Teens don’t need to work more than 40 hours
An article in The Ledger on Page 2A on Feb. 4, written by Ana Goni, states: “Bill that lets teens work over 40 hours a week passes Fla. House.”
I don’t know how a bill like this could ever pass. Students get up, eat breakfast, get dressed and go to school. Probably 1.5 hours have passed. They will spend approximately six hours in school. Now 7.5 hours have passed. Friday afternoon 35.5 hours has passed.
If they spent just 16 hours working on Saturday and Sunday that will total 51 hours. When would teenagers have any time to do homework, help with chores at home, participate in any school extra curricular activities?
Dorothy Costine Sawyer, Lakeland
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I am a Florida taxpayer with a reasonable expectation that my tax dollars will stay in Florida. However, our governor thinks it is more important to spend my money sending troops to protect the Texas border.