School district sued for their math placement policy

[Anonymous]

Interesting read about the Palo Alto Unified school district.

https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2023/03/03/judge-rules-high-school-math-policy-violates-state-law/

Parents sued the district for not having a math placement policy compliant to state laws. Also, the district had unusually hard, illegal “validation tests” to prevent students from accelerating.

The interesting part is that students that take UC approved courses outside of school can’t be obligated to repeat them in school.

[Anonymous]

It's only a matter of time before parents sue FCPS for creating numerous barriers that prevent any advanced 6th-grade students from enrolling in Algebra 1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's only a matter of time before parents sue FCPS for creating numerous barriers that prevent any advanced 6th-grade students from enrolling in Algebra 1.

You are against raising the bar?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's only a matter of time before parents sue FCPS for creating numerous barriers that prevent any advanced 6th-grade students from enrolling in Algebra 1.

You are against raising the bar?

No. It’s that crazy person from the other thread that is obsessed with 6 grade algebra not being more wide spread everywhere in the county and thinks it’s a conspiracy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's only a matter of time before parents sue FCPS for creating numerous barriers that prevent any advanced 6th-grade students from enrolling in Algebra 1.

You are against raising the bar?

The requirements for taking algebra 1 in 8th or 9th are reasonable, the requirements for taking it in 6th are not.

[Anonymous]

FCPS parents are kept in the dark about math acceleration options such as Algebra1 in 6th grade, and lack of that awareness impacts URM families the most. Equity battalion wants to limit URM students to general ed and remedial classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's only a matter of time before parents sue FCPS for creating numerous barriers that prevent any advanced 6th-grade students from enrolling in Algebra 1.

Based on what state law?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's only a matter of time before parents sue FCPS for creating numerous barriers that prevent any advanced 6th-grade students from enrolling in Algebra 1.

Based on what state law?

A series of them, but can start with discrimination against URM students access to advanced math.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's only a matter of time before parents sue FCPS for creating numerous barriers that prevent any advanced 6th-grade students from enrolling in Algebra 1.

Based on what state law?

A series of them, but can start with discrimination against URM students access to advanced math.

Again, what state law? It's conveniently all online

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/

What law do you think FCPS 6th grade math placement violates?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's only a matter of time before parents sue FCPS for creating numerous barriers that prevent any advanced 6th-grade students from enrolling in Algebra 1.

Based on what state law?

A series of them, but can start with discrimination against URM students access to advanced math.

Equity minions are freaking out just by the thought of URM students in advanced math

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's only a matter of time before parents sue FCPS for creating numerous barriers that prevent any advanced 6th-grade students from enrolling in Algebra 1.

Based on what state law?

A series of them, but can start with discrimination against URM students access to advanced math.

Again, what state law? It's conveniently all online

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/

What law do you think FCPS 6th grade math placement violates?

Current laws and policies are discriminatory. If they weren't, one would see many URMs in advanced math, not in gen ed and remedial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's only a matter of time before parents sue FCPS for creating numerous barriers that prevent any advanced 6th-grade students from enrolling in Algebra 1.

You are against raising the bar?

The requirements for taking algebra 1 in 8th or 9th are reasonable, the requirements for taking it in 6th are not.

It is reasonable for a small fraction of the students to take it in 6th.

Several points here. First, the school should at least try to accommodate and meet the students where they are, within reason. Second, knowledge is knowledge, if the student takes a class elsewhere and passes the class standards they should be placed appropriately.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's only a matter of time before parents sue FCPS for creating numerous barriers that prevent any advanced 6th-grade students from enrolling in Algebra 1.

Based on what state law?

A series of them, but can start with discrimination against URM students access to advanced math.

Again, what state law? It's conveniently all online

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/

What law do you think FCPS 6th grade math placement violates?

Current laws and policies are discriminatory. If they weren't, one would see many URMs in advanced math, not in gen ed and remedial.

ok, which law or policy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's only a matter of time before parents sue FCPS for creating numerous barriers that prevent any advanced 6th-grade students from enrolling in Algebra 1.

You are against raising the bar?

The requirements for taking algebra 1 in 8th or 9th are reasonable, the requirements for taking it in 6th are not.

It is reasonable for a small fraction of the students to take it in 6th.

Several points here. First, the school should at least try to accommodate and meet the students where they are, within reason. Second, knowledge is knowledge, if the student takes a class elsewhere and passes the class standards they should be placed appropriately.

Equity politics necessitates certain students to firmly be in the lower gen ed and remedial classes, and great measures are taken to hide access to information about advanced acceleration options. Case in point: there is not a single document accessible to URM families to know about math acceleration options, such as algebra 1 in 6th grade, but plenty of neon signs and street fliers doing outreach about the availability of remedial math options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's only a matter of time before parents sue FCPS for creating numerous barriers that prevent any advanced 6th-grade students from enrolling in Algebra 1.

Based on what state law?

A series of them, but can start with discrimination against URM students access to advanced math.

Again, what state law? It's conveniently all online

https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/

What law do you think FCPS 6th grade math placement violates?

Current laws and policies are discriminatory. If they weren't, one would see many URMs in advanced math, not in gen ed and remedial.

ok, which law or policy?

all of them