ESU-MSPDP Championship Debate: The US should pay ransom for hostages. 

On April 18, 2015, the English-Speaking Union, along with its partner the Middle School Public Debate Program, welcomed 282 students from 31 schools in six states to the Hackley School in Tarryton, NY. These students participated in 236 rounds of debate. Teams from the Hackley School and Rachel Carson Middle School in Herndon, VA advanced to the Final Championship Debate where they sparred over the topic: The US should pay ransom for hostages.