Dropout Rate In America

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The dropout rate in America should be raised to 18 years old in all high schools. One of the problems in America when it comes to school is young teens dropping out. In high school, a child is allowed to drop out legally at age sixteen. At that age they cannot financially live on their own , because they do not obtain a high school diploma they are limited to low paying minimum wage jobs. Sixteen is far too young to make a decision on dropping out that's a choice your parents should make or when you're legal enough to make your own decisions
Early dropout leads students to poverty , and young teens going in and out of jail “on average ,high school dropouts earn less money,are more likely to spend time in jail , and are less healthy”. Of course

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