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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gee thanks OP. My son needs a 504 because of type I diabetes. When his blood sugar has him higher than you and me chugging 5 full sugar cokes or about to go in a coma - he needs the time to be able to take care of his medical condition before resuming test taking.[/quote]

The OP pointed to a New York Times analysis showing that overall, 504s give a score advantage to kids of every race on tests. Are you arguing that their analysis is wrong, or that their analysis never should have been done? Because this is an article about trends and averages, not about your kid. The fact that your kid has diabetes has absolutely nothing to do with whether affluent parents are abusing 504s. You would think that you would not want people to abuse 504s, so they are still available to people like your son who need them.[/quote]

OP’s thread title is “504s give you an unfair advantage”

OP said, “Second chart in this article- it gives an advantage across all races. Want to show this every parent who santimoniously claims they wish their kid didn’t need a 504 for ACT/SAT.”

OP did not specify students who do or do not actually need the extra time. OP did not specifically call out the parents who get their kids extra time when the kid doesn’t need it. OP made a sweeping generalization and then topped it by saying parents who point out they or their kid would rather have regular time and no diabetes, etc. than extended time are sanctimonious.

OP is a jacka$$. [/quote]

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