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Should Students Have Lunch In School
Alex

Period 2

2/2/12

Students should have more time to eat lunch in school Have you ever been that kid who has been late to your next period class because you haven't yet finished your lunch cause of that long lunch line? Yea, I know. We've all been there. I believe that our school lunch period should be extended to a full period. My reasons behind this are students are missing valuable class time because they aren't done eating their lunch, students need more time to relax their brain both physically an mentally, and lastly because eating quickly and rushed can lead to obesity.

The school day itself isn't that long and teachers do not have all the time in the world to get through what they need to on a day to day basis, why shorten it even more? We, the students, simply aren't able to
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"U.S. research shows that when people eat quickly, they consume more calories, enjoy their meal less and feel hungrier an hour later (USATODAY.com)." This can obviously lead to obesity and unhealthy kids, which is clearly a big issue in our society today. In order to avoid this major problem something must been done, and extending the lunch period would be a big step in the right direction! "It's a problem in a lot of districts . There's not a lot of time to get their food, sit down, and eat their fill(Phillips, Hellen)." Have you ever just had to slow down while eating because your stomach simply cant take any more food in at once? Well this is a constant feeling myself and many other students struggle to go through the majority of the time we step into that lunch room. This is because we feel rushed so we eat quicker, little do we know this is extremely unhealthy fir us and can negatively effect our health in the future. Do something about this horrible situation. Act out and make a

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