East is planning to implement a new policy regarding Chromebook chargers on April 7, changing how students obtain a loaner charger.

Amy Whitlock is a teacher at East and leads the Tech Hub. Since its implementation, the Tech Hub has been loaning out chargers to students.

“We know people want their phones back, so they will bring the charger back to get their phone back,” Whitlock said.

Students often would not bring their loaned chargers back, leading to shortages of chargers to loan to other students. This new policy is designed to address that issue.

Eugene Kesey is a junior at East who does not agree with the new policy.

“I know some people ask for Chromebook chargers to charge their phones, so that’s pretty backward,” said Kesey.

Kesey states that the new policy could have some unintended consequences for those who use chargers for a legitimate reason and return them.

“I don’t think that people are very happy about it, but everybody has been assigned a charger. So it’s not like they don’t have something already that they can bring and be responsible for on their own,” Whitlock said.

The policy will cause disruption to the routine of students who frequently use loaned chargers due to them not being on their phones as much throughout the day. Whitlock acknowledges that there are some drawbacks to the new policy, but it should not cause significant issues, and Whitlock believes stricter intervention is required to solve the issue.

April 7 is less than a month away, and any students who may need to rent a charger should be aware of the impact this will have on them.

Written by junior Aiden Pantojas and senior Jacob Taylor. Edited by staff writers for Oswego East’s online news magazine The Howl.