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My mother has decided to hold my little sister(9 yrs old) back in the fourth grade. She has recieved her best grades ever this year. She has ADD, but I(24 years old) do not see a real reason why she shouod be held back. My mother said that she talked to the school and asked them to hold her back because she was "immature". Can my mother and the school legally hold her back with the No Child Left Behind Program???
. Since no one else has answered your question I will attempt to give you an answer. No child left behind does not refer to retaining students.

It is a broader idea of not leaving children behind in life because they do not have the basic skills for success.

There could be more than one reason a chld has received the best grades thi...See More
Jul 2, 2011
Sara On 6/27/11, sarah weigand wrote: > My mother has decided to hold my little sister(9 yrs old) > back in the fourth grade. She has recieved her best grades > ever this year. She has ADD, but I(24 years old) do not see > a real reason why she shouod be held back. My mother said > that she talked to the school and asked them to hold her ...See More
Jul 5, 2011


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