Persuasive Essay On Leaving School

Due to certain circumstances, students are not permitted to leave school grounds to go have lunch off-campus. Critics are quick to argue that it is unsafe, and adds unnecessary dangers that could be avoidable by not leaving the school area. It is arguable that such doubt can be preventable with precautions that the school and staff can take in order to prevent any foreseeable accidents, and also reward those who do well in school by offering them off campus passes to let them go to lunch, in return students will have to maintain good grades and behavior. Therefore, students in school should be given the freedom to leave school campus during their lunch period as long as they maintain good grades, good attendance, and good behavior.

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disputation between off-campus lunches or on campus lunch is still widely challenged by students and school staff. It is well known that leaving school grounds can be hazardous as staff no longer are in control of what students can do. To reason with that fact, when students reach junior or senior year, a fellow student states that “If students have the privilege of an off-campus lunch, they will gain more responsibility and experience how the real world works” (Hunter, “Off-Campus Lunches Benefit Students, District"). Such compromise would be beneficial for those who are about to graduate High School as they can slowly get used to the world after school. Moreover, this advances to the next debate which is that students are supposedly rushing to go get food. A reporter from a KSL television station, Bliesner points out that “The time pressure to get to lunch and get back to class creates a near road race mentality.” An agreement cannot be made by such statement because not every school is miles away from a nearby food location, some schools are even at a walking distance and other schools are not. There shouldn’t be a reason why students can’t leave school grounds to go and eat. Soon those students will eventually go on their own with little to no supervision.
In addition, the food that is being provided on school campuses are not at all that different from eating junk food.

and can also be costly considering a bag of chips is a dollar and half of the bag is nothing but air. An article written by Bannister from MRCTV a non-profit and education organization writes in his article on how “School nutrient professional’s from across the country bemoaned the negative impacts of new nutrition standards on school meals. “It is not too hard to argue with the statement as some schools serves pizza every day, and salad located somewhere in the cafeteria. To add to this, since school is essentially serving junk food with its spicy chicken sandwiches or student stores selling nothing but chips and ice cream, Bannister adds that “The new standards are actually driving students to eat more junk food and seek out tastier meals.” Bannisters comment is not hard to disagree with especially when students are spending hard earned money on food that students don’t even like. Why spend money on food that students dislike when they could drive 5 minutes to buy tastier food.

Finally, having an open campus can benefit both the students and staff if students have to earn the privilege to leave school grounds. A debate team from Alabama points out one of the pros of having an open campus. The article mentions that “off-campus passes can be used as an incentive and motivator for students to earn good grades, make wise choices, and maintain exception

behavior.” That would benefit both students and staff as students get rewarded and staff does not have to worry as much as students are trying to be eligible for school passes.
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Moving on, passes would have limitations like only 11th and 12th graders are only eligible, and also a fellow student from Daily American declares an opinion that students should only be able to leave school “if they have transportation and parental consent.” Parents would have to be aware that any accident regarding their children, school would not be responsible for any accidents. The topics mentioned above are just a few of many reasons why students should be able to leave school grounds during lunch.
Having an open campus can greatly benefit both the student’s and the staff as students try to earn good grades to earn lunch passes, and also staff wouldn’t have to look over students as much as an effect. The reasons stated above should be a few of many reasons why certain students in school should be given the freedom to leave school campus during a student’s lunch period.