[m18436572]

As an example of the consequences of allowing this to continue: My neighbor has a daughter who recently FAILED her 6th grade math class and, as expected, failed her end of year test, which is required to continue to the 7th. The principal (who is black), concerned about his newly aquired position, passed her on to the 7th grade anyway. When he was confronted about this, he told the mother that, in fact, she would not be held back (which was the mothers wish) and would continue on to the 7th grade regardless of whether the student was prepared or not. In fact, he told her there was nothing she could do about it. The decision was not in her hands.

I need more specific details about this situation, but I am very concerned, as my kids are about to enter this same school. We are in Raleigh, which is supposedly KNOWN for its above average school system.

[John O]

We are in Raleigh, which is supposedly KNOWN for its above average school system.

No public school system is above average. Some are passable but any school that is infected with the NEA or other teacher's union is not a safe place for children to be.

Home school or private school. If you can't afford that talk to the teacher DAILY about what's going on in class. Be a royal PITA to them and insure that they do their job without turning your child into a liberal or a homosexual (or a homosexual liberal but that might be redundant).

[WOSG]

" When he was confronted about this, he told the mother that, in fact, she would not be held back (which was the mothers wish) and would continue on to the 7th grade regardless of whether the student was prepared or not. In fact, he told her there was nothing she could do about it. The decision was not in her hands."

My God, what an abomination... parents without any control over the miseducation of their children.

We desperately need a voucher system in this country.