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Water not allowed in school? Tongue River High School students have just moved in to their new school and with a new school, comes new rules. Just recently TRHS administrators and authority figures have restricted all food and drinks outside of the commons area. This includes water bottles in the classrooms. This is unfair and detrimental to TRHS student's education. Research has shown numerous reasons that students should be able to drink water through out the day. The key to boosting the capacity to learn is to keep well hydrated throughout the day. When we are thirsty, mental performance deteriorates by 10% Students concentrate well because they are not distracted by the effects of dehydration such as thirst, tiredness and irritability, can aid behavior management by helping to settle students in the classroom. Children will achieve more when both their health and learning needs are met. Ensuring free access to water and promoting a regular water intake throughout the school day is a vital role for schools in promoting health and providing a healthy learning environment. I understand that we as a community need to take care of our school but taking away an educational tool such as water, is severely harming the learners and staff. I understand that we have drinking fountains around our school but what if our teacher won't let us go and get a drink. The student would have to stay thirsty through the class period and think of nothing but staying thirsty. All of this amounting to the fact that the student wasted an hour of learning when they could have had their water bottle with them and not interrupted the class by asking if they could go get a drink. They also would have been focused on the class instead of thinking about how thirsty they are. This school needs rules but I think that the rule about no water, “anywhere”, is unacceptable, cruel, and completely unnecessary.