Does Ohio have a rule where kids have to be in school until they graduate or turn 18 (and if they don't, they must enroll in an apprenticeship program)?

If that were a law, how would it be enforcable?

Some parents have little or no infuence with their kids. Some probably don't care. Do you punish the parents?

Some kids don't listen to any kind of authority. Do you punish the kids?

I don't know how that would work.

Some jurisdictions deny driver's licenses to kids who aren't enrolled in school.

This is what I found when I Googled for the info:

In Ohio, a student can legally drop out at 16, but must prove he or she is working full time (at least 30 hours a week). The student also has to begin working toward a GED, and the district superintendent must approve the dropout.


If those requirements are not met, the parent faces a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and must pay a $500 fine, according to the Ohio Board of Education.

Yeah NC does this!!

Sounds good on the face of it, but I'm still not sure how to enforce it.

I'm also not real comfortable with making parents responsible for children they may not be able to control.

Say what you will, there are some kids who just won't be controlable.

Some of these judges are getting out of hand!:rolleyes:

They need to have term limits too!