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What grade does NCLB get? In this fifth year, the No Child Left Behind Act is up for reauthorization amid a cacophony of assenting and dissenting voices. What is the bottom line?(EDUCATION)

The New American

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In 2004, Ashley Fernandez, a 12-year-old girl, along with the other girls in her gym class, was punished by her teacher for poor behavior by being sent into the boys' locker room. While in the locker room, "two boys dragged Ashley into the shower room. One held her arms and the other held her legs while they fondled her for more than 10 minutes," reported Reason magazine. "The teacher was not present, and no one helped Ashley." After that incident, Ashley was physically grabbed repeatedly by boys of her school. Ashley requested a transfer to another school, which, under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), should have been an option for her. The principal denied her ...

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