My son who is studying for three science A levels at Chatham House went into Smiths yesterday to get some stationary for study purposes, however they wouldn’t sell him Tipex as he is under 18, he thought it rather humorous.
To me having a law that prevents students from buying basic items of stationery is an interesting reflection on how we treat out youth, perhaps rather than having a situation where they all have to carry ID cards to prove their age and not letting them have any responsibilities until the are 18, we could issue them with an ID card at a much younger age and remove privileges from it if they abused them.
I get the feeling that things like the youths hanging around the streets drinking lager would be greatly reduced if the faced the loss of their right to drink in a bar at 16, age related legislation for secondary school students is all stick and no carrot and frankly it shows in a lot of our youth.
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