Jane Kim
Staff Writer

High school is a time of growth, learning and a greater level of maturity. Young love seems to blossom from everywhere. First dates, first relationships, first kisses and maybe even a first break up.

Now, I don’t think there is anything wrong with having a relationship. It is the public displays of affection that gets on my nerves and just about everyone else.

High school is supposed to be a productive environment for learning, but the setting is ruined because of all these distractions in the hallways and in between class times. There is even a specific place in the school where it’s been dubbed “Make out heaven,” which is by the stairs near the language hall and the freshman area.

It even surprises me that there’s a designated area in which couples make out. What concerns me is that the teachers and principals do not enforce the school rules about public displays of affection; they just turn their heads to anything negative, like the way they do for everything else that is not acceptable or anything that’s going to put a bad image to the school and city.

Why do people think that it’s ok to kiss in the hallways? Aren’t people embarrassed by being watched? Do people have no shame by everyone watching their personal lives being presented to the public?  It puts the students and teachers at Coppell High School in an uncomfortable situation and it might even offend some.

Students raised conservatively and students with religious affiliations might think public displays of affection are offending because they draw unwanted attention and distracts students from focusing on their school work.

Students see public displays of affection everywhere, in the hallways, by the stairs during passing period and even before and after school.A little kiss on the cheek or lips is ok,hand holding is sweet and hugs are fine, but swapping spit, any inappropriate making out, or touching is just uncomfortable for the passerby and should not be allowed in schools.

The school district enforces strict rules and policies about clothing, appearance and everything else but why don’t they do something about public displays of affection? It is equally distracting and something should be done to enforce the rule. It goes under the radar and the staff members do nothing to stop it.

Nobody wants to see people kissing and making out in the hallways. It is just awkward and you don’t know whether to pretend you don’t notice them or to look out of curiosity. I don’t understand why its necessary for couples to do it at school.

Personally, it makes me cringe to see couples making out in the hallways. It is rude and inconsiderate of the people involved because it’s something that’s frowned upon in societies and not socially acceptable. High school should be a place of learning, not a place where couples are allowed to do whatever they want in the hallways.

For the other side of the story: https://www.coppellstudentmedia.com/2011/01/14/public-display-of-affection-in-the-halls-of-chs-pro/