A federal appeals court says parents cannot sue school districts to force them to c

[TheOnlyMe]

05:25 PM CST on Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA - A federal appeals court says parents cannot sue school
districts to force them to comply with the No Child Left Behind Act.

The ruling Thursday comes in a case filed against the low-performing
Newark School District in New Jersey.

Parents say the district failed to notify them of the right to
transfer out of failing schools and of other provisions required under the law.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says enforcement of the act is
up to
state educational agencies.

Lawyers in the case did not immediately return calls from The Associated
Press.

 

[Sheila]

Absurd!

 

[Ropefree]

Well, I get the part where IN THAT CASE the failure to notify a parent that their child could transfer out means that they CAN sue them for failure to notify they COULD
transfer out.
This does point to the fact that parents need to really be looking at how the get what is needed for their child from the public school system. We had a situation where we were homeless and the district that my child had been in was declining
admission. The principle told me it was because that year they had classrooms in his grade level that were already over filled. When I looked into the adjoing county they were welcoming with open arms and we had the pick of schools. I had to drive 45 minutes to get there am and afternoon...oh is that three hours of driving per day?
The good news was the quality of the teachers was tops!