Off Campus Lunch--Courtney Jenkins

Here at Merit College Preparatory Academy we have a big issue with off campus lunch. As you all very well know we are not allowed to leave campus for any reason, including lunch without getting a violation. And if we leave three times we could ultimately get suspended.
Most of Merit's students want off campus lunch; however, some of the students think it is a privilege that should be earned. Junior Katie Bartholomew offered her opinion saying, “Off campus lunch shouldn't be for everyone, it should be for the students who earn it. I agree with her, off campus lunch should be for the students who get decent grades, or that have done something that deserves praise for their actions.”
Another point to be made is that most of Merit's students’ past schools had an open campus during lunch. Sophomore Lindsay Luscher said, “We should have off campus lunch. If Springville High can, why can't we?” We always end up having the same days off as Springville High, then why can't we have the same lunch privileges?
On the other side of this issue, I can see why Merit's faculty wouldn't want their students to have off campus lunch. Merit could be held responsible for accidents that happen while students were away, but I think it's worth the risk. If students are caught abusing their right, it should be taken away from them for however long the faculty thinks they deserve.
Merit is an amazing school, and I hope we can make it better by giving the students the wonderful privilege of having off campus lunch. Freshman Stephanie Juarez agreed: “By next year we should have off campus lunch.” Another true point was made by sophomore Sydney Reece: “We should have off campus lunch ‘cause we rock.”