Proposal that could allow truant seniors to graduate

[Anonymous]

Outrageous

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/too-many-absences-it-might-not-be-a-problem-for-dc-students-after-all/2018/05/29/ab4ab286-6365-11e8-a768-ed043e33f1dc_story.html?utm_term=.2a1a40cb15b1

[Anonymous]

The soft bigotry of low expectations.

[Anonymous]

Kids and parents had to know that missing a class 30 times may extend their time in high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids and parents had to know that missing a class 30 times may extend their time in high school.

How? Did they actually read the family handbook?

Chances are these kids missed 30+ times in previous years too and nothing happened. There were no warnings

[Anonymous]

Honors for all seniors! Platitudes to the people. Ain't DC under Mayor Bowser grand?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honors for all seniors! Platitudes to the people. Ain't DC under Mayor Bowser grand?

It isn’t her proposal, or the acting Chancellor’s. It is written by Grosso and White.

[Anonymous]

Gross should be ashamed of himself. I would like there to be a basic test in order to receive a diploma that involves literacy and the ability to handle money. A lot of these kids need it.

[Anonymous]

Whatever. If they can pass the tests and turn in the work who cares.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whatever. If they can pass the tests and turn in the work who cares.

But they can’t and they don’t

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gross should be ashamed of himself. I would like there to be a basic test in order to receive a diploma that involves literacy and the ability to handle money. A lot of these kids need it.

Maybe there should be. But you can't institute it now, with no notice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whatever. If they can pass the tests and turn in the work who cares.

Can they? Or are we graduating a group of young people destined to be chronically underemployed or in jail? Wouldn't another year of school help increase the number of productive members of society?

[Anonymous]

Not a huge fan of Grosso, but the article suggests only a tiny fraction of students would be able to graduate under this legislation:

“Data released this month shows that 64 of the school system’s 3,623 seniors could receive a reprieve because of the legislation. Those students are at risk of not graduating for one reason: They have too many absences.“

[Anonymous]

Would you rather have 3500+ poor mostly black and Latino not get their diploma and be released on the streets? Most wouldn’t come back (they didn’t really go in the first place).

Take you pick a small city worth of kids who will fail before they start or a small city worth of kids who at least have the paperwork to go get entry level minimum wage jobs that might lead to a sustainable existence not in jail or in extreme poverty.

Those are the only two options, pick

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would you rather have 3500+ poor mostly black and Latino not get their diploma and be released on the streets? Most wouldn’t come back (they didn’t really go in the first place).

Take you pick a small city worth of kids who will fail before they start or a small city worth of kids who at least have the paperwork to go get entry level minimum wage jobs that might lead to a sustainable existence not in jail or in extreme poverty.

Those are the only two options, pick

The paperwork is meaningless.

[Anonymous]

Cashiers who can't count, laborers who can't read a work order. Great solution.

How about alternative education like the STAY schools?