The local mall is upset with the high number of youth at the mall on the weekends and has seen a decrease in the number of families, small children and elderly persons visiting the mall in the evening. Two neighborhood councils which border Main Street have written to the Mayor's Office complaining about noise late at night caused by cruising youth. Educators at the local high schools shared with the researchers that the drop-out rate has climbed and the number of suspensions and expulsions have increased in the last two years. Youth shared that school dances at a local high school have been banned due to neighbors complaining about the noise. Youth share that they feel harassed by mall security when they choose to spend time at the local mall.
Youth feel that the current curfew is too early for older youth.
This doesn't leave enough time to get home before curfew for many youth. The youth from the neighboring have been coming over to cruise on Main Street because their town passed an anti-cruising ordinance. Many of those youth stir up arguments, usually over the competition that exists between the two counties' sports teams. The Town's Teen Center recently lost some funding and had to let some staff go. Consequently, it also had to cancel many of its evening programs due to lack of staff and resources.