Speech Options

1. Should students be allowed to have phones in schools? 
2. Should students have to wear uniforms? 
3. Should college athletes be paid for play? 
4. Should state colleges be free to attend? 
5. Should all American citizens have to complete a year of community services?
6. Should the voting age be lowered to thirteen? 
7. Should the driving age be raised to twenty-one? 
8. Should students be paid for having good grades? 
9. Should not wearing a seat-belt be illegal? 
10. Should students’ textbooks be replaced by notebook computers or tablets? 
11. Should students have to pass a basic skills test to graduate high school?
12. Should schools serve french-fries and fried potato products to students at lunch? 
13. Should students’ grades in gym affect their grade point averages?
14. Should boys and girls be in separate classes?
15. Should people who download music and movies illegally be punished?
16. Should school athletes have to be on the honor roll to play in games? 
17. Should schools offer fast food options like McDonald’s or Taco Bell? 
18. Should cities offer free public Wi-Fi? 
19. Should the government place a tax on junk food and fatty snacks?
20. Should genetically modified foods be sold with a warning labels?
21. Should teachers have to pass a basic skills test every ten years to renew their certification?
22. Should people be allowed to keep exotic animals like chimpanzees or tigers as pets? 
23. Should the city offer a bike sharing program?
24. Should there be a law that fines people who play music too loudly?
25. Should the government increase spending on the space program?
26. Should owners be legally accountable for clearing snow from sidewalks on their property?
27. Should students who commit cyber-bullying be suspended from school? 
28. Should students be allowed to eat during class? 
29. Should more be done to protect and preserve endangered animals? 
30. Is it appropriate for students and teachers to be friends on Facebook/Instagram?
31. Should students learn about world religions in public schools?
32. Should schools start later in the morning? 
33. Should professional athletes have to take drug tests? 
34. Should America convert to the metric system? 
35. Should high school students have to complete community service hours to graduate?
36. Should teens over 13 years of age be allowed into R rated movies? 
37. Should scientists be allowed to test products intended for human use on animals? 
38. Should unhealthy fast food products be sold with a warning label?
39. Should students or teachers receive money for scoring well on standardized tests? 
40. Should everyone under the age of 17 have a 9:00 PM curfew? 
41. Should students be allowed to drop out before they turn 18 years old? 
42. Should students as young as fourteen be allowed to hold jobs? 
43. Should students who fail their classes be retained and have to repeat the grade?
44. Should female workers earn the same wages as males? 
45. Should teachers have to wear uniforms or have a dress code? 
46. Should talking on a phone without a hands-free device while driving be illegal?