should students have a off-campus lunch

Students can bring school lunches from home, but they would possibly want to eat at an off-campus location. Students who are granted the freedom to eat off campus may act irresponsibly and get themselves into trouble, but if so they could be restricted from access to off-campus lunches." Being on campus is safer", according to www.stoptheshootings.org, 387 school shootings have happened in the U.S. since 1992. There is an equal possibility of shootings and violence from schools to restaurants. "Students eating at restaurants can be costly and unhealthy as well." In ways, that is incorrect. At McDonald's, a cheeseburger is only 290 calories and 11 grams of fat; for an entire meal, it's not that bad. Subway's Nutrition Menu states that a 6 inch sub can range from 230-370 calories and 1-5 grams of fat. The estimated calorie needs range from 1,800 to 3,000 per day, divide that by 3; it would be about 600-1000 calories per meal, give or take a few. The IOM ( Institute of Medicine) says that the average human consumes about 20 and 35 grams of total fat per day, which is about 7 to 12 grams per meal, with fast-food for lunch at school, staying healthy would still be a choice! Lunches should not exceed: 650 calories for students in grades K-five 700 calories for children in grades six-eight 850 calories for those in grades nine-twelve There are several meals that do not exceed over 850 calories in several restaurants. For example, ABC news offered a quote in an sententious article.. "850 calories is plenty for lunch and ought to tide a teenager over until after school," said Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition at New York University. What can you get for 850 calories or less? You can squeeze in a Big Mac, and more at the 850 calorie max. Let's take a look , shall we? McDonald"s Big Mac (550) Small fries (230) Diet Coke (0) 2 ketchup packets (30) Small iced nonfat latte with sugar free vanilla syrup (40) TOTAL: 850 calories KFC Original Recipe chicken breast (360) Cole slaw (180) Mashed potatoes with gravy (120) Green beans (25) Diet Pepsi (0) Oatmeal raisin cookie (150) TOTAL: 835 calories Subway Six-inch Cold Cut Combo sandwich " includes 9-grain wheat bread, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and cucumbers (370) American cheese (40) Mayonnaise (110) Baked Lay"s chips (130) Oatmeal raisin cookie (200) Diet drink (0) TOTAL: 850 calories See what I mean? You can get the same amount of food at fast food restaurants, for less. "...for elementary schools they only have half hour and 15 minutes, and many restaurants are very far away from the school and it just takes half of an hour for a student to travel between school and the restaurant." I wasn't talking about elementary schools, I was talking about Highschools. Highschoolers have legs, do they not? They also have the privilege of a car. Many elementary schools have less than a half an hour, and very few restaurants are from a 15 mile radius. How would YOU know if it takes 30 minutes for highschoolers to travel back and forth from restaurants to school? What if the restaurant was just down the street? You have no factual evidence to support your claim. "The yard duties or other teachers can't keep an eye on everyone and everything. In which that that accidents may happen to the students while they're gone during this duration." Teachers would have to depend on the students to be safe and respectful. Manners are a good way for students to become responsible, if not they took the risk and they deal with the consequences for themselves. "that the school or even that district would be punished for this act." What? Uh...? It's the students responsibility for his/her actions, their risk, their choice. "For the most important thing, what if students are having alcohol or they are smoking outside of school during their off-campus lunch period? Since from the 1800s there are many followers of temperance." It is illegal for students to be drinking underage, therefore (for the third time) students will deal with their conquences if they choose to go down that choice of life. And once again, where is your factual evidence? I don't see any citations, organizations, anything. For all I know, you're making up information.