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Well, I understand religion is a hot topic, which is precisely why I use it as the example that there is a line to be drawn. That way instead of acting like it is silly to draw that line, we can discuss where it ought to be drawn. If we were actually referring to a genuinely local business, like a ma and pa restaurant that was doing this specifically to benefit the school and community, things might be different.
See, to you it is "a few hundred bucks in exchange for giving some positive publicity to a local business." To me the few hundred bucks isn't the only thing gained. I think a large part of the problem is that a lot of people don't see that this sets examples for kids(McD's is good, money is more important than health, it is okay to give up 4/5 of your donation to satiate people's need not to ask for help - among others) in addition to yielding a few dollars. McD's doesn't need us giving them positive publicity and it isn't a local business.
Fast food franchises being in school is not a good thing. Sure, it does in fact save the school some money, but at what cost? Dollars are not the only thing to be taken into account.
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