[NIFL-ESL:5831] Re: "Just in Time Civics"

From: Susan Gaer (sgaer@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Apr 19 2001 - 12:26:35 EDT


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My scenario
In California you need a social security number to get
a driver license. Therefore many students drive
without licences. 

Here is the scenario:
A student is driving and a woman hits him. He has no
driver license so he pays for damages for her car.
Next he goes to court because he was driving
illegally. He gets off lightly with a 200 dollar fine
because his teacher writes a letter of support
claiming he is an upstanding citizen. 

This situation worked out ok for the student because
he knew how to use resources to help him. Although
from a safety standpoint it would be better for him
not to drive, that is not the reality. In Southern
California many many people are driving illegally.
What would be good to discuss is how to deal with
police officers, lawyers and judges in this type of
situation.

BTW...I am not advocating that students drive with no
license, it is just the reality.

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Susan Gaer, Santa Ana College, School of Continuing Education
2900 W Edinger Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92704
(714)564-5016
Fax: (714)434-7920


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