Comments on: Kid’s Penalized for Parent’s Involvement in Education http://indianapolis.ismyhome.com/education/kids-penalized-for-parents-involvement-in-education/ a local perspective Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:15:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Matt http://indianapolis.ismyhome.com/education/kids-penalized-for-parents-involvement-in-education/#comment-272 Matt Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:45:56 +0000 http://indianapolis.ismyhome.com/education/kids-penalized-for-parents-involvement-in-education/#comment-272 I can tell you that this is not exceptional: state law requires the school to account for X days in class (or on class-activities). When a student does not participate in a class-activity, the school is still required to provide "instruction" or appropriate activities (I KNOW that this is part of the issue - was the activity provided of any real value?!?). But the requirements of the state law are more clear about the "in-class" than the "what has to occur [in class]". When students are not there, the school is 'dinged' in the attendance performance categories. Should we petition the state to let teachers determine whether a student needs to attend X days (a)? Maybe parents should decide? (a) I *cannot* imagine that school districts facing deficites would ever let that factor into how many days it takes to get a kid through #th grade. I can tell you that this is not exceptional: state law requires the school to account for X days in class (or on class-activities). When a student does not participate in a class-activity, the school is still required to provide “instruction” or appropriate activities (I KNOW that this is part of the issue - was the activity provided of any real value?!?). But the requirements of the state law are more clear about the “in-class” than the “what has to occur [in class]”. When students are not there, the school is ‘dinged’ in the attendance performance categories.

Should we petition the state to let teachers determine whether a student needs to attend X days (a)? Maybe parents should decide?

(a) I *cannot* imagine that school districts facing deficites would ever let that factor into how many days it takes to get a kid through #th grade.

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