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Social Issues

Human Trafficking:
njhumantrafficking.org
projectstaygold.org

Police Use of Force:
https://icof.infobaselearning.com/articles/crime,-law,-and-justice/police-brutality.aspx?sr=1&tab=1&hd=14188

Racism:
https://icof.infobaselearning.com/icofsearchresults.aspx?q=racism

Marriage/Divorce/Affairs:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/infidelity/art-20048424
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/06/110617080833.htm
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/marriage-divorce.htm

Soldiers/War/Trauma:
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/ptsd-in-military-veterans.htm
https://www.cigna.com/individuals-families/health-wellness/returning-from-deployment-reintegration-process

Drugs/Alcohol:
https://www.hhs.gov/ash/oah/facts-and-stats/national-and-state-data-sheets/adolescents-and-substance-abuse/united-states/index.html


Bullying Special Needs/Autism:
https://www.autismspeaks.org/tool-kit-excerpt/top-ten-facts-parents-educators-and-students-need-know-about-bullying
https://www.autismspeaks.org/life-spectrum/i-want-see-more-autism-acceptance-schools-put-end-bullying
https://soundcloud.com/autismspeaks/episode-7-autism-and-bullying

Bullying:
https://olweus.sites.clemson.edu/

Mental Health (Stress, Anxiety, Depression):
https://www.screenagersmovie.com/mental-wellness-clubs

Student Anxiety: 
http://neatoday.org/2018/03/28/the-epidemic-of-student-anxiety/
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/uota-hsv072318.php
https://www.wgu.edu/blog/stress-college-students-2019-how-to-cope1902.html

Latino Discrimination/Racism:
https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2018/10/25/latinos-and-discrimination/
https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-discrimination-and-poverty-latino-community
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Pro/Con Issues

​ADHD*
Advertising in Schools*
Affirmative Action*
Airport Security*
Animal Cloning*
Animal Experimentation*
Animal Rights and Welfare*
Banned Books*
Bullying*
Capital Punishment*
Cell Phones in School*
Cheating*
Cheerleading*
Child Labor*
Concussions in Sports*
Curfew*
Cursive Writing*
Cyberbullying*
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Distracted Driving*
Doping in Sports*
Drones Eating Disorders*
Electoral College*
Endangered Species*

Fracking*
Freedom of Speech and Freedom of the Press*
​Gender Identity*
Global Warming*
Gun Control*
Health Care*
Homelessness*
Homework*
Immigration*
Junk Food*
Marijuana Legalization*
Minimum Wage*

​Obesity*
Online Social Networks*
Opioids*
​Pollution*
Poverty*
Racial Profiling*
Recycling*
Refugees*
Right of Privacy*
Same-Sex Marriage*


School Prayer*
School Schedule*
School Shootings*
School Uniforms*
Single-Gender Classes* 
​Smoking*

Space Missions*
Spanking (Corporal Punishment)
Sports Mascots*
Tanning Salons*
Teen Employment Teens and Driving*
Vaccines*
Vaping*
Vegetarianism*
Video Game Violence*
Virtual Classrooms*
Voting Age*
Voting Rights*
Women's Rights*
Youth Sports*
​Zero-Tolerance Policies* Zoos 

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SCHOOL CELL POLICIES
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SCREEN TIME CONTRACTS
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PARENTING APPS
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AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIESRESEARCH
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ANTI-BULLYING CAMPAIGNS
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DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
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INTERNET ADDICTION
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PRO-SOCIAL VIDEO GAMES
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SLEEP & SCREENS

CMS Library Mission Statement & Goals

Mission Statement:
To teach students how to find information, grow an appreciation for literature, and protect every individual's right to free expression. Our highest priority and proudest achievement is in providing a welcoming, safe, tolerant, and comfortable space for the whole school community.

​Goals:
  • Teach information literacy skills that will enable students to find reliable sources.
  • Inspire students to read.
  • Promote and protect the constitutional right of free expression.
  • Provide the most current print and digital research resources.
  • Model and encourage empathy, mindfulness, and social responsibility. 
  • Provide an environment that nurtures curiosity, imagination, and collaboration.

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