[schnaars]

This is a great point, but raises issues around the entire US public education system that often times crosses the line of babysitting vs. education (I know nothing about this school).

Managing a bunch of 15 - 19 YO's is pretty challenging and as schools continue to get their budget raised or cut, based on attendance, it will be more important to manage attendance vs. GPA / performance. Having kids safely in school, with butt in seat in class, will be continue to be a driving KPI.

Human beings aren't cattle, but an education system built around preparing kids for a 9 - 5, factory job, is essentially a cattle farm.

[jivatmanx]

Why should all of the children who are in school voluntarily have their entire learning experience disrupted by the kid who keeps being forced back into school by a truant officer?

[MartinCron]

I think it 's mostly a question of meaningful consent. Just as a 14 year old cannot consent, legally, to having sex with a 30-year-old, a child cannot really be trusted with the choice to opt out of school.

[dmix]

> Having kids safely in school, with butt in seat in class, will be continue to be a driving KPI.

Source? All of my years in school have taught me that (unwilling) attendance != comprehension of material.

[kps]

Money in the public primary and secondary education system — and in the US that is around half a trillion dollars each year — flows according to body count, not learning. You get what you reward.