A Bellevue High drop-off lane, with an rainbow. Image by Aimee Ni. There are countless points of frustration among students, most notably freshmen and sophomores, surrounding morning traffic congestion at Bellevue High School. Traffic congestion is affecting students’ ability to arrive at class on time. With two drop-off locations spread around campus, primarily used by underclassmen who do not yet have driver’s licenses or personal vehicles, traffic often becomes backed up a

Ethan Kuruvilla is using ChatGPT. "Don't look at my prompt history," He says. Image by Mingze Shi. Most students know their school has cameras. Fewer know what happens after a camera, a laptop filter, or a safety app generates an alert. Does it just get logged, or does it quietly change how adults see a student? That question is sitting behind Senate Bill 5956, a Washington proposal that would set new limits on AI and surveillance tools in public schools, especially when dis