Can Lure of Driver's License Keep Kids in School?

Mike Fritz & April Brown:

For many teenagers, getting behind the wheel is a rite of passage. It's a step into adulthood that brings new freedoms and responsibilities.

For a growing number of state legislatures, however, the driver's license is being used as an incentive to keep students from dropping out of high school. The laws vary from state to state, but the general premise is the same: If a student wants to stay on the road, he or she must stay in school.

In West Virginia -- the first state to adopt a so-called attend-and-drive law in 1988 -- students become ineligible for a driver's license if they are not on a path to graduate from high school within five years or by the age of 19.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at March 15, 2012 1:15 AM
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