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Comment on No Pass, No Play Law Has Very Adverse Effect On Many Students! by Jennifer Cooper

Jennifer Cooper — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:25:11 +0000

I am so pleased to find this site and to hear so many people questioning this law. I am a single mother to a 15 year old daughter with ADHD. She failed English this last 6 weeks, so she has been told she is ineligible to play on her high school soccer team. Of course we are devastated. She has problems taking tests and there have been stories circulating about her English teacher and concerns about her teaching ability or lack thereof. I have written a request for a proposal to change the UIL rule on the UIL website, citing research linking physical activity to better academic performance, but my main argument is I don’t see how punishing a child in this way helps them academically. I have proposed that a student get madatory tutoring and that the teacher also be held accountable/reviewed, along with other members of the class who may have failed, to identify root cause and come up with an academic oriented solution. We have a meeting scheduled with her English teacher, the school counselor and other staff later this week to talk about the grade she received, but I’d be curious to know what progress, if any, has been made by any of you or anyone else out there opposing the law? How can we all band together to get it overturned? Thank you.

Comment on No Pass, No Play Law Has Very Adverse Effect On Many Students! by Debra Vaello

Debra Vaello — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:01:56 +0000

(cont.) This is the only issue that has made me question why do I keep teaching: ( I have taught for 35 years). I have seen so many of my former students go on to be successful (some in the music field, and other in other fields) I have even had students tell me that being in choir helped them have confidence and self-esteem in their chosen field. I feel this law is detrimental to all students in Texas but why do elementary students have to follow the rule for extracurricular activities (like a choir trip).

Comment on No Pass, No Play Law Has Very Adverse Effect On Many Students! by Debra Vaello

Debra Vaello — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:47:26 +0000

I so wholehardedly agree with all of the above comments. Today my elementary school choir in the Katy ISD School District went on a trip to perform for a senior citizens’s community and local business partner . 8 of my 44 members were not allowed to attend because of the TEA/UIL regulations regarding no pass/no play. Most of these students were Hispanic (I am not sure if language played a part in their grades).All of these students are very good students (never a discipline problem). I have spent so many sleepless nights with concern for these students. I have taught music for 35 years in Texas and Katy ISD and there has never been an issue that concerns me more. Some of these kids have been already told they can’t be on safety patrol because of failing grades. We are a Title I school with many low income families. I could go on and on with the unfairness of this but I just simply don’t know what to do. This is the only issue th