School Lunches Research Paper

The first reason why school districts should not take part in late start time is because it's dangerous for kids. For example, later start times are dangerous because if the kids ride a bus they would have to go on a bus when it's dark. According to Michelle, the Executive director of Communication for the school districts she states “we would be having elementary kids at the bus stop early in the dark.” This quote shows that

Still, other protesters of starting the school day later cite that there would be many logistical complications with bus transportation. This is because many school districts have ingrained detailed bus transportation schedules that depend on the school start times to be different for elementary, middle and high

The students that don’t come back will get an immediate parent phone call as soon as they don’t show up. After their 3rd offense they will get their lunch pass taken away and they will need to eat school lunch for the rest of the school year. I think the students will like their privilege so much they wouldn’t want to risk

Some people believe that schools should start at a later time because kids/teens would be more energized and could sleep in, but others think that starting school at a later time would cause the school to have to buy more buses and more bus barns. Sheridan County school districts should not start school at a later time. So all kids that think that school should not start at a later time should write a letter persuading them not to change the start

Research has shown that in schools with a later start time absences and tardies had significantly declined. Also with a later start to school teachers and students would have more time to get ready. Students would not have to wait outside their

The article Should School Stay Earlier? by elenam112 states “This means the school would be open longer, resulting in larger electrical and heating bills.” Schools would need to stay open later at night for after school activities and stay open early in the morning for students who are dropped off early. Schools may even have to purchase lights for after school activities. Schools would also have to change their bus transportation systems which are designed to run as efficiently and inexpensively as possible. The average national cost that schools need to pay for each student’s bus transportation is $459. Changing the system could result in many more

Childhood and teenage obesity has been an issue in America for more than twenty years now. The percentage of obese children has nearly doubled in this time, according to the article “Is Your Kid Failing Lunch?”. Today’s generation of kids is recorded as the fattest generation in history. One of the main causes of this is believed to be fast food kids are exposed to every day in school lunches. Schools are now starting to serve fast food in their lunches as more kids demand it, causing an increase in the schools profit. Outside of that, Americans are currently spending more than $100 billion a year on fast food. Each day one in four Americans will eat at a fast food chain (Beaver). This is easy to believe as the global fast food industry spent

School lunches, curriculum focus, and daily activities have changed in elementary schools over the years. The nutritional value in school lunches often meet a bare minimum. Curriculum is focused strongly on idealistic future careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; but often forget teaching basic healthy habits needed for lifelong health. Physical education is no longer required every single day. Obesity has become an epidemic and not just for adults, it is increasingly affecting children as well. Children spend a generous amount of time in the classroom. They spend more time in school than at home or anywhere else. Therefore, schools have a responsibility in preventing obesity in adolescents by teaching them healthy habits, serving them nutritious food, and providing them with adequate physical activity.

During an average school day, most schools will provide a lunch for their students. After concern that school lunches were helping contribute to the obesity epidemic, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) began to regulate school lunches. “The Obama administration’s new Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, signed into law last December, sets aside $4.5 billion over 10 years to fund school lunches and child nutrition programs; it requires school lunch programs to double the amount of fresh fruits and vegetables in each meal, reduce calories and expand access to drinking water during meal time. With 31 million children receiving school lunches and 20% of all U.S. children suffering from obesity, the measure should help to improve the food

won't have a ride to school. Also if teens started later that means changing their whole schedules. If school gets out later, students who are involved in other activities will be busy until much later than they are currently. This would also leave children arriving home later and eating dinner later, which poses its own health risks. Students wouldn’t be late if school hadn’t started so early. Nearly 10% of the U.S high schools now are starting before 7:30a.m,40% start before 8:00a.m and only about 15% start after 8:30a.m. Over 20% start class 7:45 a.m or earlier. Students who are picked up shortly after 5:30a.m in some districts and teens must wake up at 5 or 6 to make it to school. If schools didn’t start that early many people would make it to school on time. Sometime the bus comes earlier than when they're supposed to come so students don’t make it on time cause they wait for the bus to come at it’s regular time. So that students can make it to school on time and not be late they should have later school

Many kids throughout the United States (U.S.) attending public schools are continuously being labeled as overweight. A reason for this is because schools are not providing healthy lunches. School lunches are full of saturated fats and refined sugars, which contribute to problems like obesity. Despite this connection, there are some states that are deciding to drop out of the healthier lunch programs, because the cost is too high and the districts cannot afford to participate. Healthy food leads to improvements all over ones body system. For example Vitamin K, which is found in yellow and orange fruit and vegetables or whole wheat, gives more energy than fats and sugar. Improving the healthier lunches nutrition have the potential to benefit

America’s lunch program has been established ever since President Harry S. Truman signed the National School Lunch Act on June 4, 1946 in order to ensure the health of children. (Rafidi 1) Providing lunches for students is essential in order for them to receive the nutrition they need but if one think deeper about this, is the current lunch program really beneficial towards the youth that will soon shape the future? Just recently in 2010, First Lady Michelle Obama stepped up hoping to maintain the growing problem of childhood obesity by inspecting the food that was sold in schools. In a 60 years time frame, school lunch has become an issue that was once thought to help reduce malnutrition to food that may be harmful to teens’ body. This should

There many reasons why we should care about school lunches in a community and in our nation

School may be extended by one and half hours each day. I am here to convince you to not extend school and here is my argument.

Why would they even try to keep us in school longer because that's so stupid but nobody would agree with that. It would all turn it would be crazy to hold us that long. I just dont even see why they want us at school an extra 1 hour and 30 minutes. That is weird but if they made us do that and let us out on friday at 12 each time. That would be ok.