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From: jayt@ssc-vax.UUCP (Jay T McCanta)
Newsgroups: net.kids,net.legal
Subject: law suit in Indiana (perhaps Illinois)
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Date: Wed, 17-Apr-85 17:06:31 EST
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I remember hearing about a law suit between parents and a school district.
It was, I believe, in Indiana (so we can probably rule out that state (-:).
It was about three maybe four years ago.  The parents were suing the school
because the school held the child back in the first grade becasue he could
not read.  The parents claim was that by holding the child back, permanent
emotional damage was done.  The schools defense was that if they allowed the
child to pass, the chances of his not learning to read would be greatly
increased thereby limiting the reach of his potential.

Does anybondy remember the case?  If so, how did it turn out?  A similar
situation happend to a friend's friend's child, and while discussing it, the
group split into two factions.  There were a lot more people on the side of
the parents, while I (and few others) sided with the school.

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Jay T. McCanta
Boeing Aerospace
Kent, Wa.  

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