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Is it Necessary?
Do Lights really need to be on during school hours?
he is not necessary to open the lights during the school day because we will pay a high bill while the day we have the sun for enlighten us
Rooms such as the bathrooms (which at my school don’t have windows) needs lights in them, as well as most hallways and gymnasiums. But I do think that some rooms in the school should have their lights out, such as regular classrooms. On sunny days, the classrooms at my school are well lit and I find that I prefer when the lights are off because it creates a calmer environment with dimmer lighting. But not every school is the same and some classrooms have small windows, which wouldn’t let in enough light. And often where I am from, it is rainy or cloudy so without the lights on in the classrooms, it can get very dark. Instead of focusing on the lights at school, teachers and school administrators could try and switch from doing schoolwork on paper sheets to working more online. This would reduce the remand for paper and cut down deforestation, which is one of the leading causes to climate change.
Some rooms need lights but lots of times lights are unnecessary especially since we’re in the middle of the day while we’re at school. You’d probably need better windows and other stuff. But yes they do because say there is bad weather you’ll need to have them because what light is the sun going to shine?