alternate title: Why we love our local school district.
My wifes sister has a (just) 19 year old son. He is an A1 Top Rung fuck up. Still in H.S. He should've graduated last year. Didn't. He was scheduled to graduate in Jan 05. Didn't. He flunked Earth Science so some numbskull had the bright idea to put him in Chemistry. He got his mid-grading period report a couple of days ago. Nine percent. 9%. Making it virtually impossible to pass this semester.
That is the funny part.
He stayed home from school today (as he does many days). He asks/tells his mom to call in for him. She, foolishly, concedes to his wishes. As a change of pace, when they ask the reason for his absence, she tells them that "he wants to sleep in". She further tells them that from now on, she's not gonna call. If they want to know where he is, ask him.
Seems sensible to me.
To make a long story a little shorter, the FWCS system informs her that, since he is so close to graduating, they will not accept her recomendation that he drop out. They fail to notice he's been "||" this close for 2 years. They also tell her that, if he fails to appear, she will be held responsible.
They are threatening a 90lb sickly woman with judicial action for an "adult" male. I looked it up & the IN statutes require those between 7-17 to be in school. He's 19. IN statutes further define adult as being 18 or older.
They must be hard up for state education money. I guess more inner-city schools need Olympic size pools & babysitting, on campus.
My wifes sister has a (just) 19 year old son. He is an A1 Top Rung fuck up. Still in H.S. He should've graduated last year. Didn't. He was scheduled to graduate in Jan 05. Didn't. He flunked Earth Science so some numbskull had the bright idea to put him in Chemistry. He got his mid-grading period report a couple of days ago. Nine percent. 9%. Making it virtually impossible to pass this semester.
That is the funny part.
He stayed home from school today (as he does many days). He asks/tells his mom to call in for him. She, foolishly, concedes to his wishes. As a change of pace, when they ask the reason for his absence, she tells them that "he wants to sleep in". She further tells them that from now on, she's not gonna call. If they want to know where he is, ask him.
Seems sensible to me.
To make a long story a little shorter, the FWCS system informs her that, since he is so close to graduating, they will not accept her recomendation that he drop out. They fail to notice he's been "||" this close for 2 years. They also tell her that, if he fails to appear, she will be held responsible.
They are threatening a 90lb sickly woman with judicial action for an "adult" male. I looked it up & the IN statutes require those between 7-17 to be in school. He's 19. IN statutes further define adult as being 18 or older.
They must be hard up for state education money. I guess more inner-city schools need Olympic size pools & babysitting, on campus.
