Should Vending Machines Be Allowed In Schools

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The average weight for a student in the middle school to high school range has gone up drastically in the last 10 years. With this being said schools have started taking out things such as soda machines and vending machines with sugary and salty snacks and replaced them with healthy alternatives like vending machines with fruit in them. Time Magazine reported "students weight average in school has gone up 55% since 2007." This rate has gotten out of control and can get even worse if the school system doesn't do something about it. "This year, more schools have taken out snack machines than were put in schools in the 1980's," said Mrs. Michelle Obama at a New York press conference in 2013. Mrs. Obama has taken her fair share in helping schools