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Re: You are ''unteachable''
By:CB
Date: Thursday, 5 October 2006, 3:57 pm
In Response To: You are ''unteachable'' (Tired)

> If someone in authority would tell your
> child the day he wants to drop out of school
> ''you are unteachable'',what would you
> think?

If the person in authority is a teacher or school administrator, such as a principle or school counselor? If yes, and this school is in the United States, these folks need to be reminded there is some very important federal legislation called the No Child Left Behind Act. This legislation is based on the premise that no child is "unteachable," and when there's a problem with learning, it's up to the school system to figure out how to get the job done. Under federal law, no school system is allowed to leave a child behind or dump them out of the system because of problems with learning or behavior.

No Child Left Behind legislation provides families with many alternatives to the local school if it's not getting the job done. It might be time to go to the school board for your district (assuming you're in the U.S.) and press your issue with them over the local school's failure to educate your child. District School Boards have a legal obligation under No Child Left Behind to address problems such as the one your family appears to have with the school authorities.

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