Making it mandatory til 18 will not guarantee they actually graduate. We have many kids now who just ride out the system til theyre 16, adding 2 more years only increases the amount the tax payer is on the hook for. Gotta get their 2 square meals a day.
Anybody thought about the increase in crime in schools? Schools will become even worse playgrounds for thuggery. This is not a real solution to any problem. Its political pandering to all those with their heads firmly rectally implanted and no clue about kids or education.
“Anybody thought about the increase in crime in schools?”
Yup. See post 6. I am sure there are the teens who are bright and want to get their GED and go on to bigger and better things. However, I unfortunately hear about and see the teens who are being “forced” to stay. Not a pretty sight at all.