Celina junior Theresa Tesno said she disagreed with the premise of a bookbag ban, saying that if a student wanted to carry a gun to school he or she could find another way. And Jacob Garrity, a Celina High School sophomore, said he felt his school was already safe enough. Neighboring Ohio school districts New Bremen and St. Marys City have both banned backpacks at their high schools. We're trying to avoid having those weapons in our schools. Students have not always been pleased with the bans.
Nobody really cares anymore.
Shellabarger, the Celina principal, said a bag ban had not been discussed at Celina High School, despite the fact that Celina Middle and Intermediate Schools have already banned them. Mast, the assistant principal, described the general feeling as being that weapons are not enough of a problem at Celina High School to warrant such a security measure. Celina's Student Council has met with school administrators on two occasions, proposing that seniors be allowed to leave for lunch two days a week and offering to help deal with any problems that could arise from such a plan. Administrators had accepted a similar plan last year, but have yet to give the go-ahead again this year. Meanwhile, hall security has been tightened, who two monitors now patrolling all day.