9486 in the collection  

Senate bill aims to keep school dropouts on track


Reader Comment: Sounds like the senator wants to reinstate slavery...... forcing someone into military service.... , also i thought you need a highschool diploma (or equivalency) to enter the military service..... Would someone please drug test Sen. Rob Marionneaux?

Other readers think it's a good idea.

You can tell Sen. Rob Marionneaux what you think of his bill:
lasen17@legis.state.la.us

By Times-Picayune Staff


Sen. Rob Marionneaux, D-Livonia filed a bill last week to give a student who drops out of school two choices: go back to the classroom or enlist in the military. Senate Bill 701 has been assigned to the Senate Education Committee, but no hearing on has yet been scheduled. The bill says that students who drop out must try to re-enter the school system within 120 days of leaving or, if expelled, start to work on a high school equivalency diploma. Otherwise, they would be required to join a military service. Marionneaux's proposal says that the student who is expelled or quits will have 120 days to enlist in the Louisiana National Guard or an active branch of the military for at least two years. The bill also says that while the individual is in the Guard or the Armed Forces, he or she must obtain a high school equivalency diploma. The bill did not spell out penalties if an individual does not comply. Marionneaux could not be reached for comment on the bill Friday.

— Times-Picayune Staff
Nola.com
2010-04-17
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/04/senate_bill_aims_to_keep_schoo.html

---

INDEX OF OUTRAGES

Pages: 380   
[1] 2 3 4 5 6  Next >>    Last >>