All Under 19's in UK to do Community Service

[SamuelRSmith]

largedarryl said:

TheRealMafoo said:

largedarryl said:
So its okay for the UK government to attack the civil liberties of a group not able to voice their opinions?

 

Isn’t making them go to school in the first place the same thing?

I mean if the purpose of this is a learning experience for the kids, then it’s education. Just not education learned in a classroom. If the purpose is to get free labor from a workforce, then it’s wrong.

Attending school is a choice by the parent or guardian.  In the case of the age group <19, their rights are decided by the parents or guardians.  The said parents or guardians can force these dependents to do whatever they see as being best for them.  It is (as I'm sure I've seen you put it before) not the governments place to tell people what to do with their children.

Also, I don't think children are forced to go to school (and if they are that is also wrong).

 

 

In the UK school is compulsary until the age of 16 (being increased to 18), if the child doesn't attend regularly enough parents will get a fine/prison time.

Seriously, a place where children can chose whether or not they go to school? The country would be fucked.