In our state -- Iowa, it is definitely contrary to the state board of
education's ruling to use the withholding of grades etc. as a
disciplinary measure. Basically if a student skips classes, stops
going (for any reason including suspension) the student must be given
the grade that he exited with. Thus I would conclude that this
student "has passed" that he must be given a passing grade and moved
on to the next grade level.
I'd be checking with past-precedent cases in your state, rulings from
the state DOE, etc.
If that were not the case in your state and if I were the parents I
would have an attorney post haste and my case would be THE case that
would make that the policy in the state.
JMHO
Sharron
At 10:22 AM -0400 5/5/04, DEBORAH DAVIS wrote:
>We have an honor student who has recently been expelled. This student
>has basically completed the year and passed, but will miss his final 9
>weeks tests and miss 18 days of school. Because of this, he is
>automatically required to repeat the grade. His parents are appealing
>this decision and requesting homebound assistance to complete the year.
>They feel that he will be bored and create problems if he has to repeat.
> This is the student's first offense and while it is a major one, we
>all hate to see him repeat. Do any of you know of any research that his
>parents could use with the board to show the detrimental effect of
>repeating in this situation?
>
>Deborah Davis
>Media Specialist
>West Ashley Intermediate School
>721 Wappoo Rd
>Charleston, SC 29407
>deborah_davis@charleston.k12.sc.us
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McBookwords (a literacy organization)
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Authors and Illustrators Too Good to Miss (Libraries Unlimited); 100
Most Popular Children's Authors (Libraries Unlimited), 100 Most
Popular Picture Book Authors and Illustrators (Libraries Unlimited),
Character Education: A Book Guide for Teachers, Librarians, and
Parents (Libraries Unlimited) and other titles
(http://www.mcelmeel.com/writing).
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