Public Displays of Affection (PDA) are always infamous problems that plague every corner of the nation. From the halls of our school to the ends of California, every public education system is bound to be met with another type of public education. We’ve all seen those couples that let everyone know how much they love each other, even at our own expense. That being said, it makes us wonder if PDA is more than an issue of nuisance or respect.
In privacy, displays of affection are not an issue. It is more than normal for people to want to be closer to the person that they love. However, it becomes a problem when you cannot restrain from these in public. You then have PDA as a result when this happens: explicit actions in public for other people to see.
Nobody likes PDA for a number of reasons, reason one being the fact that it is not something for people to see. Certain things are meant to be done in private, and the lack of restraint makes it a little gross for others. Especially in the context of school, it makes many wonder why you couldn’t refrain from getting on top of each other until the last bell rings. There are so many places with closed doors on this earth, it really is not necessary to be making out in the passing period.
Another reason pertains closely to previously mentioned people who make out in passing period. PDA too often makes it harder for people to get to class. Sophomore Katherine Cuthbertson recounts a recent experience regarding PDA in the halls.
“One morning I walked down the physics hallways and two people were making out. When I tried to walk around them they slammed into me, and it was the most traumatic experience of my life. PDA urgently needs to be stopped,” Cuthbertson said.
Sophomores Hannah Ostroff and Madison Kirkland recount a more recurring incident, one that took place over the course of many months.
“Every Patriot Period this couple used to sit in the back of a classroom and, well, deeply offended everyone. Eventually they did get kicked out because we were all weirded out, but this would go on for like a month or two,” Ostroff and Kirkland said.
As made obvious by student experiences, PDA is plaguing our school. We must take action as soon as possible. We need a PDA police to reinforce the hallways that are comfortable when you are walking to and from class. It is perfectly feasible to make sure that our school is not explicit; all we need is a small step towards calm halls for everyone.
