Persuasive Essay On School Sports

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The purpose of school sports is to have fun and play the game, but what good is it if children and teens are injured and not having fun with the sport. During organized sports 21%, of teens receive traumatic brain injuries that can last for months or even years. Every year 1.35 million teens and children end up in the emergency room due to sports injuries says Nationwide Children's hospital (NCH). School sports should be removed to keep students safe, and keep them free from parental pressure.

All athletes will be hurt at one point playing a sport it can be as simple as a twisted finger to as complicated as a concussion. Some children are safe and do not have to go to the Emergency Room (ER) but others not as much. According to Nationwide

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