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Whats happening in your school district?! Are students being forced to watch $200,000 Reebok advertisements during class time? Does their math book use McDonalds menus or Nintendo games in word problems? Is your principal adding new Pepsi machines around school to meet a sales quota? Its time to find out!
The School Watch Team is the eyes and ears of the Center. Teachers, students, parents anyone who wants to expose commercialism is invited to participate! Its easy. Just keep your eyes peeled for commercialism in the classroom, on school buses, in textbooks, in the lunchroom and let us know! You can join the School Watch Team either as an individual or a group. Our goal is to both support your efforts to keep schools commercial-free and to share your findings with others, thereby drawing greater national attention to the overall issue. We in fact rely on people like you to keep us and the general public aware of what is happening around the country. For example, a parent in San Antonio, Texas, alerted us to a kindergarten curriculum that asked children to Learn to Read through Recognizing Corporate Logos. We then informed constituents nationwide and succeeded in generating press coverage mentioning the curriculum. Let us know what you find! As a School Watch Team member, you can: Complete a commercialism walk-through of your school or district. Call the Center to receive your free walk-through form. Call the Centers School Watch Team Hotline at 1-800-867-5841 to report instances of commercialism found in your school. Send us any sponsored educational materials or advertising freebies you receive (COD if necessary; please check with us first). Send photographs or slides of in-school advertising to the Center. Please be sure to label them! If you are interested in joining the School Watch Team or simply want more information, call us at 1-800-UNPLUG-1. Well send you an introductory packet with more information and tips on what to look for. Every two months, team members will receive a letter recapping findings from around the country. Were looking forward to work-ing with you! |
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