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By CINDY MAHAN
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Capt. Jeff Brown has been teaching 8th and 11th graders at RCHS about juvenile law through a program called “Class Action! Virginia Teens and the Law.’’
While kids are still in school, the law can.affect them in different ways than it doe^ adults. For instance, the parents of a juvenile can be sued for up to $2500 to compensate for any loss caused by their child damaging or destroying private property. Also, the parents of a minor (anyone under the age of 18) can ask the Viiginia Department of Motor Vehicles to revoke the driver’s license of their child for any reason. The DMV is required to cancel the license if they are requested to do so, and the license cannot bo reissued for at least six months. ! There are many violations of the law which may be committed by teenagers; some of them are: running away from home, being out late without adult supervision, truancy, being habitually absent from school, damaging or destroying j public property, having a weapon on school property or on a school bus, having a beeper on school property, having alcohol and other drugs on school property, and making threats against school personnel. ■ Under the “Use and Lose” law, a
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