A Buffalo school official Wednesday evening urged community support for the district's dramatic effort to end social promotion but said she is "amazed" by the number of parents who have already said they won't send their elementary school children to mandatory summer school.
About 3,100 pupils who just finished prekindergarten through second grade were recently informed that they must attend summer school, but many parents have called "with all types of excuses" why their children won't attend, said Rosalyn Taylor, assistant superintendent for school operations.
Taylor, speaking at a public forum held by the Buffalo Local Action Committee, also defended the district against heated charges by the committee that the social promotion policy was hammered out without their input and that an alternative school set to open in September will become a "dumping ground." The meeting, attended by about 75 people, was held at the Buffalo Museum of Science.
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People who wonder if the glass is half empty or full miss the point. The glass is refillable.
Wow, what a bunch a whiners! "Our problem is that we weren't involved in the process" ... What process? Your kid fails, your kid goes to summer school. That's how it worked at my school. No "process". These people would rather make the kids repeat the entire year? Sheesh.
I feel a little sorry for the kids of such parents.
Do people believe stupid parents end up raising stupid kids?
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