Legislators Attempt to Raise Compulsory Attendance Age
By Mimi Rothschild
Problem: Children don’t like going to school.
Solution: Make it mandatory!
Problem 2: Children still don’t like going to school.
Solution 2: Make them stay longer!
From the HSLDA:
“Senate Bill 171 is a legislative proposal which would raise North Carolina’s compulsory school attendance age from 16 to 17, until the child graduates from high school. If enacted, this legislation would require homeschoolers to comply with the law for an additional year, including an additional year of standardized testing. Home School Legal Defense Association believes that Senate Bill 171 should be opposed, because it represents an expansion of the state’s control over education, particularly homeschooling.”
When will they ever learn! Studies show that students who lack the motivation to attend school are not benefited by this policy. All this will do is take resources away from students who actually want an education.
Perhaps the worst part of this legislation is that it will require North Carolina’s homeschoolers to comply as well. This is an unwanted expansion of government control that will take more money away from taxpayers while offering nothing in return. I urge North Carolinians to oppose this legislation wherever possible.
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