Dropping Out of School has Serious Consequences, Both for the Student and for the Communities Where They Live

By Sean Corcoran (WCAI)

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When a young person drops out of high school in the year 2009, it’s a decision that often comes with consequences for more than only the student. It’s a community problem, particularly on Cape Cod, a region already experiencing an exodus of young people. Dropout rates further threaten the Cape’s shrinking workforce and the area’s ability to attract employers.

Stephanie Davidson was on her way to the school office to pick up papers last year, documents that essentially would let her teachers, the school district and the state know she was dropping out. After 11 years in school, she’d decided there was nothing else she could do, really. Dropping out was the only option she had left.

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