Each high school uses its own method for student parking that differs from other schools. Revere High School uses an assigned parking system to consistently distribute regular parking spots to students. Students can sign up for these spots on a first-come-first-serve basis, but they cannot park elsewhere after receiving the assigned spot.

Should students have to park in the same spot every day although one may receive a farther spot than someone who arrives later than he or she?

The assigned spots remain in place to enforce safety on the school campus. This system allows the administration to know who parks where consistently. If someone drives a different car to school, then the staff would know who parks in that spot according to the sheet that he or she filled out on the application. This should diffuse safety issues regarding who parks on campus.

Assigned spots reduce the occurrence of fights that ensue when trying to park in the morning. Students do not have to fight over spots or unofficially assign spots amongst themselves, which could lead to accidents in the parking lot.

Some students feel that their peers should have a maturity level that allows for them to park on a first-come-first-serve basis. Ideally, people could park according to how late or early they arrive at school. Assigned spots allow for a safer and more consistent option since, realistically, many students accustom themselves to the same spot.

In the assigned spot system, students familiarize themselves with the same cars parking around them, allowing for a consistent routine when leaving school in the afternoon. Students tend to recognize when certain people pull out after parking next to them for a while. This consistency reduces chaos when students leave the parking lot each day.

Although a first-come-first-serve basis may appear more beneficial, students tend to gravitate towards the routineness of assigned parking, which also removes risks of unknown vehicles and unnecessary fighting.