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Some Question Proposed Dropout Bill

By Amy Quinton on Friday, January 13, 2006.

This month, legislators will begin debating a bill that would raise the compulsory age of school attendance to 18.

Current state law allows students to dropout at 16, with a parent’s consent.

The measure has bipartisan support. But many educators say changing the law without successful dropout prevention programs in place, may only harm students.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports.

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