The drinking age in Connecticut, South Carolina, and North Carolina is the same, age 21. The driving age is 16 in the three states that we are studying. The driving age is consistent in all of the states. Many students are very concerned about what their parents can and can not do. Students are made aware of the fact that parents must educate their children.
Parents have the right to punish their children.
Parents are entitled to the wages earned by their minor children, and parents can emancipate their children. Minors with parental consent may be married at the age 16 in the states of Connecticut, North Carolina, and South Carolina. In the state of South Carolina, a female may also be married at age 14 with parental consent. Once minors get married they are considered adults, but they must follow rules for the drinking age. School Rules Rules for schools in the three states are very similar in some ways.