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.

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Answered on 10/02/06, 1:01 pm


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