Youth Suffrage, Children's Suffrage and Suffrage in School
- Main article: Youth suffrage
Democratic schools practice and support universal suffrage in school, which allows a vote to every member of the school, including students and staff. Such schools hold that this feature is essential for students to be ready to move into society at large.
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