Idea #1
Topic: Fighting in School

Story Idea: Opinion on why fights tend to happen. Can fights be prevented? What are the precautions taken before a problem can escalate into a fight? How do teachers play a role in fighting? Depending on the seriousness of a fight how long does a student get suspended for? What happens if a student is forced to defend themsleves, should they still be punished for fighting?

Sources: Guidance Counselors, Mr.Scott, Students who have been in fights,Ms.Nightengale

Visual: Photo of students arguing and fighting in the hallway
Sidebar Possibiltiy: Statistics on the percent of fights that occur during a regular school year



Idea #2
Topic: The issue of respect in the classroom between teachers and students

Story Idea: Why is it that teachers feel that students are obligated to respect them? Teachers nust give respect in order to get respect. It's a two way street. If teachers dont display respect towards their students then their students will not respect them. If there is no respect in the classrom then there will be confusion and chaos.

Sources: Students, Teachers, Ms. Conwell,

Visual: Photo of a student and teacher in the classroom speaking

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Idea #3
Topic: Sleep Deprevation with Students

Story Idea: How many hours of sleep does a student get? What is the effect of staying up late to do homework? How does it effect concentration at school the next day?

Soucres: Students who dont get enough sleep, Teachers who give a ot of homework,

Visual: Photo of a student sleeping in class

Sidebar Possibility: Statistics on amount of sleep an average student gets each night