re: Oldest kid is ready for state mandated driver's ed. $400.

What do you mean? You have to pay? It was included in our high school in MS.

I remember doing errands and getting McDonald's.

I got my license mid 2000's. Don't remember driving school costing money. I also went to a really hard up private school so I'm sure they would have if it was nescessary.

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What do you mean? You have to pay? It was included in our high school in MS.

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Just for the benefit of some of these old timers (like me) who don't have any driving age kids:

Nowadays, the Louisiana schools don't have driver's ed anymore. You have to pay to go to a driving academy and get a certificate to get your DL.

If you don't play ball, you have to wait a few extra years before they let you take the exam without taking the private class.

It ain't free no mo'! And yes, it's a shameful racket under the guise of safety. I blame lobbyists.

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In the great state of MS you get your permit for like 6mo then take your driver's exam with the obese lady. The cost of both of these is so nominal I don't remember what they were.

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This might be why Mississippi is the most dangerous state to drive in. I've worked in almost every state in America and MS has by far the worst drivers in America.

Should be mandatory. Too many fricks given a vehicle without proper instruction.

I think they should make it harder to get licenses.

It's the same as letting your kid go hunt without proper gun safety. You wouldn't just send them out their with a loaded weapon.

I took mine between my Fr and Sophomore year. Coach Tattoo Dupre taught us. It was offered through the public school I attended but it wasn't free, didn't cost $400 either, probably closer to $40. We had to go from 9-11 for 2 days, then we drove for 4 hours for 2 days. This would have been about 92-93.

Took mine during the summer between so. and junior year. My basketball coach was the teacher and I think the school charged like $80 bucks per kid. I got some kind of school credit too. The funniest thing about it is that all of the people in the running for valedictorian took it and then realized it was going to mess with their weighted GPAs so they went through some kind of process to not have the class count.

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That $400 drivers ed class is the least of your expenses for having a teenage driver. Talked to your insurance agent yet?

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Holy frick isn't that the truth.

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Back in the 90's I took this as a freshman in high school, turned 15 and got my license. I'm not surprised politicians found a way to make off of it.

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It cost money in the 90s too

When my middle son was old enough to drive, my auto insurance agent told me that he should have driver's education to reduce his premium. Who better to teach him how to drive then me! That's how I learned; from my dad. So after the driving lessons from dad, I went online, created a certificate of satisfaction for driver's education, listed the education establishment as me, signed my name, dated it, gave it to the insurance agent, and got the drivers ed discount!