Fulton Youth Commission Supports Raising Ga. Drop-Out Age

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 When you think of youth leadership groups, maybe you imagine things like community service projects. But one metro Atlanta group is doing more: actively supporting a move to raise the state’s drop-out age to 17.

A few years ago, a friend of Bailey Damiani’s dropped out of high school. A year later, he told her he regretted it.