text: By all means necessary. Curfews will keep crime down and deaths lowered.  Teens under 18yrs should have their bodies at home when the sun goes down. Teens today, have no idea what it means to be an adult nor do they understand how dangerously it is out there.  Home study will keep them out of trouble and from harms way. Yes, a curfew should be nationwide and until the teen, is 21years old. When they reach 21, I might let them go out, but with supervision.  I was not allowed to go to after school functions without a chaperon.   As a teen, I'd slip out the window to go with my friends, when I returned home... the window was locked tight, so I had to enter through the front door - Boy did I get spanked and placed on punishment.  Today, my values are high and I can appreciate my parents efforts. I therefore, would not allow my child to be out pass sundown for no reason, unless the child was with me.