A Discussion On School Vending Machines

djamal-soft الأحد، 12 أكتوبر 2014
By Jocelyn Davidson


The phrase vending machine is one that is used to refer to a machine which sells items to consumers without necessarily using a cashier. Some examples of things that can be sold using these devices are snacks and beverages. They can be installed in public institutions like hospitals and schools where many people can access them. Many people however debate the issue of having school vending machines. Others support their installation while others think it is harmful for the students. Here are some pros and cons of these selling machines in educational centers.

Some of the merits include the matter of time saving since the scholars will not be forced to use time to move from one place to another looking for snacks to eat. For scholars, it is essential to use their time well if they have any chance of getting good grades and they cannot achieve this if they get out of the schools all the time to grab something to eat. Most machines normally have the most foods that students may like.

Many school managements also like the vending machines because other than selling the snacks, they can be used to carry out other school transactions easily like payment of school activities. They can also be a good way for the management to enhance healthy living habits among the students. The healthy foods will mostly be bought if they are sold at a reasonable cost.

The arguments illustrated above make it seem like the hawking devices have more good than harm especially to students. It is important to first look at the other side of the debate before making a decision because there are a significant amount of disadvantages too. The issues listed below are some of the disadvantages of having vending devices in schools.

Truth be told, many people only consider the profits they are going to make when putting up these devices but they do not deliberate on the health of students. School authorities make a lot of money by signing contracts with junk food companies to sell their products to students. This causes a lot of junk eating by the small kids.

Study shows that the cases of sugar related illnesses in children have been increasing drastically over the years. Some of these illnesses include diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and also arthritis. This has made some states to even ban completely the move to install the automatic vendors especially in learning institutions.

Most vending machines bring in a lot of money for the companies that own them. It will be unfair to force them to remove them from schools because it is a good market for their products. For this reason, the best move will be to control the kind of items that they sell to make sure they are only selling goods that are not harmful to students.

It is also vital that leaders make it their duty to educate the kids about healthy eating including the foods which they can eat and those they should avoid. If they know the dangers of eating the junk snacks then it will be simpler for them to regulate their intake.




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