Lawmakers Hope To Put The Brakes On Bad Behavior

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama House has voted to give
teenagers a good reason to behave in school - if they don't, they
will have to wait before they can drive.
The House voted 96-0 for a bill by Rep. Mike Curtis that sets up
a point system for teenagers 13-years-old and older. The teenagers
accumulate points if they are disciplined in school. The points
range from one point for in-school suspension up to 40 points if a
student is expelled from school.
Curtis said the points would be added up and a student would
have to wait one week for every point accumulated when he or she
became old enough for a learner's permit or driver's license.
Curtis is a Democrat from Florence.
The bill now goes to the Senate for debate.


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