Should High School Students Be Allowed To Get A Driver's License

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Personally, being a student-athlete in middle school who is very involved in school isn't the easiest task that I’ve put upon myself. Even if I wasn't doing to well in school, I would probably not have the opportunity to play sports and be as involved. Imagine being a high school student who gets bad grades, and instead of being banned from extracurricular activities, there was a policy stating that you must get your grades up before getting your driver's license. A policy like this is already set in place for certain states and many teachers and advisors think that it is a good policy while others think the opposite. I mainly agree with those who are against this policy because the purpose of the students getting good grades would be wrong. …show more content…

Certain parents may want their children to have a license, while others may not want them to have a license even if their grades are good. For example, a parent may be too busy and they would ask their children to run an errand for them but their grades would not fit the criteria for getting a driver's’ license. This means that the teen could not help their parents because of the policy against teens getting their license with bad grades. A situation like this is an example of one reason why the policy is not a very good idea. Each parent should have the right to make the decision, not the legislators. Many people supporting the policy may say that good grades would lead to better drivers on the road. They also may say that if the student is truly working to get better grades, then they are getting smarter and when ready to drive they will make smarter decisions. However in an article from quora.com it states “...maintaining good grades does indicate responsibility, the ability to drive safely requires a completely different responsibility.” This means that getting good grades could be totally different and may not be connected to someone's ability to drive

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