Distracted driving is the leading cause of death in car crashes in the United States. Distracted driving is an umbrella covering texting and driving, as well as using GPS, computers, the radio, reading and writing texts or emails, and even simply reaching for any of the above. ... They reported that approximately 50% were caused by drivers that were distracted while driving [Nat15]. ... Florida quickly got the word out to local high schools and produced public service announcements for the rest of the general public. ... So it only made sense to get the word out to the high schools. ...

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Their have been many deaths around the country from DWI's (Driving While Intoxicated). ... Now Jason spends his life going around the country and talking to students and parents about teenage drunk driving. ... One of these organizations is called S.A.D.D. also known as Student's Against Drunk Driving or Student's Against Destructive Decisions. There is a chapter of this organization located in our own Miller Place High School. ... Some of the statistics cited by S.A.D.D. are that more than five million high schoolers binge drink at least once a month, and four out of ever...

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Janes was only one of the eight high school athletes who died in 2013 from the brain and spine injuries they suffered while playing high school football. ... According to the National Athletic Trainers' Association, just 37% of public high schools have full time trainers. ... So it would appear that with a few modifications and the proper funding, high school football can be made safer. ... Yet, not many parents stop their teens from driving. ... High school football is too valuable of an asset to waste....

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Regardless of the level of independence, there are 5 main changes that most people go through during school that shape who they will become, and how they will react to big changes such as going to school. When you enter Junior High School, it's a very different playing field. ... Driving allows you to hang out with whoever you want, do whatever you want, and go wherever you want, without necessarily the permission of your parents. It's not necessarily a good thing morally, but one thing driving does teach everyone, the choices you make have consequences. ... The final step before a...

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Cumberland is conveniently located outside the city of Providence and within driving distance of state beaches, four major shopping malls, and several restaurants and theaters. ... Only 4% of families with children are below poverty in the town of Cumberland and 22% of the population is under the age of eighteen. 5,135 of those children are enrolled in the widely respected public school system which consists of one high school, two middle schools, and five elementary schools. Cumberland High School provides services for approximately 1,398 students and employs 100 teachers. ... Cumberl...

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Kennedy High School, and all of those who teach, and learn from it. The theme of the movie "Teachers" is about how this school system neglected it's students, and corrupted the school systems and policies. ... The school did it's best to try and cover up these events, and neglected these students when they needed help the most. A teacher in the school was carelessly carrying a gun in her briefcase, endangering the lives of hundreds of students. ... They steal a vehicle which belonged to a teacher, and later on in the film, steal a driving school student ...

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., Are you Driving your Children to Drink? ... ; New York ; Oxford University Press, 1982 Brett Potter Education Paper April 30, 1999 Alcohol use by teenagers Alcohol use by High School and middle school or Junior high school kids is on the rise. ... In high school on the other hand the administration has to take notice. High school kids are supposed to be a safe environment inside their school, if the use of alcohol is being done on school property the teachers and faculty must take action. ... This is a major problem...

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Today is the day we've all been waiting for, the day we've been working towards for 13 yrs now, this is the day when we are at one time Dundee High School students and then at a split second we are now Dundee High School graduates. ... Most of us have been going to school with each other for our whole lives and we are used to seeing each other everyday, but pretty soon there are going to be a lot of things we aren't going to be used to. ... As we look back at our high school memories, we shouldn't forget the little things because those will probably be what we will all miss...

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Erik fell asleep while driving. ... In school she had dyslexia which really made school hard for her. ... When he was a sophomore in high school he was committed to Duke Lacrosse which is an amazing school. He began partying in high school. ... He then even made a worse decision by texting while driving on the high way. ...

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Some reasons that first come to mind of why the legal drinking age is 21 are; it might save lives by keeping people from drinking and driving, because if people could drink at the age of 19 then there would be more people drinking and driving, which would increase the risk of drinking related accidents. ... When someone is 18 they are still in high school and are somewhat immature and if they could drink then it would make it much easier for younger high school students to obtain and consume alcohol, thus increasing alcohol related automobile accidents. ... Once a student is out of high schoo...

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For these reasons and more, it is absolutely necessary for high schools to begin school no earlier than 9:00 in the morning. ... Lack of sleep can even endanger the lives of teenagers and other drivers, for Seventeen.com reports that young drivers are responsible for more than half of the 100,000 "drowsy driving- car accidents that occur each year. If they received more sleep, students would have better reaction time and improved judgement and driving skills. ... It is possible for any high school, including Sunnyslope, to achieve the same great improvements that the Minneapolis late star...

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At a traditional school there are homework checks. ... That night you arrived home at 7 because of driving school and by this point you wish that you could have seen far enough into the future to be prepared for the load you would be receiving. ... So if I got home from driving school at 7 I might finish the essay and do very well or maybe I should do a chapter of law and catch up on some accounting. ... Both schools have their pros and cons. ... I have attended both schools and now that I am at a traditional school I want to go back. ...

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While some enjoy the well-structured processes, others despise the idea of being in school any longer. ... There are many college graduates with Ph.D. who are driving school buses or working at Walgreen's. ...

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By the time most teens reach senior high school, nearly all will have faced a choice about whether or not to take a drink. ... Kids who are drinking regularly in high school seem to be fully aware of the penalties and laws against underage drinking, possession but don't care. They agree that driving while intoxicated is a key role in fatal car accidents, yet they still do it. ...

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One of the most well known organizations that promote awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving is MADD [Mothers Against Drunk Driving]. ... Another well known organization is SADD [Students Against Drunk Driving]. This organization is in many high schools, junior high schools, and middle schools. ...

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The Camping Trip It was the summer before school of 2000. ... As the first day of school was getting near, a senior at my school named Dave said to me, "Hey, you and Dylan want to come along on a camping trip with some of my friends." ... The trip was set for the weekend before school. ... However, I wasn't interested in riding them if people were drinking and driving them. ... Dylan must have seen me ride away, because he got on the other bike with Paul driving. ...

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This study lasted 4 years and there were 7,437 high school seniors that participated. The students were chosen from approximately 130 public and private schools throughout the U.S.. The schools were then selected through a multistage random sampling procedure. Geographic areas were selected, then schools within those geographic areas were selected, and then students within those schools were chosen. ... Also, alcohol use was associated with unsafe driving and feeling less stable emotionally. ...

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When kids enter high school, they make decisions as freshman that foreshadow the rest of their high school career. ... Until one day I was expelled from school. ... With my partying, low grades, and all out disrespect I was driving my parents insane and they were taking it out on each other. ... I entered another high school and acted the same way. ... I don't get in trouble at home or in school. ...

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You must be your own driving force in college to thrive. In high school, I worked extremely hard. My work ethics helped me so far with my success in school. ... My parents expected that I continue college after high school. ... College is changing my habits that I had in high school. ...

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We are always prejudged when we go to school and we show signs of attitude or being unclean it is linked back to our parent's . ... Also in the class debate the nature group argued that if a child is applying for a job it didn't matter what they looked like going into a interview and they should know how to dress themselves I disagreed on that point because people in high school walk around with there pants past their knees and wearing bandannas plus a lot of females dressed to revealing which proves some people don't know how to present themselves. ... I have known plenty of g...

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Payroll is another driving factor in the operation cost of running a school, the rising number of administrators and the higher demand in faculty's salaries due to the competitive nature of the business sector searching for talent. ... Eventually, the students has to meet the cost of these expenditures, but it should be noted that an arms race among universities is more common in the private rather than in public schools. ... Having a high graduation rate if one of the key focuses of the school, as the demand by the public to accomplish this is also very high. ... The government needs to ...

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Actions such as drinking, driving, or making decisions in college must be done in a mature manner. When a teenager graduates from high school, they either already have plans for their next step in life, or have nothing figured out at all. ... Students go through high school following the same routine and are always expected to do things, which is why the new environment in college is so different; they have to figure out what to do on their own, because they, for the most part, make their own routine. ...

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Grace was about seventeen years old and was in her last year of high school. ... She was very involved in school and community activities. ... She went to a public high school and was introduced to many different lifestyles. ... In her senior year of high school Grace was a victim of a tragic, fatal car accident. She was in the passenger seat of the car her best friend was driving. ...

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How parents open their children to proficiency even before they enter school is critical for the later improvement of reading. ... Beginning toward the start of the essay the inspiration driving Rodrigues' adoration for reading originates from his first educators in school. ... When he achieved secondary school he had as of now perused many book, however he never truly got anything out of them. In secondary school he attempted to get a principle topic or thought out of each book and apply it to different things in life, however he was truly not able to do this. ... Rodriguez didn't ...

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Drinking and driving is an extremely dangerous form of alcohol abuse. ... "Eight out of every ten high school seniors have tried alcohol more than once" ("Alcohol" NP). ... The first one involves David, a 17 year old high school senior. ... The next case study involved a high school student who earned good grades and played football. ...

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