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Just the other day, I knelt down to my bottom locker to get my math workbook. I
was in a noisy, crowded hallway and I was about to be late for class. I opened
my lock and grabbed my workbook without thinking about why someone was
standing behind me. I stood up and almost knocked one of my classmates down
because he was standing so close.
I didn't realize it then, but he had seen me
open my lock and had read my combination!
A series of events followed that first day. My lock was put on the opposite
direction (the dial on the inside)
so that it was difficult to get unlocked. This happened several times a day. The
manipulation led to things like my magnets and pens going missing from my locker. It
got so bad that he actually took my Spanish book I needed for class that
day! (Needless to say, I didn't get it back in time for class!)
All the items
were returned to my locker eventually, but many of them had gone missing for
several days. I finally
connected the series of recent events tp that day when my classmate was looking
over my shoulder, too close. It finally hit me that that boy looking must have
been the one
breaking into my locker.
The thefts and "pranks" were a total invasion of my property and privacy. I had always
thought having a locker was kind of fun, but now it's just a hassle. Even though
every item was returned over time, I still had no idea where my possessions were going
or if they would come back once stolen.
Other students at my school like to switch people's locks with other people, and
then make them play a guessing game to get it back. THAT'S TOTALLY MEAN AND
UNFAIR!
Most people just use their lockers for books and school items, but others
decorate the insides with pictures of friends and magnets. I think this makes
the locker even more intriguing to break into.
Word to the wise: Don't give
out your combination!
Even if your best friend asks for it, just say no. You never know who might overhear it or see the
piece of paper you wrote it down on.
Plus, you never know who could end up with that paper. You don't want the
person you gave the combination to to be pressured by people coming up to them
and saying, "I want to put a note in your friend's locker... can you give me the
combination?" If your friend is "too" nice, she probably won't keep your code a
secret.
Lockers can be fun, if you're safe with them. It sounds crazy to be worried about
your locker, but if you stay safe, then you won't have to worry about it. Hope
you have better locker days than me!
This is SwEeTp61 saying BE LOCKER SAFE!
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