[SeekAndFind]

A hundred years ago, for most Americans, childhood ended at 15. Of those who went to high school, most left school at 16

AGE OF CONSENT BY COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE TODAY

AGE OF CONSENT BY STATE

[HollyB]

So how would you feel if your daughter married at 16?

[RobbyS]

As for the age of consent. one thing that is wrong with high schools is that they have the same rules for 17 year olds as for 14-year olds. A 17 year old is not—or ought not to be—a “child.”