WATSON COLEMAN BILL TO RAISE HIGH SCHOOL AGE TO 18 RELEASED BY ASSEMBLY PANEL

Measure To Boost Required School Attendance Age from 16

TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman to raise New Jersey's compulsory school attendance to 18 years of age was released Thursday by an Assembly panel.

The bill (A-1411) would raise the age requirement for compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years of age. Students who graduate high school before their 18th birthday would be exempt.

"Societal changes and the increasing demands of the labor market continue to place a premium on education," said Watson Coleman (D-Mercer/Hunterdon). "A person who stops attending school at age 16 will always lack the skills and preparation to successfully compete in the workforce and function in society. Requiring students to attend school until they're 18 will help ensure that students receive an adequate education and are sufficiently prepared to compete in the labor market."

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