Driver's ed required for N.Va. parents
Northern Virginia parents of teenagers will be required to take a 90-minute driver's education course starting next school year before the minors can receive a license. A law passed this year mandates the course in Planning District 8, which includes all the Northern Virginia jurisdictions, WUSA reports.
"Driving is a privilege, not a right," says Jennifer Lewis Cooper, a Woodson High School parent, who helped persuade Virginia lawmakers to pass the law.
Northern Virginia parents of teenagers in driver's education programs will take a class in which they learn the new licensing laws, parental responsibilities and dangers of driving while intoxicated.
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| May 11, 2010; 11:15 AM ET
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Posted by: mcaicedo | May 11, 2010 1:27 PM | Report abuse
this is retarded... why don't they just say that if both a teenagers' parents have a job, they can't get their license.
Posted by: sprite977 | May 11, 2010 1:44 PM | Report abuse
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What? Driving while intoxicated is dangerous?! Thank goodness I'll soon be able to learn why. Can't wait!