Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site denelvx.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!denelcor!denelvx!neal From: neal@denelvx.UUCP (Neal Weidenhofer) Newsgroups: net.kids,net.legal Subject: Re: law suit in Indiana (perhaps Illinois) Message-ID: <14@denelvx.UUCP> Date: Sun, 28-Apr-85 16:49:06 EDT Article-I.D.: denelvx.14 Posted: Sun Apr 28 16:49:06 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 30-Apr-85 03:33:58 EDT References: <637@ssc-vax.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Denelcor, Aurora, Colorados Lines: 26 Xref: linus net.kids:1134 net.legal:1250 > 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. > > Jay T. McCanta When you consider that ex-students are also suing school districts for passing them when they DON'T learn to read, this has very interesting implications for the school. My God, are they going to have to start teaching people to read? Actually the above should have a :-) attached. I really do believe what I posted a couple of weeks ago (to another net on a totally unrelated topic). Namely, you DON'T TEACH people, they LEARN or they choose not to. Still and all, someone in the first grade should still be capable of being influenced to learn or not to learn and presumably the teacher will weild at least some of this influence. (Sorry I can't help you find the article. I hadn't heard of anyone actually doing this until I saw your posting.) Regards, Neal Weidenhofer "The law is for protection Denelcor, Inc. of the people" !denelcor!neal