Bill taking away Georgia students’ driver’s licenses over missing class moves forward

The Georgia Senate passed a bill to add new penalties for students who skip class, with one punishment being a loss of a ...
The Covington News

Students who skip school could face new punishments, including loss of driver’s license

Students with too many unexcused absences would be barred from playing sports and could lose their driver’s license under ...
WSB-TV

State senators pitch yanking driver’s licenses for chronically absent Georgia students

ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate Study Committee on Combating Chronic Absenteeism in Schools recommended taking away teen drivers’ licenses for being out of school too much. Chronically absent, or truant, ...
The Telegraph

GA lawmakers consider punishing student drivers, athletes over bad attendance

The Georgia Senate Study Committee on Combating Chronic Absenteeism in Schools unanimously adopted its final report on addressing the state’s chronic student absenteeism problem — and it may include ...
Politifact

Will Florida’s new English-only policy for drivers license exams make roads safer? What we found.

Florida officials said all driver’s license exams will be administered exclusively in English — without the option of an interpreter or translator — starting Feb. 6. State officials who favor the ...
WLRN

Will Florida’s new English-only policy for drivers license exams make roads safer? What we found

WLRN has partnered with PolitiFact to fact-check Florida politicians. The Pulitzer Prize-winning team seeks to present the true facts, unaffected by agenda or biases. In August 2025, a tractor-trailer ...