Is it the State of Texas that says you can not walk across the graduation stage or is it the school district..
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School district, for sure. \nwhat a dumb rip-off idea..thats the whole joy of graduating, doin "the walk" & getting that diploma!
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Call the State of Texas andinistrative offices in Austin and ask them that question. There are lots of places in the State wher you can take the test...
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Contact the school's financial aid department to make sure.  I was moving from Ohio to Texas and because I'd be a TA I'd be considered instate automatically.  Usually you have to be in the state for an entire year though.
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Alot of places have been doing that lately.  I'm not sure if they can do it or not I don't think so.\n\nI read a story last week about a high school student who got suspended from school for speaking spanish in the hallway.
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Check out this site\n\nhttp://www.tsbde.state.tx.us/schoolsPrint.htm
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U.S. Supreme Court\nSAN ANTONIO SCHOOL DISTRICT v. RODRIGUEZ, 411 U.S. 1 (1973)\n411 U.S. 1\n\nSAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL. v. RODRIGUEZ ET AL.\nAPPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT\nOF TEXAS\nNo. 71-1332.\n\nArgued October 12, 1972\nDecided March 21, 1973\n\nThe financing of public elementary and secondary schools in Texas is a product of state and local participation. Almost half of the revenues are derived from a largely state-funded program designed to provide a basic minimum educational offering in every school. Each district supplements state aid through an ad valorem tax on property within its jurisdiction. Appellees brought this class action on behalf of schoolchildren said to be members of poor families who reside in school districts having a low property tax base, making the claim that the Texas system's reliance on local property taxation favors the more affluent and violates equal protection requirements because of substantial interdistrict disparities in per-pupil expenditures resulting primarily from differences in the value of assessable property among the districts. The District Court, finding that wealth is a "suspect" classification and that education is a "fundamental" right, concluded that the system could be upheld only upon a showing, which appellants failed to make, that there was a compelling state interest for the system. The court also concluded that appellants failed even to\n\nPage 411 U.S. 1, 2\n\ndemonstrate a reasonable or rational basis for the State's system. Held:\n\n      1. This is not a proper case in which to examine a State's laws under standards of strict judicial scrutiny, since that test is reserved for cases involving laws that operate to the disadvantage of suspect classes or interfere with the exercise of fundamental rights and liberties explicitly or implicitly protected by the Constitution. Pp. 18-44.\n\n      (a) The Texas system does not disadvantage any suspect class. It has not been shown to discriminate against any definable class of "poor" people or to occasion discriminations depending on the relative wealth of the families in any district. And, insofar as the financing system disadvantages those who, disregarding their individual income characteristics, reside in comparatively poor school districts, the resulting class cannot be said to be suspect. Pp. 18-28.\n\n      (b) Nor does the Texas school-financing system impermissibly interfere with the exercise of a "fundamental" right or liberty. Though education is one of the most important services performed by the State, it is not within the limited category of rights recognized by this Court as guaranteed by the Constitution. Even if some identifiable quantum of education is arguably entitled to constitutional protection to make meaningful the exercise of other constitutional rights, here there is no showing that the Texas system fails to provide the basic minimal skills necessary for that purpose. Pp. 29-39.\n\n      (c) Moreover, this is an inappropriate case in which to invoke strict scrutiny since it involves the most delicate and difficult questions of local taxation, fiscal planning, educational policy, and federalism, considerations counseling a more restrained form of review. Pp. 40-44.\n\n      2. The Texas system does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Though concededly imperfect, the system bears a rational relationship to a legitimate state purpose. While assuring a basic education for every child in the State, it permits and encourages participation in and significant control of each district's schools at the local level. Pp. 44-53.\n\n337 F. Supp. 280, reversed.\n\nPOWELL, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BURGER, C. J., and STEWART, BLACKMUN, and REHNQUIST, JJ., joined. [411 U.S. 1, 3]
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Go to the school board
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I do not have a problem with students walking out of class in protest as long as what they are protesting is something important to them.  When I was in high school I participated in two protests and both of them actually made a difference.  No one got suspended either time, and the principal of my school compromised with all the students until everyone agreed mutually.  I however was from a smaller town of about 7500 people so maybe its not such a big deal in smaller schools.  But I think more and more school districts are trying to control too many things that aren't allowing our children to enjoy the school experience as much as we did growing up.  Strick dress codes, and rising security in buildings, it can be too much for some kids.  Granted in some areas and cities we need that, but I think kids need to be able to have room to wiggle to learn and grow and the schools need to allow parents to "parent" their children more rather than having teachers and principles do it for us.  I also realize that parents are getting more lazy as well, and schools are becoming more liable for our children's actions, but that is not something I want for my child.  I want to be the parent, I work hard at it, and if my child's school is doing something that myself and my child may disagree with then I have absolutely no issue with my child walking out of class to proteset what he believes is right for himself and his classmates, because I am confidant that I am raising him well enough that he can make the right choices and know where the line is and not to cross it.  I believe that if you have encouraged your child to have proper morals and values that we can trust them enough to trust their opinions and actions.  I understand that more severe actions can be taken then what I experienced but things like this allow our children to gain more life experience and that is not something that I will be against.
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Why are you even talking to the school, get your butt to the top of the Board of Ed. You know the saying "the sqeaky tire gets the oil"? If you dont get onto these people, the school will try to push it under a rug. Go to the top and start yelling!!!!!!
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Work to change the law like California. Put the shoe on the other foot for a moment. If you made a mistake,error in judgment,got caught,served your time,got released and no one gave you the opportunity to build a better life,where does that leave you? I believe that they shouldn't be near schools and such yet they do have to live somewhere.Putting them all in the same area is not wise.Children live all over except for senior  only communities.What do you do that respects the rights of all?
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Sleeting in Texas, you must be up around Sherman and Stephenville.  Bet it's beautiful.\n\nIt's always a toss-up, when deciding whether to close schools and offices.  You get confusion on the roads now, or total chaos later.\n\nBut in the country, if most schools are out, probably they all should be.  PS... Writing this from your school library, I take it?
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If he "just doesn't like the school," then no, he cannot use his special ed student status to pick whatever school in the district he wants.\n\nIf there is a serious safety issue, a new IEP meeting can be held. If the committee agrees, the student can be placed at a different building site to meet "Least Restrictive Environment"--which is the determination by the committee about where the child will learn best and safely with as much contact with the regular ed population as possible while still meeting the academic needs of the student. If the change of building site is agreed on by the committee (of which YOU are a key member...so make your voice heard!), the district is required to provide you with bussing as well.
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How about getting rid of the TAKS(Texas Assesment of Knowledge & Skill).  My wife is a special ed teacher & way too many teachers are just teaching the test itself!
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I one hundred percent think the stress is crazy!  I worked in Texas for just one year in a large urban district, and what I saw was really distressing.  This was BEFORE  No Child Left Behind, so I can only imagine that things have gone from bad to worse.  At that time, everyone was terrified of not getting an Excellent rating, and children in my buildings were repeatedly referred to Special Education because they didn't do well on the benchmarks, not even the TASS itself!  Never mind test anxiety, the fact the kid may have been sick, or that the student made straight A's.  So frustrating.\n\nWhat's more frustrating is that with NCLB every school is now falling into that same mess of teaching to the test.  What you discuss in your question, learning process and not just rules, is one of the pitfalls.  There's no time to apply logic when you have so much time to fill in a bubble and move on to the next question.  Following rules is quicker but in no way is better for the student!  \n\nOne other issue I have is how does the state education board decide what should be on the test and why!  And is it developmentally appropriate?  Some of the people aren't even educators!
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It depends on your area.  All districts are different, you need to go into your schools office and just ask them.
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You need to get ahold of the county building department that the school is going to be in to get an answer to this question. If they don't have it, then you need to go to the State Department of Education - Construction Division.
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http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/default.shtm\n\n\nHope this helps! =)