You & the Law

You & the Law is the sixth segment of Read 180 Software Stage B. It's about laws that you must decide whether they're fair or not.

6.1 Ban the Boards, Comprehension: Main Idea, Understand Vocabulary, Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences, Cause and Effect, Problem and Solutions.
It's no joke! Skateboarding can be a crime. Boarders who get hurt can sue the city. Cities fear they'll go broke. So, some cities have banned the boards! Other cities have opened skateboard parks. That doesn't always work. So, cities may put boarding on a list of special sports. Then, people could board, but they could not sue if they got hurt.

6.2 What Curfew?, Comprehension: Summarizing, Understand Vocabulary, Sequencing, Read for Details, Drawing Conclusions, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solutions.
It was Saturday night. Trey Ellerbee and his mom went downtown. At 10:30, Trey went off with his friends. That's when he got arrested! Trey's city has a curfew for youths. It says kids can't be out alone after 10 P.M. Trey and his mom both want the charges dropped. They didn't know about the curfew. The city says that's no excuse. What do you think?

6.3 No Passing, Comprehension: Main Idea, Summarizing, Understand Vocabulary, Sequencing, Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solutions.
Should failing grades mean you can't get a driver's license? The state of Illinois says so. Teenagers there cannot get a license if they fail their classes. The law helps keep kids in school. Most teenagers really want a license, though. They can't wait to sail down the road on their own. So, many Illinois teenagers think the new law is unfair. Do you agree?

===6.4 Taking Mom to the Mall, Comprehension: Summarizing, Understand Vocabulary, Sequencing, Read for Details, Drawing Conclusions, Making Inferences, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, Problem and Solutions.=== Lots of kids go to the Mall of America. It is the biggest mall in the country. Kids who go on weekends better bring mom. No one under 16 can get in without an adult. Before, kids goofed around and shouted in the mall. Store owners said they upset loyal shoppers. They said shoppers left to avoid the noise. Some kids say the rule is unfair, though. What do you think?