I was trying to fall asleep last night and thought how different my life would have been if I hadn't been kept back in H.S. I had trouble encoding information in H.S. and was placed in classes that were suited for my difficulty. Late Junior year as we picked our classes for the upcoming year I was pushed to take a half day school and half day work program. I had mentioned to my guidance counselor that I wished not to take this program but I was not comvincing enough. I started senior year and couldn't hold a job to save my life and there were filmed reports in front of the entire class which I was petrified. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and it was too late to change. I ended 15 credits shy of passing as I watched all my fellow students graduate. I have always had a bad feeling in my gut about this and was wondering if I could sue the school system.
2006-11-13 08:51:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
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2006-11-13 08:56:17 · update #1
I curenlty has A.S in Science & A B.A..
2006-11-13 08:58:28 · update #2
I am currenlty 36 years of age.
2006-11-13 08:58:59 · update #3
I don't think it benefits anyone to keep a student that has the ability to pass and is in his Senior year.
2006-11-13 09:00:30 · update #4
You all speak of other people but you don't realize what a horrible feeling it is to be kept back.
2006-11-13 09:07:06 · update #5
my son is going through the same problem. you have to have your parents stand up for your rights ,everything about your school policy is not written in blood .they are subject to state and federal law. your parents have to demand meetings if they say no , demand appeals if that doesn't work request school board hearing if that doesn't work go to county school board. if the county won't listen go to state dept. of edu. if that does not work go to u.s. dept. of edu go to your ombusson in your state call your local representive for #.
2006-11-13 09:59:43 · answer #1 · answered by denise l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You asked if we think you should have been held back. If that is the way the rules are, someone in your academic arena dropped the ball. Now it is up to you. The ball is on the ground and you have to pick it up and make a run for the goal line. Get a GED, speak to a career counselor on a local college campus. Make a plan and and make a move.
Yeah, you can sue anyone for anything. Where are you going to find the time or energy? Work towards you future, like I tell my children, sometimes you have to put you head down and pull. PULL, the rest of you life depends on it. Good Luck!
2006-11-13 13:43:33 · answer #2 · answered by Diane H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did your parents approve this? I'm sure they must have - so I'd say you don't have any reason to sue. You really need to move on. This one small incident in your life is not the end of the world. Did you finish High School? If not, go get your GED and then get on with your life, whether it's classes at college or pursuing a job. Yes your life may have been different if you hadn't been kept back in school, but who's to say it would have been better.
2006-11-13 08:57:36 · answer #3 · answered by Kathleen M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could sue the school system but you are not going to win. First of all, its impossible to predict how and if your life would have been different if you had completed hospital. That's like trying to sue for damage that may or may not happen in the future. Also, just because you were scared to do reports, does not make the school system liable.
Get your GED and move on with your life
2006-11-13 08:56:01 · answer #4 · answered by discmiss1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get over it. Sueing is not the answer, I should know my mom is a lawyer, and many people do not win their cases and end up losing money. Though my mom doesn't handle court cases, she's heard many stories that ended up this way.
So just go back to school. I'm one year behind in school but am excelling this time of year because I am taking the time to study and do my work. I'm top of my class. Two years ago I wasn't. So just go back to school and get those 15 credits. You'll get them in like one semester.
2006-11-13 08:58:31 · answer #5 · answered by pacific_crush 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a person were able and willing to fulfill the requirements for graduation they would complete them. If you don't want to graduate then don't. It takes a certain amount of effort to do many things in life. Some things take more effort than others. If we let anyone graduate from highschool without fulfilling the requirements we would be teaching them that they don't have to put any effort into anything. That isn't how real life works. In real life, one must acheive something in order to be called an acheiver, one must invent something to be called an inventor, one must work hard before they will be called a hard worker. If you want to succeed you must put effort toward success.
2006-11-13 09:58:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
15 credits short?? Sorry, but I don't think that's unfair. Last year, a guy from my grade was one credit short of graduating because he took an online course as well, and didn't turn in his work in on time at the end.
I don't think you could sue for something like that either.
2006-11-13 08:57:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i do think that one should be held back if you're 15 credits shy. why should they give you a break when all of the others met up with their credits. some people have Advanced Placement classes, on a sports team, and have a job and still pass classes with all credits.
2006-11-13 08:56:17 · answer #8 · answered by Joanna Banana 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not feasible that you were 15 credits shy if you completed all of your required classes.
2006-11-13 08:54:54 · answer #9 · answered by april_fay21 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could try.
But I suggest you quit whining, get a job and a GED and go to college.
2006-11-13 08:54:22 · answer #10 · answered by Barrett G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋