West Virginia Dropouts

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This paper examines how, in 1989, a law was passed in West Virginia stating that any child younger than eighteen who drops out of school will not be allowed to have a driver's license. It explores how there are many different situations and circumstances that the individual could be involved in which could cause him or her to have to drop out of school, how, oftentimes, these situations are totally legitimate, how some situations are beyond help or control, and how no individual should be punished for responding to them.

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"The percent of poverty in the state of West Virginia in 1999 was 17.9% , that is 315,794 people out of 1,801,916 (MapStats). This is a huge number, and many of these people would need to send their children to work in order to help earn money. Some students must thus drop out in order to work and help provide for his or her family. The matter of getting a job instead of attending school is not only a matter of choice, or liberty, but it is also a matter of survival. In this situation, transportation is crucial. If these teenagers are old enough to work, then chances are they are old enough to drive. The job location may be too far to walk, and a license is necessary."

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