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[quote=Anonymous]It’s the school’s duty to provide FAPE. If a student is doing the work and the school is properly supporting the work, the student should be able to pass. If I really thought my child might not graduate, I’d be making a stink in IEP meetings about getting adequate support. But graduation requirements are well considered. Even some of the trades require proficiency with algebra I, not to mention finance and the sciences. It’s also a test of a student’s reasoning ability. Colleges and universities also have quantitative reasoning requirements, so exempting a student from high school math doesn’t really do her any favors. We don’t say to kids with dyslexia “Shakespeare won’t be a part of your everyday life, so it’s ok not to read above a 7th grade level.” Rather, we expect anyone getting a post-secondary education to be able to access challenging literature and to analyze non-fiction and academic research.[/quote]
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