Why volunteering to help the elderly is bad.

Distinguished Members of the School Board:

I am not in favor of the proposed requirement that eighth-graders spend fifteen hours during the school year volunteering to help the elderly. Here are four reasons why I think volunteering to help the elderly is not a good idea.

One reason is Health concerns. The elderly may have germs or sickness or maybe they might catch a sickness from us, like the common cold. The human body on average has a good immune system, but as the human body grows older, no matter how much you try to keep it strong it ...