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The problem with this (and let me be clear that I 100% understand your frustration) is that the only thing worse than social promotion is not promoting kids socially.  It's tragic when students graduate from HS and can barely read at a 4th grade level.  However, it's even worse when they drop out.  And being held back a year, not advancing with his (or her) peers is almost a guarantee that the student will drop out.  A barely literate HS graduate can eventually get a job as a grocery checker or gas station attendant.  Is it a path to college?  No, but it's a job.  A HS dropout is a criminal waiting to happen.

This isn't my opinion, this is reality.  [/quote]

This is true. I can see this could be happening, not for all Kramer "Below Basic " students , but for half of them (20-30 kids). And we do not want this to happen, for them and for us.
However social promotion needs to be accompanied by stronger safeguards for talented and dedicated kids such as honor classes.

None of us want our kids to commute 3 hours a day. The kids themselves do not want that. They are almost teenager and, as a difference from Elem. school, now they want to have a say about their schooling options.

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