Why Teenagers Should Not Be Allowed In High School

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As a teen, adult, and even a senior citizen transportation plays a large role in your ability to supply your needs. School, work, and other recreational activities all take place somewhere.The steps to receive a permit, and eventually a license are time consuming; investing this time to be told you are not fit to drive can be devastating. Especially at one of the busiest times of day, night. Although, teens for generations have been known to irresponsible, when a curfew is in place it limits the teen’s ability to maintain responsibilities like having a job, being the one to drive during emergencies, and building the bond of trust with their parents. It is statistically proven that most serious emergencies take place at night, when these situations …show more content…

"Some teenagers can't hold down graveyard jobs mainly because of the curfew limitations. This discriminates young individuals who need to do extra work to support their family and themselves. In the same way, authorities outright categorize those who do stay out beyond the curfew limit as delinquents or violators" (Green 4). Although crime rates don’t go down, authorities continue with the false mindset that all teens are bad. "To restrict the activities of all teenagers because some misbehave is similar to the teacher keeping the entire class after school because one child acts up. This might be acceptable in the classroom occasionally, but it is not as a blueprint for state law" (Enfinger 1). For teenagers, a certain maturity is usually expected but as for the privileges that come with the mature behavior those are not to be. Again the maturity of the individual is measured by society, which has no personal knowledge of …show more content…

In most cases the parents have allowed the student to participate in the driver's education, and has supervised them for the time assigned before they actually received their license. Putting a curfew would erased what the teens have practiced while getting their license. "Parental control would be abrogated. If a parent declares a curfew, that is his or her decision, not the state's. At the same time, a parent should have the right to decide if his or her teenager is responsible enough to be ‘out after dark’" (Enfinger 1). A parent knows if the teen is mature enough. "People who are against the implementation of teenage curfew argue that this practice suppresses the freedom of individuals… For opponents, this takes away the freedom and right of teenagers to socialize and be with other people" (Lombardo 3). A teenager can still be out after a curfew, even if they are not

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