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First Lil Ray Ray would have been at school if not sick. My youngest brother has sickle cell and is a Senior Physical Ed major at Grambling State University. I stated this to let you see that just because there are and will continue to be painful days (trust me I’ve witness them) a student is still capable of learning (if I’m not mistaking you stated that Ray Ray is capable of doing his work). Even though the blame cannot just be placed entirely at the parents’ feet they are to part of the problem. My mother being an educator stressed to us (when living in her house) that unless it’s excused by a medical professional that no one is allowed to miss school. If he was to sick to attend school then he would be to sick to play video games.
Personally, if I were a parent then yes I would have either held him back or sent him to summer remedial classes. For certain I would not enroll him in a township school. As an Education major ( just completing student teaching at an school where the students are well below state average) I witness first hand the damage done to students by teachers and parents who passed students to the next grade level for whatever lame excuse.
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