http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/content/news/stories/2009/05/01/050209_1A_Service_learning_www.htmlI attended this highschool back in 1976-1977. No community service requirement back then. My issue is with the fact that education for K-12 is supposed to be free - paid for by our tax dollars. Already parents pay ridiculous amounts of money for supplies and dues and graduation. I think the community service requirement is indeed involuntary servitude.
Community service is a great idea, but not a mandated one for K-12 education. Community service for college is a great idea, but not for education through the 12th grade. If my child had to perform community service to graduate, I would expect a tax rebate.
I guess voluntary community service is not so voluntary at all. Now it is not only used for punishment for the lessor crimes, but as a requirement to graduation from public school.
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