Re: Re: attendance rewards

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Only circus people homeschool there? What in the world?

BTW, I was homeschooled from the second half of 9th grade through graduation.

Shanna

mom of Triana, age 2 wcf

Re: attendance rewards

Hi ,

I bet all school boards in your district are reliefed that you

homeschool, LOL!

Seriously, I am baffled about the whole thread. I am out of school

for twenty years now, so maybe I have missed a development here.

Don't you go to school everyday except when you are sick? And don't

those, who are healthy help their sick colleagues anymore?

A rewarding system that encourages sick people to go to school and

discriminates those who can't is stupid, to say the least. If the

teaching at that school is so poor that the teachers have to reward

people who sacrifice themselves to attend, then those teachers should

waste a thought about their teaching methods.

One year to go until Fiona goes to school. I better start to prepare

for the worst. And as you know, only circus people homeschool here :-)

Peace

Torsten

> The exclusion of your child is a form of discrimination. A well-

> written letter to the local school board pointing this fact out may

> go a long way in correcting the situation. It's not just " unfair, "

> it's illegal. A copy of the letter sent to the local newspapers,

> radio and television stations may help give a nudge in changing

these

> practices. (Make sure that your letter includes details of who's

> getting copies under the " CC: " at the bottom!)

> The teachers can be jerks, the principal can be a jerk, but the

> school board is elected and they will do the right thing so they

> don't get slammed in the next election. Also, violating this

federal

> rule will snatch away their funding, so they are probably going to

be

> eager to comply once they realize that this is a real problem.

> See http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/disability.html for an overview

of

> disablility discrimination.

> " Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits

> discrimination based on disability in programs or activities

> receiving federal financial assistance. The U.S. Department of

> Education gives grants of financial assistance to schools and

> colleges and to certain other entities, including vocational

> rehabilitation programs. "

> If it seems that this is making a big stink over a small

infraction,

> consider how huge this seems to a small child. The responsibility

of

> advocacy for our children falls squarely on our own backs. If we

> don't push for the changes to be made, no one will. If you don't

> want to push it yourself, there are lots of attorneys who

specialize

> in pushing for you. Look for one who specializes in civil rights.

>

> ~

> mommy of 3, 1 with cf