No Child Left Behind but ......

[#1 Leading Lady]

Here is a family situation going on right now. (The I'm a work and typing really fast to post this version)

Child member of family ( not my child ) has Sickle Cell. He has had a rough time through life but he has learned regarding school if he says he is hurting his mom or grandmother will let him stay at home and play PS2, computer, watch TV, go shopping, out to eat or whatever...so staying at home and not going to school is basically a luxury. (sp) A test tomorrow...I'll just stay at home and kick it type attitude.

Last year, everybody at his school, played on Lil Ray Ray is sick he has sickle cell and he got X,Y, and Z's on his report card and they still passed him knowing damn well he FAILED. This year he is in the 7th Grade and today the school basically called and said " Lil Ray Ray is failing....come and get him out of our school because he is wasting our time and yours and he has been giving away his books. ***Side bar** Lil Ray Ray has missed 15 days of school since the end of August.

Now Lil Ray Ray has to be enrolled in another school and probably repeat the 7th grade because he is waaaaay behind. He was behind in 6th grade so this was already expected my me but the parents were blinded of this fact because that is their Lil Ray Ray. **side bar** Lil Ray Ray is not dumb. Lil Ray Ray can perfect any PS2 game, work them codes, search them up and all that...just doesn't want to.

As a parent, would you have held him back while he was in the 6th grade or let it get to this point where the folks done through the child out of school. **side bar** Lil Ray Ray is not a bad child very quiet but just doesn't pay attention in class or turn in his homework. And part 2) Would you enroll him in a township school knowing his behind is going to be further behind in hopes the teachers will pass him anyway or put him in a special needs school.

This is the controversay folks going through and I just want to see what my GC family thinks.