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Kids in Lake County，Fla．，may get more than they asked for the next time they head to class．Officials in that county are considering letting companies advertise inside school buses and on school lunch menus．

Supporters say it is a great way for poor schools to earn some money．But not everyone buys that idea．Kids go to school to learn， they say，not to be attracted by ads．

Should advertising be allowed in schools？Student reporters Michael Baick and Kaitlyn Rentals each sell a side．Michael Baick Would you rather look at an ad on a school bus or have that bus take you to a school that can't afford to pay its teachers？Many schools have cut salaries (薪水)，classroom materials，and more．Selling ad space is a way to make the money some schools really need．

Chris Collins，a middle school head in Longmeadow，Mass．，agrees．He says he would rather allow ads in his school than have to fire staff members．

“If that was my choice，I would clearly support advertising in schools，”he says．

School officials can also control the type of advertising that is allowed．They can allow only some businesses，such as those that sell healthy foods，to advertise． How much harm would that do？

Kaitlyn Rentals

Companies shouldn't be allowed to advertise in schools．Children see enough ads at home，and they should not see any more of them at scbool．Besides，school is for learning，and allowing businesses to advertise would get in the way of that．

Isabelle Oktay，an 11-year old from Rye，N．Y．，agrees．“Kids would be distracted (分散注意力) by all the ads，”sbe says．What's more， students might feel pressured to buy what is featured in the ads．

Some people say letting companies advertise in schools would help bring in money．However，it leaves kids at schools no choice．At home，they decide whether to look at ads，but at school，they would be forced to see them every day．