failures each school has. It is to show that schools have better high school graduation rates without sports. Therefore‚ sports should not be allowed at school to save districts money‚ and improve students‚ grades. One of the major issues in America is the countless time’s students have academic failure rates due to sports. Amanda Ripley stated‚ “More than 20 nations have better high school graduation rates” (10). The article also claims that “In the spring of 2012 Premont Independent School District
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There is more than one side to the debate about cell phone availability during school. One claim is that students should be allowed to have their phones on them and use their cell phones during appropriate times. In the article‚ the authors provide details about how there are numerous reasons why cell phones should be allowed during school. Students should be allowed access to cell phones‚ because if they are responsible enough to be going off to college in a year or so‚ they should be responsible
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Imagine being a teenager again in today’s schools‚ basically running through the halls with arms full of books‚ so there might be enough time to get into assigned lockers‚ hoping that nothing drops off the pill of books that is being carrying. According to Northeast Middle/High School Handbook‚ it is restricted for students to having any form of carrying bag during the school day with the exceptions for P.E. class and laptop case (provided by school). Although the Northeast Student Handbook prohibits
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Should Vending Machines be Allowed in Schools? In 1886 the first fizzy ‘soda’ was made when Joseph Priestley reproduced carbon dioxide in an experiment and dissolved it in water‚ noting its pleasant taste. From there on Dr. John Pemberton‚ Caleb Bradham‚ Charles Alderton and Charles Hires revolutionized his invention‚ and created four brands of soft drinks which are being sold all over the world‚ in convenience stores‚ vending machines‚ coolers‚ and in packages. Even schools all over America have added
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There is an ongoing debate on whether or not prayer should or should not be allowed within the public school system. Often the argument is validated so as to not allow the actions of [prayer] disturb or influence another. The points of which both sides present are valid‚ however I believe there needs to be a middle ground. A way to compromise and allow for those who wish to pray be able to do so and those who don’t to not even be exposed to it. There are many religions where prayer is of
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Should sports be allowed in schools? There are a lot of positive effects to having sports in schools‚ but are a lot of negative affects to. They help us in school while the same time that put at risk of getting injured. They make us want to come to school‚ but they also make the unathletic kids less cool. Sports should be played in school because the positive reasons outweigh the negative reasons. They have done research on the way sports affect education‚ and concluded that sports have a positive
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Should students be required to wear a dress code if the school enforces one? Many schools around the country enforce strict dress code policies to decrease distraction from the learning environment and prepare students for the reality of having a dress code in a job. Most states have set up laws to allow the school board to set the dress code and its limitations‚ as long as it does not invade the student’s constitutional rights. People who agree with the dress code policies think that today’s students
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incidents on college grounds‚ which have led to hundreds of deaths and injuries. Recently‚ there has been a lot of debate on whether guns should be allowed on college premises. While it is in the United States constitutional rights to bear arms‚ guns should not be allowed on college grounds‚ because it can increase the violence‚ put a financial burden on the schools‚ and could create stress and fear in the classrooms. As college boards allow guns on campus‚ it will initially increase the amount of violent
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Dear Members of the School Committee‚ I am writing to you as the parent of a student currently in high school and am concerned that you are considering banning The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the current school curriculum. I want to advise you to change your mind and allow The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to be a part of the high school curriculum. I understand how Mark Twain uses the word “nigger” many times throughout the novel and there is some vulgar language; however‚ The Adventures
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Why Smart Phones Should be Allowed in School Smart phones are a very reliable piece of technology. More than half of Americans today own a smart phone. A smart phone is a computer in your pocket. In fact‚ smart phones give you access to the Internet‚ calculators‚ games‚ apps‚ cameras‚ and of course the phone‚ plus other excellent tools. So should students have smart phones in school as well? I think it is not only allowed‚ but required! The first advantage to the smart phone is of course the
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