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I think that advertisement should not be allowed in schools, as it detracts from the learning process, among other reasons. CMV

I feel that advertisement in any form should not be allowed in school, with a captive audience, because it will detract from the learning process and cause distractions among the peers. Not only this, but it encourages the spending of money in a work-like environment, which decreases productivity, and makes for a less formal/professional environment. When you are at school, you should be learning to further your career, not learning about the latest soda pop or energy drink that the school's vending machine sells.

Statistics taken by the Harvard School of Health show that 2 in 3 college students include a sugar added drink in their lunch. Having ads in schools will only raise the rate of this statistic. Cutting down on sugar added drinks should decrease the rate of obesity, as proven when a school in Arizona banned advertising in their school and over 2yrs of studying the eating behavior of the students the obesity rate dropped over 31%. I think putting advertisements all over the school would serve as an even bigger distraction in addition to those factors. I also feel that it would make a school seem kind of... Trashy, but that is just my opinion

Marketers want to get in front of kids to build customers for life, they brainwashed them into consuming ... The underlying message of nearly all marketing is that the things people buy will make them happy! Nonsense! Moreover ads directed at children are frequently for unhealthily food products that cause obesity.

Research shows that children are easily persuaded by advertisements. In fact in some curriculum's they deliberately teach about advertising so a better informed view can be established in the child's mind. School is not the place for advertisers to manipulate children's mind. We need to give children an informed opinion not a distorted one.

Change my view.

EDIT: Since everyone is confused on how schools are advertising, here is the definition of advertisement.

Advertisement: A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy.

So it could be commercial or school services. The debate is on whether or not we should allow all forms of advertisement in the schools, or none of them at all.
gpt
I guess the strongest argument to have advertising in schools comes down to funding. While the situation may be less than ideal, couldn't it be worth exposing kids to some ads if that means a school will be able to retain teachers or programs it would have otherwise been forced to cut?