Oct. 28, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Members of the newspaper’s editorial board are Denis Drachev, Ivo Radev, Victoria Manoleva, Alexander Ivanov, and Prue Salasky. The following opinion is a consensus that expresses the newspaper’s institutional view. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n As we all know, a locker room is a must-have for every school for several reasons, including P.E. classes and basic hygiene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Our school ELS \u201cGeo Milev\u201d has moved from its old building, which it shared with the German Language School, to a new one in Zhk Izgrev, where it is the sole occupant. The new building is not perfectly furnished to suit every student\u2019s basic needs, but the administration is working towards improving it. Most classrooms have already been renovated but many of them are far from done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, there is a major problem regarding the school\u2019s locker rooms. The P.E. gymnasium is old and the boys\u2019 locker room doesn\u2019t have a DOOR. Yes, a door, a basic piece of furniture. To quote a student who has encountered this problem, \u201cThe entire thing has the atmosphere of a Soviet nuclear bomb shelter.\u201d Most students are guessing that the gym hasn\u2019t been renovated since the Soviet times in Bulgaria because it sure looks like this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It was also pointed out that there is not enough space for three classes to change and use the gym, and that the toilets are non-existent. Students often change in the classrooms, which can be uncomfortable when boys and girls are together and even the 5\/5 solution — boys change clothes for 5 minutes and girls for the other 5 minutes of the 10-minute break — hasn\u2019t been working well. Many students can\u2019t change inside 5 minutes and they also feel weird about changing in their classrooms.\u00a0Others go to the bathrooms which causes a problem for those using them for their intended purpose.\u00a0And as we all know, cleanliness is also an issue, especially during these unprecedented COVID-19 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Importantly, the administration of \u201cGeo Milev\u201d is aware of the problem but is currently dealing with other priorities. Of course, having a door in a locker room visited by students is a priority and the problems resulting from not having one have proved its importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our Editorial Board has reviewed this issue and we think that it\u2019s a problem that can be easily solved. Having a positive environment for learning and good health is crucial and also fundamental for every student in the school. Poor premises can lead to negativity, cynicism and poor attitudes – and even poor health. Having the problems shown in this article in mind, a door will be a solution to all those problems, right? It is low-cost — most doors cost around 150 lv. — and an effective solution to the problem. Having a door will allow the male students to change their clothes at the place intended for this purpose, which will resolve the problems with changing in the classroom. There are a lot of other things that need to be done but for now a door will save the day! And what better time to install it than when the school is under quarantine and students are absent for the next two weeks?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Oct. 28, 2020 Members of the newspaper’s editorial board are Denis Drachev, Ivo Radev, Victoria Manoleva, Alexander Ivanov, and Prue Salasky. The following opinion is a consensus that expresses the newspaper’s institutional view. As we all know, a locker room is a must-have for every school for several reasons, including P.E. classes and basic hygiene….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[22,24,25,23,26],"yoast_head":"\n