provide them with such a place. Smoking area placement is often determined by city law‚ but traditionally requires that smokers be a certain distance from entrances or exits and dispose of their butts properly. Whether or not to have a smoking area on school grounds is a hotly debated issue‚ with a few disadvantages rising to the surface like the second-hand smoke‚ the fact that it could encourage underage smoking‚ and all the health risks for the smokers. Second-hand smoke refers to pollution generated
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School Board Meeting I recently viewed a taping of a school board meeting. This school board meeting was in the Waterloo Community School District. The meeting was held in the board room at the Education Service Center. This center is located at 1516 Washington Street in Waterloo‚ Iowa. The meeting was held on March 26‚ 2012‚ at 6:00 p.m. The board members that were present were Shanlee McNally‚ Sue Flynn‚ Andrea Sparks‚ and Lyle Schmitt. Also in attendance was President of the
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Should Sex Education be Allowed in Public Schools? Sex education in public schools has been a controversial topic for many years and for many reasons. People believe differently on what should or should not be taught based on their own beliefs or their religious beliefs. According to a new poll by National Public Radio‚ the Kaiser family foundation‚ and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government‚ has found that all Americans but about 7% say sex education should be taught in schools. There are different
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As the world continues to evolve and grow‚ gender equality amongst board members of companies is still lagging behind the times. Women are typically underrepresented on boards and with no push from within corporations this trend will continue. Countries such as Norway and the United Kingdom are actively pushing corporations to diversify the boards of publicly held corporations to achieve a greater amount of gender equality. Having low representation of women is concerning due to the fact that women
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Annekeyara Turner Mr. Rodgers English II 22‚ April 2012 Why Cell Phones Shouldn’t Be Allowed at School? As technology advances‚ cell phones become a frequently used object. Cellphones are becoming a big deal in classrooms. They remain a vast disruption to fellow classmates‚ and I believe they shouldn’t be permitted. Phones shouldn’t be permitted at school because they can be a big distraction to learning. Most teachers approve of my outlook on cellphones. Texting during instruction can hurt
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who already looked up applicants do so‚ “to protect their school‚ its reputation‚ and to avoid potential bad apples from spoiling their brand‚” (Davich). The students who attend these schools are the examples for future classes to look at and if they see people who aren’t up to their standards‚ they are going to look someplace else. Teens know that their “Facebook‚ Instagram‚ or Twitter persona reflects on their actual personality‚” and schools should know that too (Mulhere). No one wants to end up
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Democratic Party in the 2008 presidential election. He is the first African American to be the presumptive presidential nominee of any major American political party. A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School‚ Obama worked as a community organizer‚ served as a law school professor‚ and also worked as a political activist and lawyer before serving in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. Following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000‚ he announced
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Wake County Public school Board: The Regression to The Past On many North Carolinians televisions‚ newspapers‚ and local radio stations is the topic of Wake County’s dismantle of an innovative educational diversity program. Over the past 50-years North Carolina school’s has been working hard to included every aspect of diversity from something as complex as foreign languages to something as simple as multicultural posters hanging in the school hallways. In the near future; however‚ the community
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Prayer is one of the biggest controversial issues in the United States. Prayer has already been banned by many public schools. Prayer should be allowed back in public schools. The United States was built on religion and prayer. Prayer and religion are in Federal buildings ‚ and you can also find many religious quotes in the United States of America money. For example ‚ on the back of a Dollar bill you can find a quote on says “ In God We Trust” . The United States of America society consists of
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Dear school board‚ Physical education helps students improve their knowledge about health issues and practices that will lead to a more enjoyable life. Some schools do not require students to participate in physical education classes‚ but it is important for young kids to stay physically active. The rise of obesity in young children has become a growing concern in America. Physical education should be required every year for all public school
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