I saw DS's friend driving without a license: what should I do?

[Anonymous]

Call the police and his parents, so when you learn the legitimate reason for his driving you will be the world’s biggest ass!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was out a jog earlier today and as I was about to cross a street, I recognized one of the driver's as a friend of DS's from school. Since he's an incoming 10th grader, he can't possibly be 16 yet and thus, can't possibly have gotten his driver's license. From what I saw, he was driving just fine and didn't seem like he was in danger of getting into an accident. Nevertheless, if he's caught by the authorities driving without a license, he'll be in big trouble regardless of good of a driver he is. I really don't wish this for him, but I don't know a good way to get him to stop. Should I call his parents? Should I talk to him directly?

Ask your son how old he is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A rising sophomore could easily be 16 if he had a summer birthday and was red shirted.

It's possible, but I doubt this. The cutoff in our area is December 31st. The kids who are considered for redshirting in any district are those born near the cusp. So are district, the kids who are considered for red-shirting have fall birthdays(October to December). A kid with a summer birthday, particularly a July birthday, would already be in the middle without being redshirted. Since their parents don't have to worry about them being among the youngest, they would feel need to redshirt them.

Eh, probably a kid who started school in one of the many other states that do not have a a December cut off.

My son will be 16 as a rising 10th grader. So will 2 of his friends with summer birthdays.

I thought DCUM hated red shirted boys because they will all be 21 year old sexual predators by the time they are seniors. What's the deal DCUM?!? Are red shirted boys older than their peers or not? Get your story straight!

[Anonymous]

Do you know the parents? Could you just slip it into conversation - oh, i saw jimmy hte other day! he was driving on Main street, and he was doing great. And then if he isn't allowed to drive, the parents know.

i would want to know if my kid was driving without a license!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you know the parents? Could you just slip it into conversation - oh, i saw jimmy hte other day! he was driving on Main street, and he was doing great. And then if he isn't allowed to drive, the parents know.

i would want to know if my kid was driving without a license!!!!

Exactly this. I had my license summer before 10th grade because I’m from a state with a different cutoff. But there are tactful ways to make sure the parents know- it will be awful for OP if this turns out to be an unlicensed driver and there’s a deadly accident she could have maybe prevented.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you know the parents? Could you just slip it into conversation - oh, i saw jimmy hte other day! he was driving on Main street, and he was doing great. And then if he isn't allowed to drive, the parents know.

i would want to know if my kid was driving without a license!!!!

Exactly this. I had my license summer before 10th grade because I’m from a state with a different cutoff. But there are tactful ways to make sure the parents know- it will be awful for OP if this turns out to be an unlicensed driver and there’s a deadly accident she could have maybe prevented.

exactly. it take a village! i definitely don't think checking (nicely) if a kid can legally drive is a crazy thing to do.

[Anonymous]

Some of you would have done well in East Germany or the Soviet Union. You have that visceral need to snitch on your neighbors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of you would have done well in East Germany or the Soviet Union. You have that visceral need to snitch on your neighbors.

Tell parents is different than calling the police.