In fact. this provision of the law. which probably escaped the attention of the Congress. actually creates dropouts. not to mention the fact that it is highly discriminatory. Under existing law. a young man attending high school who reaches his 20th birthday may be pulled right out of school by the draft board. even though his academic work is satisfactory and regardless of the reason for his being behind the rest of his class in age. I might point out one instance of a young man who came here. the son of immigrant parents from Italy. who did not start school until he was 9 years of age because of the language barrier. He is a good student. He has received an induction notice for November 3. notwithstanding the fact that his academic record is good.
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