Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Minnesota
Community service = Servitude
Is it leagal for a high school to require a student to perform community service in order to graduate as part of a senior project? The 13 amendment says servitude will only be a punishment when convicted of a crime.
Asked on 10/02/06, 10:54 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman
Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman
Re: Community service = Servitude
The Thirteenth Amendment outlawed slavery, not schoolwork. The fact that some of your required schoolwork helps other people does not make it equivalent to slavery.
Answered on 10/02/06, 1:01 pm
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