Personally I think that it should.
2006-12-29 22:54:23 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Yes it should be a felony.
Letting people drop out of high school, no matter how old they are, teaches them that sort of philosophy in life--"Oh it's too hard, I'll drop out." doesn't work anymore. They'll find out quickly that everyone above a fast food level wants a graduation diploma or GED, and without either of those things they may very well end up flipping burgers for a living, for a long long time :)
2006-12-29 23:01:29 · answer #1 · answered by Mejoi 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To give a student who chooses to drop out a felony is not fair. There are just some students who function better once they have experienced some of the hardships of life. These hardships tend to drive students back to finish their High School education and for some the hard experiences act as a catalyst to get them through college.
To answer the question it should not be be a felony for students to drop out of school.
2006-12-29 23:43:14 · answer #2 · answered by Abe 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A felony is a serious crime, like murder, rape, burglary. It's a crime against someone else. Dropping out of school is not a crime against someone else--it's *potentially* something one does to oneself.
Not everybody needs a high school diploma to get far in life. There are all kinds of successful people who dropped out of school. The school system is designed to support and create one type of person--there are far too many kids who just don't fit with the system and are not getting much out of being there. The stuff you learn in high school is, for the most part, not even relevant to most jobs out there. While one could argue that the thinking skills that go along with it help one's development, if somebody doesn't want to be at school, then they're not going to be doing what they need to to benefit from it.
2006-12-30 00:27:51 · answer #3 · answered by glurpy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No and let me tell you why take me Dad left mom back when i was 10 for many years we were poor to the point we would hang outside KFC waiting for the crew to throw away chicken so we could have some food .
In 9th grade i left school and have held the same job for over 25 years now your telling me because i dropped out of school i should have a felony charge on my record ??
No i'll tell you what they should do is take all of the dads that never pay for their kids and give them a felony and as part of the setence should be they have to eat crap KFC throws out
2006-12-29 23:09:30 · answer #4 · answered by Robert S 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so. A felony is a serious charge. Maybe the best thing would be counseling before they are allowed to drop out. There are reasons where I think it's permissible for a child to drop out. For ex: Tragedies where the child may have to go to work for the family. Why should they be punished further?
2006-12-29 23:01:15 · answer #5 · answered by Spesh 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I dont think you should charge someone so blatantly on a decision made for many reasons...if one feels that they need to drop out, they shall be punished for it ten fold when they cannot make enough to pay the bills =D
it will all come back to them in the end...so I think the justice system can leave this one alone
2006-12-29 22:59:41 · answer #6 · answered by White Lightning 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You cannot, it is a great opportunity you cannot lose it.
2006-12-29 22:57:44 · answer #7 · answered by lalau 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋