“The Rockgirt, Nebraska school system cancelled its school year, fearing potential violations of the No Child Left Behind act. “The federal government wants us to do everything we can to leave no child behind. Well, that’s impossible, so we’ve decided to leave all children behind. It’s fair, it’s equitable, and it will mean a lot fewer headaches for district staff this year,” says superintendent I. M. Dimne. School system attorney Thomas Hilton advised the district that “The most prudent course is to lock students out of schools. Rockgirt ISD receives $43,837.21 in federal education aid and we dare not place this crucial funding in harm’s way by attempting to educate students.” Next year, the entire district budget will be diverted to professional development and teacher training, in hopes of building “the most effective, well-trained staff of non-educators in the country,” according to Dimne.”
Posted by Marie Gryphon on April 1, 2005So I did a little digging and I was sooo close to pointing out that Rockgirt, Nebraska didn't exist when I realized the date of the post. Good one!
Posted by: Parsifal on April 2, 2005 2:35 PM