Re: the requirement that the state *provide* an education

On Jul 30, 8:14=A0am, toto <scarec...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:40:17 -0700 (PDT), Beliavsky
>
> <beliav...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >If parents are using illegal drugs but are not directly involving the
> >child in their activities (for example by having the child take drugs
> >or buy the drugs), I am uncomfortable with calling in the police
> >because of what a child says or because of his/her appearance.
>
> Re****ting the fact that the child is lethargic and smells of marijuana
> should mean that CPS would investigate. =A0If the parents are smoking mj
> around the child, s/he is involuntarily participating in drug use. =A0
>
> --
> Dorothy
>
> There is no sound, no cry in all the world
> that can be heard unless someone listens ..
>
> The Outer Limits

***Totally not related to the discussion but could you, as a teacher,
maybe
start using spellcheck?
cu
nicole

Extremely sorry for any wrong doing by my lack of spell check use. I
was just trying to tell a story post having read parts of the
discussion. It was a late night and I maybe just slipped up on a few
punctuation marks, and words.

Although the post may not have been completely related to EVERYTHING
you all were discussing prior, I was surprised by all the posts/
stories that were directed towards what I had said.

I just wanted to tell a story that may have related to the fact that
kids, whether or not they want to be in school, have lives outside of
the classroom that cannot be controlled by the teacher/school. And
regardless of their want or need to be in school teachers should be
there for every child and encourage children to stay in school in a
way that makes them feel like they play an im****tant part in the
school community.

yes, this may not have directly related to the states obligation to
provide an education. but more so that the education that is provided
be for all students, regardless of what life they have to live outside
of the classroom (in this case, especially if they have no control
over what is happening to them when they are such a young child)