Yup. I always wondered if those girls’ parents knew they were in class with boys that old. (and of course, you know that was the cream of the crop...NOT) Personally, I think if we are going to continue to educate kids until the year they turn 21 (which was the law in TX at the time) then once they hit 18 and still are not going to graduate within a semester, they should go somewhere else, because at that point, most of them clearly need something other than traditional schooling. I can tell you, that most who were in school until 20 never did graduate. They were just biding time, staying eligible for free lunches, etc.
I was married, owned a home and was trying to get pregnant by the time I was twenty one. Talk about under acheivers, WOW!