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How can you persuade me...

gumShould Students be allowed to chew gum in school?


The Debate: Chewing Gum in Class
Chewing Gum: Should it be allowed in school?
Chew for Health
To Chew or Not to Chew?

Do television/video games
have a negative effect?

Key Facts: Children and Video Games

Television, Videos and Young Children

These articles ave available in
Sirs Discoverer:

~ "TV Violence"
~ "Virtual Violence: Media Mayhem Damages Society"
~ "Groups Link Media, Kids' Violence"
~ " Entertainment Violence To Be Probed"

Should students wear school uniforms?


Should your school tell you what to wear?

Manual on school uniforms

These articles ave available in
Sirs Discoverer:

~ "Do school uniforms stifle expression or protect students?"
~ "Should you have to wear a school uniform?
~ "Think dress codes are a drag?"
~ "With uniforms becoming norm, students strive for non-conformity"

Should there be year round schooling?



Going to School Year-Round
Is Year-Round Schooling the Answer?
Year-Round Schooling Pros and Cons

These articles ave available in
Sirs Discoverer:

~ "Back (and Back and Back) to School"
~ "Does School + More School = Smarter Kids?"
~ "Crowding Into a Year-Round Schedule"
~ "So Long Summer Fun?
~ "A Matter of Time"

Should there be vending machines in school?
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Vending Machines in Obesity Controversy
Fighting the Cola Wars
School Health Policies and Programs Study
Health vs Profits
Should there be changes in the school lunches?

How To Change the Food in Your Child's School
Starting Good Eating Habits in the Lunchroom
School Lunch Report Card

These articles ave available in
Sirs Discoverer:

~ "Salsa joins the school lunch menu in the vegetable category"
~ "25,000,000 Lunches a Day"
~ "What's For Lunch?"
~ "Kids Love Prepackaged Lunches"
~ "Cutting the Sugar in New York City Schools"
Should people smoke?


The Brain's Response to Nicotine National Institute on Drug Abuse
Information About Smoking: A Guide for Teens

These articles ave available in
Sirs Discoverer:

~ "Tobacco: A Hazardous Substance"
~ "Smoking Stinks!"
~ "Smoking and Girls: A Deadly Mix"
~ "How Can I Quit Smoking?"
Should children say no to drugs?


Mind Over Matter National Institute on Drug Abuse
What's Up With Prescription and Over-the-Counter drugs? DEA
What's Up With Inhalants? DEA
What's Up With Marijuana? DEA
What's Up With LSD? DEA
What's up with Methamphetamine? DEA
What's Up With Cocaine & Crack? DEA
What's Up With Heroin? DEA

These articles ave available in
Sirs Discoverer:

~ "Why People Take Drugs"
~ "Objection ... Sustained"
~ "Drugs and Alcohol"
~ "How To Avoid the Drug Trap"

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