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Fifth Graders at Squadron Line all believe that our desks are hideous. They think this because the latches are broken, there is a giant safety threat, and the sizes are a huge problem. Our desks really are horrible.
Strangely enough, many of our desks have broken latches. Frequently, the desks open farther than they’re supposed to. Earlier this year, someone’s desk was lifted and it hit me in the head. From that moment on, he had to warn me whenever he was about to open the broken desk. Unquestionably, around 55% of the 5th graders have this problem. About 44% of the other students have the opposite problem, the desk won’t open far enough and won’t close. Sometimes you hear the desks creek when students try to open their desks far enough so …show more content…

In more than one occasion, the legs have snapped. Izzy, a student in Mrs. Butler’s class had that happen to her. When she was sharpening her pencil, the desk caved in like a hurricane had blown on it. If Izzy was sitting there, it would have been an even larger disaster. Legs also fell of last year in Mrs. Lotstein room. This time, the student was just working at his desk and the disk collapsed a few inches away from his legs. Of course, this isn’t the only problem; desks have been falling over due to lack of weight. For instance, someone in Mrs. Griffin’s class had her desk tip over. She had to put things in her desk so it wouldn’t fall when she tried to get a folder out. As a result, the falling of a desk could hurt your neighbors. This has become a problem with many desks in our classes. Desks not staying up also poses a safety threat. Many times, children have slammed their fingers with the lids. For example, I once had to go to the nurse after I had slammed my fingers. After that, I had to get a new desk. Can you imagine your fingers turning black and blue and swelling up. I bet the nurse is tired of seeing that from the fifth grade. New desks would definitely help the problem of

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