A high school student left school, got a job and was supporting herself financially. The 17-year-old wanted to get her GED at night school, but was told she would have to wait until she was 19.
Because she realized she needed the diploma at a younger age than most dropouts, she was told "no." Really?
From the 蜜桃影像AV, Friday, April 5, 1968:
Barred By Dist. 1
Girl, 17, Sues For Schooling
A 17-year-old Tucson girl wants to 鈥渄rop in鈥 not 鈥渙ut鈥 of school and Tucson School District No. 1 won鈥檛 let her.
This is what Judy O鈥橪eary claims in a lawsuit filed yesterday in Superior Court. She asks that the school district be required to allow her to enroll in night school so she can get a high school diploma.
The suit said the school district turned down her application for enrollment because she is under the minimum age of 19 years.
Miss O鈥橪eary, daughter of Mrs. Julia O鈥橪eary, also of Tucson, has been self-supporting for three or four years. She contends the board policy is 鈥渁rbitrary, capricious and discriminatory.鈥
Judge Lee Garrett set 1:30 p.m. April 22 as a date for hearing the petition for writ of mandamus. Atty. Joseph H. Soble represents Miss O鈥橪eary.
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Before her court date the school district relented.
From the Star, Monday, May 6, 1968:
Dropout, 17, Gains Right To Classes
Tucson School District No. 1 officials have decided to relax admission rules on age for adult evening courses and allow a 17-year-old girl to help reverse the usual 鈥渄ropout鈥 trend.
Superior Court Judge Mary Anne Richey yesterday continued a hearing on a writ of mandamus until a later date as may be needed in view of the agreement.
Joseph Soble, attorney for the girl, Judy O鈥橪eary, said the classes don鈥檛 start until mid-August, but the principal of the Adult Evening School has agreed to make an exception in the minimum age of 19 rule.
Miss O鈥橪eary, daughter of Mrs. Julia O鈥橪eary of Tucson, has been self-supporting for three or four years and wants to take a General Educational Development (GED) refresher course to enable her to get a high school diploma.
Atty. Lawrence Allison represented the school district in the dispute.
Does this mean that any dropout as forward-thinking as Miss O'Leary will still have to go to court if he or she wants to go to night school before the age of 19? It looks as if an exception was made only for this student.
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