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When I was in Junior High I underachieved according to my teacher and was not qualified for Advanced Math in New York State. I disagreed and my Sophomore year I took both Geometry and Trigonometry which put me back on schedule to take Calculus my Senior Year.

Ultimately I left school a year early and finished my Senior Year of HS and Freshman Year of College at Clarkson University. That program got me into a school routinely ranked between 7 and 15 on a full scholarship.

My point is, even if treated unfairly your daughter still has options. Although it made me exceedingly unhappy at the time I proved that teacher wrong. I developed a healthy resentment for people who tell me I am not good enough to achieve something which has served me well through my career.

That's interesting, we're in New York state too. They now start “weeding out” kids for Math I (Algebra)to be taken early in 8th grade based on 5th grade testing, which is absurd. Congrats on going to Clarkson, I had a friend who went there for engineering and I know it wasn't easy to get in or to complete the program. I think there's a fine line between speaking up for your child and going over board and making things worse. I bet you ended up getting more out of not being put into advanced math then you ever could have gotten from being put in the class initially.