...Despite the potential revenue from advertising in schools, the new policy has unnerved some residents.
North Attleboro board approves advertising in schools - The Sun Chronicle : Local NewsThe nonprofit advocacy group Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood has been in touch with North Attleboro parents who oppose the new approach and encouraged them to voice objections.
Campaign manager David Monahan believes assurances that advertising will be tasteful and appropriate are beside the point. He said children are innundated with corporate messaging, and there "needs to be some place where that noise stops."
"Young children don't understand the motivation of advertising," he said. "They can't look at it critically, so they're very vulnerable to these messages."...
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