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To: John B. King Jr, Acting Secretary of Education

Bring mandatory meditation into public schools.

All children from the age of 11 and up should have a mandatory 45 minute meditation/yoga class. As a proven method to calm the mind, it can ease stress and anxiety. Although not scientifically proven yet, there are signs that meditation and mindfulness training can ease ADHD and it's symptoms. Finally, meditation has been show to help sufferers of addiction. This is important because addictive behavior in adults has been shown to be more prevalent in those that had suffered with ADHD as children.

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