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Who: Teens
What: high schools having a football team
When: 2000-2012
Where: U.S
Why: I think every high school should have a football team because it can help some students get good grades, be role models, and have good behavior.

Story behind topic

Unfortunately, similar decisions might become more commonplace. In a backhanded way, a series of safeguards might help the sport regain some of the traction it's in danger of losing. After all, it's not going to die from the top down. The roots will dry up first. And here's the problem for the future of football: Erosion can metastasize. One year of poor participation at a high school can roll into the next year, then the next. Pretty soon, one school cuts its program, and another, and then leagues have to consolidate and football becomes less of a cultural touchstone. Remember, there are two main factors at work when it comes to fielding a representative high school football team: a kid's willingness to put himself through the rigors of the sport and his parents' willingness to let him. And when you go back to school Monday, it's a tough sell to convince your non-football-playing buddies to take up the sport. Teenage boys don't like to be associated with anything uncool, and there might be nothing less cool than getting embarrassed and smacked around week after week on the football field.

Essential questions

Should every high school have a football team? Why doesn't every high school need a football team? Which is worst playing football and being a leader or being a follower and getting in trouble? How does playing football in high school impact with getting into college? What if football got banned from every high school?