BCHS has had two full weeks of school, amid the students adjusting to their new classes and teachers, there have been quite a few mishaps with the scheduling process. Due to the increased number of students who are being placed into intervention classes, it seems that the fourth-period classes are packed full of students, leaving the elective teachers with a surplus of kids. In some classes, there are more students in the room than there are desks, leading some to sit at back tables. Chromebooks are limited in a few of the classes due to a large number of students in them, which causes some problems with getting work completed at times.

The high school’s principal, Shane Mitchell, has spoken up on the issue regarding the fourth periods being overcrowded. He stated that the BCHS staff are working diligently to get things sorted and that they appreciate everyone working together to try and solve this dilemma. The cause as to why there are overcrowded fourth hours is due to the intervention classes in reading and math. “We have very few classes that are offered that period, and thus the overcrowded rooms,” Principal Mitchell said. “We are hoping to see some of this fixed after the first CERT test.”

When asked if numerous students in one room had lead to any sort of misbehavioral issues, the principal replied that they have not had an increase in behavioral problems. “As long as teachers are keeping the student engaged, we will continue to see students doing their best to follow the expectations.” As to how BCHS is going about to try and resolve the current issue pertaining to the 90-minute class, Principal Mitchell explains that he is hoping to clear everything up soon. “We are hoping that we will see more electives open up for availability after the results of our first CERT test.”

As for now, the students and teachers seem to have everything under control, there does not seem to be any sort of behavioral issues due to this, and BCHS is planning on trying to fix the numbers of each class after the students take their first official CERT test in a few months; which could possibly lead to more electives being opened up.