Do ATMs belong with ABCs?

• Position: Money - Brief Article

A growing number of schools are offering students the convenience of an ATM. At Oregon City High School in northwest Oregon, an ATM stands near the school, store and snack bar. It is a potential, moneymaker for the school, which charges $1.25 on top of the usual bank fees.

At Grossmont High School in El Cajon, Calif., students use the ATM to obtain funds for things like lunch and dance tickets. A survey of 2,000 youths by Teen Research Unlimited found that 1 in 50 students aged 16 and 17 has access to an ATM at...