Should skyline have stayed open after the San Bruno explosion? This question has been floating around Skyline early this morning and students seem to be divided on the issue.

On the one hand some students feel it’s important for Skyline to keep its facilities open, while others feel it wasn’t necessary.

Students like Jamison Chow who believes those who were affected shouldn’t need to come in today.

“Taking into consideration there were so many people who were affected by the explosion it’s ridiculous that they kept Skyline open,” said Jamison Chow. “Do you think they had time to study or do their homework last night? Its hard to concentrate in school when there was an explosion last night.”

Others students feel the exact same way, believing that that this one day off could really help those affected to get back on their feet.

“A lot of people who go to this school live around that area and some of them were really affected by the explosion,” said Kristina Ong. “Those people really need to get their lives in order before coming back to school. They should have closed down skyline for the day.”

On the other hand however some students feel that keeping skyline open today was in fact that right call and better for those in general.

Students like Shelby Smith who believe that the best thing for those who were affected by the explosion is to forget about it.

“People need to get on with their lives, that way they don’t feel they need to change anything at this point,” said Shelby Smith. “So this will help them feel like things are back to normal.”

And at the same time while some students’ lives were forever changed yesterday night, the fact remains that some were not.

“I’d rather go to school and get my stuff done, rather than stay at home and do nothing,” said Mark Gonzales. “I mean what happened was terrible but you know I wasn’t affected by it.”

And others just feel that explosion or not, students still have a responsibility to continue with their education.

“It was a tragedy, but school is still important,” said Justin Mendez. “And it’s good to see students being responsible and showing up for school again. Education is important.”

Though the issue is mainly focused around people who were directly affected by the explosion, some students believe coming to school is good for them.

“This is good for people who were affected because they can now come here and talk with their friends and get moral support,” said Silder Lara. “But if someone really can’t come because of what happened they have the choice to stay home.”