Welcome.

I'm just going to warn you. This is complain-about-your-high-school week. So bear with me.

Another forewarning. These are all coming from experiences I've encountered this past week.

It started one day this week as I sat in my band class. I wasn't feeling well, and I decided to go home to get drugs, since you know, it's apparently illegal for schools to give out ibuprofen. Nevertheless, I ran home. grabbed my drugs, downed them like I was an addict, and hopped back in my car. Keep in mind that it's the middle of first hour and I need to get back to class.

I return to school, pull into the parking lot, and drive around a bit. Yes. I drove around. Because it's not like I had a class to get to. Wait.

So sure, there weren't spots in the lot I have a pass to. I then had a few options.

1. I can make up a parking spot. But last time I did that, I got a pass during class saying that if I didn't move my car, it would get towed. And I got a ticket. So that's not an option.
2. I could park in another lot. But again, I would get a ticket. And that's not really something I'm interested in.
3. I could park in the visitor lot. Then again though, there would still be a risk of getting a ticket, although it would be less likely. Unfortunately, there aren't any spots open because there's like ten of them.
4. I could park on a nearby street. But there's no parking on any nearby streets and any relatively close ones are full. If I parked any further away, I'd be late to my next class, which I happen to be taking a final in. So that's not an option.
5. So my last and only option is to speed home and have my mother drive me back. So that's the option I chose.

After all that, I was just a bit pissed.

I get it, maybe I shouldn't have left. But I pretty much was dying.

I don't think I'm asking much. I mean, there are lots of possible solutions, but I understand that a high school has lots of limitations including economic limitations.

I think all students would agree that a parking ramp would be pretty sweet. But yeah. We're poor. So that's not a logical option.

The school could build a new/additional parking lot. But again problems. And since our school is in a residential neighborhood, we don't really have the space.

So here you go. My golden idea. Get ready. Here it is. Maybe, just maybe, the school should only give out as many parking passes as there are spots in the lot. WHAAAT. GURL U CRAZY. But yeah, seriously. If someone doesn't get a pass,sucks! They'll just have to find an alternate way to school our place to park. But if you give me a pass to park somewhere, I'll expect that a spot for me is going to be available. Otherwise, what am I supposed to do? Wait until a spot opens up? Then I'll be late to class and in even more trouble. 

Once might say, "our planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine." But what if a student simply had an appointment? Should they be punished for going to the doctor or getting their teeth checked? 

In conclusion, I would suggest to my fantastic school's administration to maybe take another look at the system they have place.