Should Vending Machines Be Allowed In Schools

Should schools be able to raise money from selling sugary snacks and drinks? Some schools took the vending machines with all of the sugary items out of schools. (Chris Woolston) They think these items will cause obesity or even diabetes. (Chris Woolston) Some teachers are even sending home letters with students to inform their parents on what their kids can and cannot have at school. (Cheryl Brown) Others think that schools need to get rid of vending machines because obesity rates have doubled over the last two decades. (Kristina Chew) They want the vending machines and the food inside of the school to make a positive impact on the students diets and health. (Audrey Milford) Vending machines are mostly contained of soda and “sport” drinks, only a few contain water or diet drinks. Some …show more content…
(Cheryl Brown) Some students might not like the lunch the school is serving that day and will go starving all day. (Stephanie Serna) Which will make it to where they don’t focus enough in class. (Stephanie Serna) Schools should sell these things because they give the kids’ energy between classes and throughout the day. (Stephanie Serna) Also, vending machines help raise money for schools which means more activities. (Stephanie Serna) When children are at school it is the teachers jobs to look after the children and make sure they are doing the right things for themselves. With the kids eating all of the junk food it is causing obesity and tooth decay. (Jacob Thompson) In some of the products that are be sold in vending machines have harmful chemicals in them. (http://www.healthychild.org/vending-healthier-student-bodies/) Most vending machines sell soft drinks more than anything, and even though it has warning signs for the students they are still selling it to raise more money for the schools, which isn’t right. (apecsec

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