“Aaahhh, that was the warning bell, I’m going to be caught in the tardy sweep.”

Such words are no longer spoken by solely Broughton students rushing to get to class, but by middle school students as well.

David Kershner and Wade Martin, both former Broughton assistant principals, have applied new Broughton procedures as principals of their respective middle schools.

Kershner recently left Broughton to take a principal position at Moore Square Middle School.

After just a few weeks, he says he is still observing the procedures already in place.

Unlike Broughton, the students are much younger, and even though there are less in numbers, he says they will need more supervision.

“Like most middle schools, our students sometimes have difficulty with transitions between classes.

“In general, we will be making changes to the structure of the schedule and the way

students move between classes,” Kershner said.

At Martin Middle School, changes are in motion under the leadership of Broughton’s former assistant principal, coincidentally named Martin.

“A tardy sweep similar to Broughton’s has already been set in place here at Martin Middle School, ” Martin said,

Martin said that the biggest adjustment he has made is the arrangement of the school.

At Broughton he could walk around with his eyes closed.