Broken photo copiers irritate teachers

All teachers ask of a photocopier is to properly produce worksheets for their classes. However in these past few months, the photocopiers have frequently been out of service, making the jobs of teachers even harder.

“The copy machine has been out of service several times because of overuse, and the copy machine in room 404 has about six million copies on it,” said Jennifer Tica, the principal’s secretary, who is also in charge of the repairs to the machine.

The copy machine in room 404 is not the only one that is acting up. In fact, all three of main copiers in the entire school have been like this for a while now. It has been a real inconvenience for teachers who just want to make simple lesson plans for their classes.

“It disrupts my lessons. If I can’t have copies, I have to redo lessons. I think we should upgrade our copiers,”  said Spanish teacher Rebecca Maciel.

“The machines break down several times a week and there’s nothing I can do about it. I send daily emails about which one of the machines, if any, are working,” said Tica.

When asked when and if the school can get new machines, Tica said, “It’s hard to say when we will get new machines. We are in the beginning stages of telling the district about the problem. I’m not sure when or if we will get new machines and it all depends on our school’s budget.”

It is upsetting and irritating that our school may not have enough money to get new copiers. Although students do not think of copiers as a huge part of education, copiers actually provide a staple ingredient to the classroom.