February 24, 2014
Karen Effrem
In follow-up to the
heartbreaking story of Ethan Rediske, a severly disbled boy who
passed away while his family was being hassled for documentation as to why he wasn't taking the FCAT, legislators have seen the patent absurdity of it all. Rep. Karen Castor-Dentel (D-Maitland), Rep. Gyndolyn Clarke-Reed (D-Deerfield Beach), and Rep. Linda Stewart (D-Orlando) have filed
HB 8595, the Ethan Rediske Act. (See State Impact's
coverage here). This bill would allow the individual districts to permanently waive testing for severely disabled children in consulation with families and medical providers, instead of having to beg the state for relief every year. Let us hope that families in the Rediske's situation will be spared this ridiculous bureaucratic harrassment.
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition, Inc.
Florida Stop Common Core Coalition, Inc.