The fact that saving paper is at a point of consideration is mind-boggling. Surely everyone is aware of the consequences of consuming as much paper as is done not only at our high school but at other establishments as well. 
In context, our school has over 100 teachers with at least 3 classes per day. Each class has an average of 20 students. If each teacher hands out a two-page packet to each student, that is 6000 sheets of paper used in one day. 
Many students struggle to stay organized with all of the important papers they receive. 
“Going paperless would just be keeping up with the times and with technology,” junior Roy McGowan said. “I think that students would really like going paperless, especially in very heavy writing classes like English and Global [Perspectives]. We should use more technology in school and more online resources and tools instead because it is going to prepare us for the future.” 
If our high school were to switch from written to online work, they would be able to complete, submit, and store their materials more efficiently. 
A survey given to 202 students revealed that 72.1 percent could visualize themselves being more organized with an online handle.
As mentioned by one student surveyed, there is a chance that the drive in which everything is saved malfunctions and your materials are unable to be recovered. However, this is unlikely because if we were to continue using Google services, everything is already backed up.
Students may be averse to this idea, but there would be no excuse to get away with forgetting work at home. However, this can be beneficial if you are as forgetful. Organization can be brought up once again. 
“It depends; for assignments, yes, however for my notes, no,” one student said.. 
By this quote, you can make that it is a matter of preference. While it would be spectacular if our school could go completely paperless, it is undesirable by some.
Another benefit of having all course materials online is a lighter backpack. 66.5 percent of the students surveyed answered “yes” when asked if their bag is immensely heavy and bothersome. 
“The savings reaped from less paper will be required to purchase more hardware for students to use, I really don’t see any financial savings.” Principal Dr. David Heisey said. 
While this is true, another point to consider is that students can bring their own computers and most prefer to.
All in all, the disadvantages seem to be based on preference more than anything, there should be a greater effort to run our school paperless.