseph Briganti thinks that this new check-in system is a good addition to our school, as he said “we should go along with the new technology and embrace it.”
Regarding students complaining about how long it has been taking to actually use this new system, Briganti said that school officials have added another scanner to make this process go quicker and shorten the line of students coming in.
“Kids have everything on their phones,” Briganti said. “And this is a way to streamline the process of students coming into school late.”
