Karl de Vries
The sponsor of this driving bill, State Rep. Andy Schor, served under Bill Clinton. Credit: benrjordan via Flickr
Thinking about cutting class in Michigan? Make sure you know someone with whom you can hitch a ride.
A state representative wants to revoke driver’s licenses for chronically absent students as part of an initiative to cut down on truancy.
State Rep. Andy Schor, D-Lansing, introduced two bills last week that would alert Michigan’s secretary of state — who oversees the issuance of licenses — whenever a student’s truancy gets so severe that his or her school refers the matter to court. The student’s license would be suspended or withheld for six months under the proposed law.