The teacher walked up to another table covered in Gatorade bottles and greasy cartons and swiped off the ketchup from the chair.

“Just several more tables to clean”, the teacher said.
Trash from food is always left on the tables by CHS students during students’ lunch periods. Trash continues to be left on the tables every day by students, causing other students and teachers to clean up the mess.
Students who are forced to clean up after others to eat on the lunch tables believe that other students are disrespectful for doing so.
“Trash being carelessly left on tables in the commons is an example of a lack of respect from CHS students towards other CHS students who use those tables at other times during the day,” sophomore Scott Floerke said.
“I’m disturbed when I witness people throw food and leave trash on their tables,” freshmen Carmen Planells said. “I think about the people who have to sit there next hour and the janitors who have to pick it up!”
Teachers and CHS staff members are usually the ones that have to clean up after trash left from students. Staff members also feel similar to students about the trash always being left on tables.
“Obviously responsible people clean up after themselves,” CHS chemistry teacher Michael Howe said. “Kids shouldn’t have to have their mom always clean up after them. They’re high school students.”
“It ain’t fair that CHS staff members have to clean up after kids’ trash,” cafeteria cook Perry Cage said.
Though most students believe it is rude and unfair to students who have to constantly move tables just to eat, some believe that it is alright to do so. One big reason that some students may trash up their lunch tables is because they believe it is the janitors’ job to clean up the school.
“Well it’s really rude,” freshmen Sydney Smith said. “But technically it’s the janitors job.”
However, students should be able to spend the thirty seconds to walk to the nearest trashcan and clean up after themselves. Not only is it unreasonable to leave trash on the tables, but also immoral, for people are forced to pick up after other students. Trash being left on the tables shows the laziness of students at CHS.
“Sometime the tables are too trashy or sticky so my friends and I have to move tables,” Planells said. “I just wish other peers would just clean up after themselves more so that everyone can eat on a clean table.”