High school DUers and parents - Community Service Requirement

[MurikanDemocrat]

How many High school DUers or parents of High Schoolers have Community Service as a requirment for graduation at your's or your son's/daughter's local High School?

[JohnKleeb]

1. It is and please do not bring this here

I saw the dispute.

[MurikanDemocrat]

2. This is the appropriate Forum to poll this question.

The topic is being discussed elsewhere but there is no flame war going on. I take exception to your characterization.

[JohnKleeb]

3. its ok

I hope it turns out ok. BTW I am in HS and it is a requirement.

[MurikanDemocrat]

6. It's already been a requirement in my community for many years

but I'm trying to get an idea for how common and widespread it is. That's all. I don't believe it is a new concept, but what better place to find out than in the Lounge where all the teens and parents of a Nationwide message board are hanging out on a Sunday afternoon. :shrug:

[JohnKleeb]

7. its not a rare concept I know

Thats why I am shocked at how people are reacting to Kerry's education proposals.

[MurikanDemocrat]

8. Only because it's Kerry.

But I don't want to bring it here.

[JohnKleeb]

9. yep wont discuss it

[Carni]

11. Really? You're in HS?

Let me be the first to commend you for taking the time to care about what bush and his cohorts have done to the country.

Seriously... I am impressed and hope that when my kid is HS age they will have the smarts to pay attention and become involved!

Of course I have been such a raging lunatic about bush for the last 4 years that they will probably avoid politics like the plague later in life :(

[DoNotRefill]

16. There isn't?

And here I thought I was being flamed over there by one of our premiere DU sarcastic stalkers...

[kdmorris]

4. Other

If my children went to high school and were not home schooled, they would have a community service requirement. Instead, we try to encourage them to volunteer because it's the right thing to do, rather than because the state is going to make them.

[citizen snips]

5. I don't know.

[janx]

10. There's no requirement at the high school my kids attended.

I encourage them to volunteer.

[shanti]

12. my son will be a freshman next year

and his hs has this requirement. i was just discussing this with him and he told me that his work as a summer day camp counselor will cover this requirement. i think it's a good thing and am all for it.

[MurikanDemocrat]

15. That's nice to know that service already performed can be applied

toward this credit.

[hellhathnofury]

13. I'm a senior. We have no requirement.

[MurikanDemocrat]

14. kick