and gentlemen‚ I am a worried healthcare worker wanting condom vending machines in government schools. First of all‚ if condoms were available to student then teen pregnancy rates wouldn’t dramatically decrease. This would cause both male and female student dropout rates to increase; students would not have to drop out school to take care of their children. The distribution of condoms in public high schools will lower the rate of pregnancies and sexually transmitted disease among teenagers. The incidence
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Students at Southwestern High School should be allowed to carry backpacks throughout the school day because they benefit learning‚ save time‚ and do not pose a safety threat. First‚ backpacks benefit learning by enabling students to stay more organized. How many times have students been admonished for arrived to class ill-prepared to learn because they did not have the necessary course materials? Since backpacks have multiple pockets and compartments‚ students can more easily transport essential
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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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away privileges of the female students for dressing in the clothes that are marketed to them‚ the schools and educators are pushing a systemically sexist belief that women’s bodies should be covered up and that their bodies are a distraction from learning and education. In the article Collarbone Showing? Girls Say School Dress Codes Are Sexist by Kathy Boccella‚ it describes a petition against the school dress code that 3000 students
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them as objects in a school environment is sexism. When this happens it teaches young girls that their bodies are the only thing that people notice and teaches them it’s their fault and
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turned around from writing something on the blackboard to find students text-messaging or otherwise playing with their phones. Come the end of the term‚ a handful of students would fail the class and far too many would drop out of school. The onus for failure should be placed on distractions in the classroom‚ specifically cell phones. Parents think of cell phones as a connection to their children in an emergency. But I wonder what the last situation was that genuinely called for an immediate phone
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the program has benefitted many members of the minority. However‚ the issue of whether affirmative action should be allowed or not allowed in the universities is a controversial one. While some argue that affirmative action should be allowed in the universities because it serves the purpose for which it is intended‚ and promotes diversity‚ others argue that affirmative action should not be allowed in the universities because it is no longer necessary‚ and it causes more harm than good. After
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After various shootings in schools and colleges‚ gun control laws have been a debate all over the country and all over the news. However‚ many state legislatures have already decided to obligate colleges and universities to allow “concealed carry”. While on one side laws are being passed to keep guns away from the public‚ on the other side‚ guns are being permitted in college campuses. Allowing people to carry guns in college campuses is not the way to keep students‚ faculty‚ and staff safe‚ because
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the Classroom? A trashy and racist book wouldn’t be allowed in classrooms. The novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ written by Mark Twain‚ is receiving negative attention. The dominant problem that students‚ parents‚ teachers‚ and even professors‚ face ‚ is the usage of the n-word. After reading this adventurous story‚ it is hard to find the problem that is upsetting many people. Therefore‚ this incredible novel should continue to be in the high school curriculum because it offers students
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Cell phones should be allowed in school because cell phones are fabulous learning resource especially smart phones which allow internet connection. Cell phones are so much more than just a phone now. Students can use tools of the cell phone such as calculator‚ map finder‚ reminders‚ dictionary‚ calendar and internet. For example‚ if a student forgot to bring a calculator to class‚ they can use the calculator in their phone. Furthermore‚ during class the teacher may ask the students to research something
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