This is a great idea! Those that do drop out usually are headed down the wrong road already. This would be a great way to keep all teens on the upswing.

Some drop-outs choose to work, they should have a work permit available for drop-outs who have a job.

Public Schools are depressing and political.

It’s OK to stop people who can drive well from getting licenses, because driving is a privilege.

And it’s OK for the TSA to randomly choose plane passengers to grope, because flying is a privilege.

And it’s OK for the TSA to randomly choose train passengers to search, because riding a train is a privilege.

When someone opposes freedom, the word “privilege” is a slimy way of trying to make the opposition to freedom seem acceptable.

Without a question you think this is a good idea…
Here is a list of people who have dropped out of high school…
I find it interesting that the government wants to keep people in school..

H.G. Wells…….best-selling British author
Jim Clark……..self-made billionaire American businessman; founder of “Netscape”
Jimmy Dean……….singer-songwriter-actor; self-made multimillionaire American businessman
Andrew Jackson……7th U.S. President
Leon Uris……….best-selling American author
Walter L. Smith…..former president of Florida A&M University
Patrick Henry…….American Revolutionary War era politician
Ansel Adams………American wilderness photographer
Whoopie Goldberg….Oscar-winning actress-comedienne
Horace Greeley…. American newspaper publisher-editor

And the list goes on…..!

So tell me again why does the government want to keep kids in high school..?

Some pothead draft dodger lawyer came up with “privilege” like it’s a loophole around civil rights.

Even when the Minnesota State Constitution specifically says loopholes aren’t allowed.

Great! Uneducated people that can’t drive! Way to pad public transportation and keep the poor in urban areas needing government assistance!

And we think that IF they don’t have a drivers license they will be responsible enough to NOT drive…. What a bunch of morons….

I think it is a terrible Idea. I didn’t graduate from highschool and I worked and took care of myself while I got my GED. I am an RN(registered nurse) now that graduated with a 3.9 GPA. Some people have very unsuportive families and have to make it on their own. If someone had taken my license away I would be nowhere today. The school system is failing kids anyway and some of the stupidest people I know graduated from high school.

Stupid idea. These are the most troubled kids who make learning for others difficult. They are often the discipline problems and huge under achievers. Let them go into the real world. At least with them gone, test scores might really reflect the learning going on in schools.

Very bad idea. There are better things to do in politics for this state than this ridiculous idea. What the hell are our elected officials doing? JUST BALANCE THE BUDGET AND MAKE IT YOUR ONLY GOAL AT THIS POINT.

You should be able to leave your opinion without throwing out insults to people with other ideas. Let’s at least be civil! The issues around kids dropping out of school are complex and not easy to solve, but it would seem that this could be one more tool in the toolkit if the program were well designed and allowed exceptions in appropriate circumstances. It seems like there are many states to learn from. For the vast, vast majority of youth, staying is school through graducation is a very important step to self-sufficiency and quality of life. Adding some short-term consequences to help encourage positive long-term behavior may help.

My daughter dropped out, worked for a while then worked and got her GED. She has since received 1 degree and will get a 2nd when she graduates next month while also working part time and taking care of her family. While working on her 1st degree, she attended tech school full time, worked 2 parttime jobs and another 1 day a week and took care of her family. If she did not have a license due to dropping out of school, she would not now be a productive employee/citizen with a great education. High school and alternative schooling failed her.

Wait, I have a better idea!! How about having some hands on technical courses is the schools that will actually interest those experiencial learners that we now ignore. Maybe then they will stay in school, AND LEARN A TRADE!!! Oh, I fogot EVERYONE IS SUPPPOSED TO BE A COLLEGE GRADUATE!!!

@Steve

I think making fun of Draft Dodging pothead lawyers is funny.

They even busted one up North Snorting coke in the court house.

They need money!

Who’s in charge of the “think tank” that thought this up? Let’s focus on their process…what, got an idea…let’s make it law. Boneheads
Really though, aren’t we tired enough of politicians at all levels doing things sort of willy-nilly? And, in a time when opinions seem to be the rage, and communications possiblities are very available; why not pool the population for how to deal with these things? Of course, that might mean giving up a little bit of control….ooooo bad idea…maybe we ought to make that law(?).

@ VC

I am making funny jokes about lawyers, and you are talking about slapping moms.

Sorry, I am not the one who is being negative.

Take the license from the parents of the dropouts. That will change things.

Nothing compels me to speak or write proper English at all. the rap music industry doesn’t care what nerdy white people think either.

Your just trying to change the subject.

Nope – nothing does. Unless you maybe want to succeed I guess. Then it’s a different duck eh Victim
I’ll judge you on how you speak. And refuse to hire an idiot.

BTW – rap isn’t music, it’s trash noise. Profitable trash noise. As many dumb white kids listen to it as black. Hmmmm – what’s that make the dumb ‘burb white kids? Wannabe’s of course. The gals needs the black snake and the boys the slippery tunnels

To much government. Leave us alone.

@Backed up by what

Booksmart People who color inside the lines are boring, lack creativity and they can’t find work.

You come across like someone who has to look in the toilet before flushing.

Math and Science will get you out of the coffee shop and food service industry.

This is the best bill our loonie Republican Party has introduced. if passed, can the dropouts parents keep them from taking the family car? Where parents are at work, kids can do what they want, driver’s license or not.