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Consequences for Dropping Out of Highschool While Under the Minimum Age?
I know that it’s illegal to drop out at 16, and that it’s really not a good idea, but I just wanting to understand my options and all the consequences of them. So what is the punishment if I decide to just stop going to school?
8 Answers
- RosalieLv 73 years ago
The consequences will be that you would soon find out just how much it takes to live- and that there is no earthly way of earning that kind of money with a teenager's job. A lot of people decide they want to leave school, only to find out how hard it is to catch up when they want to get their GED - and that just gets you to the level of high school. Really, you need more education than that - the more you have, the higher your income,and the easier your life.
Please, stay in school, for as long as you possibly can. If you are having issues at home, ask your guidance counselor for help. If you are having issues at school, ask your parents to help. If you are struggling with schoolwork, ask to get a tutor.
Yes, you may feel asif you are mature enough to handle life now- but the fact is, you aren't old enough to sign a contract, so there is a lot of work you won't be able to do. And there is a lot more education you should have before going out into the work world. Give yourself the options you truly deserve, and if you're having trouble with that, ask for helping in solving those problems. leaving school just deprives you of most of your future, which you will never make up, no matter how hard you try. If you just stop going, you'll be put in juvenile detention, and your parents could actually be charged with a crime.
- NosehairLv 73 years ago
Forget the punishment. You will be stuck in minimum wage jobs for the rest of your life. You will soon see that it is critical to have that diploma and without it, after you are 18, you will may have to pay for the education out of your own pocket and it is surprisingly expensive.
- 3 years ago
you wont get any scholarships if you want to get more education. youll be a companies last resort unless you get a ton of other training, and itll be harder to get anything that's government funded or loans.
- soupLv 43 years ago
The punishment will be severe as can be , an life time of not knowing , wondering what it is that you have missed . Just for starters, you will be the last inline to get the jobs that you will need to get along in life , if there are jobs if every one just keeps dropping out for the easy way out. The consequences you ask ; who knows for sure ? There my be an revision of "debtor prisons , and organizations like the W.P.A. then what do you think will be to drop out of. Think , and then go to your clergy and get some real advice. THINK!
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- mustangerLv 73 years ago
Your parents will be dragged into court and you'll have a problem getting a job anywhere other than at McD's or emptying cans with the local trash crew.
- ?Lv 73 years ago
SInead is right. THey tend to hold the parents responsible for not sending their children to school under the legal age to drop out. Many parents have ended up in jail- and the children go into the fostercare system. You can't live on your own if you're under 18.