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Wisconsin Republicans propose eliminating work permits for 14- and 15-year-olds (apnews.com)

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The Wisconsin GOP won't stop until there are mandatory 40hr weeks for 14yr-olds or something.

From the article:

The proposal comes amid a wider push by state lawmakers to roll back child labor laws and despite the efforts of federal investigators to crack down on a surge in child labor violations nationally.

Under current law, 14- and 15-year-olds in Wisconsin are prohibited from working most jobs unless they have permission from a parent or guardian and have verified their age with the state Department of Workforce Development. The department can revoke youth work permits at any time if it believes a child’s safety is being threatened.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I think properly funded schools with properly paid special needs instructors would leave far fewer students behind than allowing homeschooling.

True, but what if that's not the choice being prevented? What if the choice is between not between individually sought resources and state provided resources, but between individually sought resources and none at all? Should we really deny people without access to decent school systems the right to pursue other options?

I believe good public schooling is better than home schooling. But the solution isn't to ban homeschooling. It's to make the public schooling better. In many places, public schooling is very very bad, and it isn't going to get any better any time soon.

And I don't think we should be so quick to deny people their rights just because they believe things that are different from what we believe.