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080750Signed Into Law

City Council Votes To Impose Midday Schooltime Curfews For Philly Students Under Age 18

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City Council Votes To Impose Midday Schooltime Curfews For Philly Students Under Age 18

Official:Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by amending Chapter 10-300, entitled "Minors," by providing for the establishment of a daytime curfew for minors of compulsory school age on days when such minors are required to be in school, providing for penalties, adding definitions and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Greenlee

Introduced: October 16, 2008

Signed: March 26, 2009

: Committee on Public Safety

education public safety

Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill establishes a daytime curfew for minors of compulsory school age on days when they are required to be in school between 9am and 1pm, with some exceptions.

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Philadelphia Context

Education

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District enrollment: 119,000 students
Graduation rate: 74.8%
Chronically absent students: 27%
School District FY2025 budget: $4.5 billion

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General Fund: $5.6 billion
Police Dept: $885 million
Human Services: $520 million
Fire Dept: $298 million

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Philadelphia Overview

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Median household income: $52,649
Poverty rate: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%
Adults with bachelor's degree: 32.4%

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