Picture this. A kid walks up to his lunch table at school and says‚ “Aw man I didn’t have time to make lunch this morning; looks like I’m going to have to buy.” The student walks up to buy lunch and all he sees are reduced fat items and unappetizing meals. He walks back to his lunch table without anything to eat. The rest of the day he can’t focus in class and he is tired because he didn’t have lunch. The story shows that the kid has the same problem as many students in America do today‚ he doesn’t
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Schools should not enforce uniforms because studies have shown that there is no connection between uniforms and school safety or academic achievement‚ it violates a student’s right to freedom of speech and expression‚ and enforcing uniforms at public schools is unfair to people who cannot afford them. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics‚ as of the 2007-2008 school year‚ 16.5% of all the public schools in the United States required students to wear uniforms. Studies show
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Meyer 1 Mason Meyer Ms. Ewald & Miss Arends English I‚ Period 1 May 22‚ 2014 Do our schools violate the 1st Amendment? Imagine going into a place and not being able to talk about what you want to say. In example‚ a boy in a public school in Mississippi signed up for a talent show. The day came for the show and he got up on stage and sang Matt Redman’s‚ “10‚000 Reasons (Bless the Lord).” This song was bringing a lot of debate and controversy to the staff and students. While he was singing this song
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Public schools across the United States have been dealing with the issue of dress codes. As of 2008‚ twenty-two U.S. states specifically authorized schools to institute dress codes or uniform policies (8). School boards may generally create and enforce dress code‚ but they must do so without violating students’ constitutional law (9). Schools are finding difficulty in enforcing their dress code among students. Parents feel as if the schools dress codes are condoning their students for expressing
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Abaya English 1301‚ 1:45pm Class 9-25-2012 1124 School Uniforms: Convenience or Conformity As children we always seem to be told “love who you are and be yourself.” For instance‚ as a child how many of you were so excited to pick what to wear for the day‚ to feel that sense of control and to know you could show up to school and say “this is me and I love who I am!” However‚ on the other side of the fence‚ you have another student that has a uniform‚ who is not being given the option to dress as
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One of the arguments that has caught my attention is whether or not there should be prayer in school. According to Rebecca Klein‚ with (HuffPost Education)‚ in the year of 2014 around 61% of Americans agree with daily prayer in school. While on the other hand‚ 37% of Americans do not agree with having prayer in school. To me‚ the schools in the United States should be allowed to have prayer in school because; morals should be taught‚ to restore Christianity‚ and to give the students the opportunity
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Many children and go to school prepared‚ but as TCA Regional News states “parents would never consider leaving their kids ill-prepared for school.” This meaning‚ many students are prepared with the necessary school supplies such as books and binders but are not prepared when the topic is an illness. Many children go to school without being vaccinated and can be hosts for life-threatening illnesses. Many parents have their personal beliefs regarding vaccinations‚ but vaccinations are a safety blanket
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Magnet schools constitute part of the public education system in the United States. However‚ unlike other public schools‚ magnet schools were specifically initiated to respond to rampant complaints and protests about racial segregation of the minority groups in the nation. While normal public schools where students are generally zoned based on their geographic location and students attend schools near their homes‚ magnet schools were established outside the zoned school boundaries and attract students
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continue to grow rapidly is school shootings. In 2015 there have been more than 45 school shootings. This has left schools with a tragic event they will always be haunted with. In order to protect the school‚ teachers should have the right to carry a pistol on campus to make it a safer place for students‚ faculty‚ and staff. No matter how prepared you are it can still happen‚ and being armed could bring down risk of school shootings or protect more people during one. School shootings can happen at anytime
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debate over whether or not schools should require uniforms based on the advantages and disadvantages they impose on students‚ parents‚ educators‚ and the school. School uniforms diminish the amount of discipline problems that occur at school‚ however‚ they are more expensive for families‚ especially for those families who have low incomes. The greatest advantage of schools requiring uniforms is that they greatly diminish the amount of discipline problems that occur in school. Grace Chen‚ educational
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