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Curfews

There is an increasing trend to use curfews to prevent young people from making trouble. This page contains links about curfews.

Georgia Code 20-2-698, concerning absence from home study programs. - This code allows the police to, "during school hours" pick up your child unless...well click on the link and see!

Curfews and Homeschoolers, by Larry and Susan Kaseman (HEM - M/A 99) - "It is especially important that we homeschoolers oppose curfews, perhaps assuming leadership roles. We understand more clearly than many people how government regulation can interfere with learning and family life, and we have experience working together to oppose harmful legislation."

Being a Kid is Not a Crime - A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling's Thoughts on curfews and links to web sites with curfew law information.

Nighttime Curfews, by Mary McCarthy (HEM - J/F 98) - "Did I read that right? My child would need to notify the police department if he was going to be out of his own home after 10 p.m.? Otherwise he will be locked away?"

Truancy, Curfews and Our Response, by Janie Levine (HEM - J/F 97) - "As the mother of a homeschooled teenager, I oppose any ordinance or regulation that would keep my son or any other young person from accepting a daytime job, visiting the public library or simply going to the store to buy milk."

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