"I think that some classes should be required up to a certain point. Most of us aren't going to use most of what we are learning in science right now unless you are going in to a science based career. Classes like english and algebra should be…"

"I would if i was old enough however I will still be to young to vote by then. i think that 18 is a good age to vote. we are almost done with school are already are and we are part for the adult population now. we should be contributing to the world…"

"I think that we should ban single use plastic. It is a waist and a lot of people just throw it out the window when they are done wit it. When you drive in the city or on the interstate you see loads of plastic bags, cups, and other containers along…"

"I like to read books more then watch the movie. Most of the time books are more descriptive and have more details. Books let you creat your own characters in you head and some details can’t be put into a movie. "

"I think that unmarked police cars are fine. As long as you are obeying the traffic laws they should have no reason to pull you over and you shouldn't have to worry about them. They catch the people who are speeding and don't see them coming."

"I think that school is like prison. If they did teach life skills I would listen more than I do now. schools do need lots of rules if there weren't any rules then the whole day would be a mess. I'm not sure there's a whole lot that we could do to…"

"I think that lunch is just fine the way it is right now. If it was shorter most of us wouldn't be able to finish eating. however, if it was much longer then it would just give kids/ students more time to mess around."

"While I think that every citizen should vote I do see both sides to this debate. not everyone wants to vote but I think they should."

"I do have a study hall and I do think that they are beneficial. I believe that a Study hall is a good time to go to the bathroom during the day. I get almost all of my homework done in my study hall. Overall I do like my study hall and use most of…"

"I prefer printed books over ebooks. I think that ebooks are hard on my eyes and they give me headaches I also think that the feel of a paper book in my hands is better. I could read and entire printed book in a day, if it as and Ebok I would have to…"

"I would choose Netflix over Disney plus. Most if not all of my favorite movies and tv shows are on Netflix. Disney Plus has lots of good options for watching tv however Netflix has way more options and a wider variety of shows and movies. Netflix…"

"I think that paper and plastic straws are ok both have good sides and bad sides I personally use metal silicone straws.  I do think that paper straws are better for the environment but like you said nobody wants to be sucking you of a paper straw.…"

"I think that hats should be aloud in class. there is not logical reasoning for there nt to be hats worn in school during the day, they aren't andy more distracting then a brightly colored tee shirt or any thing else. As lng as the hats have no foul…"

"I think that we should add a roller rink to Harlan, they are cheaper and can be run year round, an ice rink can but it takes a lot of energy and electricity. Ice skating is a lot harder and the injuries are more serious from ice skates because they…"

"I think that the population of 8 billion is bad. We were struggling as it is with global warming, pollution, and landfills, we don't need more people. We only have so much land, its not like we can just make more of it. If the population keeps…"

"I don't think that that explicit music affects teens at all, I hear worse things in school then i do an any music.  most of my music has curse words in it now its hard to find songs that don't accept kids bop. I think that having explicit lyrics is…"

"Marvel is way better then dc. Marvel my not have as many series as dc however they put more money into the really good movies rather then kinda good series. "

"I missed out on so much with online schooling, if I had the choice to pick online or in school learning I would choose in school. I think that its easer than bing at home with all the distractions while for the most part teachers keep you on track."

"I think that we should have a sex ed class, I dont think that it should be required but I do think that parents should choose if their kids should be in it. The one video in 5th grade was enough then but not now, not a lot of people know that you…"

"Yeah I heard about that I didn't joint in however with the crime rates raising all over the place it might not be a bad tool to have in your back pocket."

"Id say that wrestling is a form of self defense, if you are able to defend yourself with it if you got into a fight on the street then it will do the job."

" I think that a lot of kids at our school would love to sign up for a self defence class. It would be really cool to see a self defense class at our school before we graduate.  "

"It wouldn't be a free for all fighting ring it would be a class with a structured standards and levels. If we just led kids have a free for all then it would be a disaster."

"There are many places around us that do teach self defense, there is one I know of in harlan that is accessible for many people and is vary good. There are a lot in council bluffs and omaha that are amazing to."

"I would consider that self defense you can protect your self against someone coming after you. weather you have been thought it by a professional or not it could still help you get away. "

"Being in a situation like those are scary and knowing self defense could make them a lot less scary. being able to defend yourself is going to be a huge thing growing up in the world that we live in."

"I like the idea of having a optional class like another PE class or possibly a win time or something else like that."

"I think that halloween should be moved to a saturday because that gives people more time to get ready, there aren't kids staying up late on a school night and more people are more likely to be up handing out candy for kids."

"I do think that teachers should get paid more then they do, they work all day and even outside of school hour however they get paid very little. On the flip side teachers should not be able to go on strike, their whole job is to teach students and…"

"I think that curfews are a good way to keep kids out of trouble, however you could run into the problem of kids speeding home to be home ontime. there may not be crimes committed but the problem could be less sleep and worce grades or other things…"

"  I don't think that Halloween should be a federal holiday. Not very many things happen on Halloween, you don't get together with your family or eat dinner together, all you do is get candy from strangers.  "

"living in a small town makes our community a little safer however there are still dangers to our community. you may never know what could happen learning self defense could just make it safer"

"agreed its just keeps getting more dangerous in the world and we need to know how to defend ourselves. Boxing is really cool I wish I had some where to learn how to box. "

" I think that farm vehicles should be aloud to drive on the highway, It is saver then driving on small level c minimum maintenance roads and as long as they are following the rules such as the flashing lights and or the signs on the back they are…"

"In actual classes they do a lot more then just self defense. In actual classes such as taekwondo or jiu-jitsu they have different levels, only teachers past that level can teach them. If anything this could creat a higher demand for these jobs…"

"I do suport the death penalty. When someone kills multiple people they don't deserve life out the rest of there life, in prison or not. In prison they get a place to sleep and food in their body but when they have killed multiple people they don't…"

"I think that the qr codes are ridiculous and are a wast of time, they don't even load in most classrooms that have the codes. I think if they want to "collect data" Through students leaving the classroom then is should not be digital, they should be…"

"I think that having a job as a highschooler is benefits you can put it on other resumes and ith shows that from a young age that you have responsibility and self control. while some may argue that kids shouldn't have that kind of stress on them…"

"I think that It should be legalized, it helps with so many things and is less addictive then substances such as tobacco and alcohol.  its is marginally one of the safest drugs besides the effects that it could have on your body, If an adult starts…"

" I beleave that it should not be illegal. I don't know much about it but i think if there is an usave way to do it then they should get a foul for it then but it doesn't look that harmful, but like i said I don't know much about it. (thank you for…"

"I think that some tests should be open book, there should be test that are not open book so that teachers can see where the students are at whith what they are teaching. Open book test should only be aloud a certen amount of time to take. When you…"

"I think that we should do cor classes based on what we want to choose for a creer. Obviously most kids in middle school don't know what they want to do after high school sou there should be classes to a certain extent that kids should have to take…"

"I think that school starting at 8:00 is a good time, if we started much later then 8:00 then school would have to later i the day witch means that we would have to stay up later to get things like homework done. Most high schoolers have after school…"

"I don't think football should be banned, it is a risky sport but most players know the risk of playing and are ok with that. I don't think soccer or wrestling should be banned however sports like hockey or rugby should also be thought about being…"

"I think that burning the flag should be illegal. The flag represents the freedom that you are given living in the U.S. making Burning the flag legal is showing that it is ok to disrespect the people that built this country and have given us freedom.…"

"I think that teachers should be allowed to carry some form of weapon for self-defense. They should have to take multiple tests and go through classes and have other qualifications so that just not any teacher can carry a weapon. I also think that…"

"Kids should be taught asl in school rather than cursive. Teaching ASL is a lot more useful than cursive, you really don't need it for anything besides your signature, and that doesn't even have to be in cursive. I would also love to learn ASL in…"