Resident Speaks Out About Students being Separated by Grade Averages During Lunch Hour at Local School

Oct 31, 2013 at 01:30 pm by bryan


Some parents and residents in Rutherford County are complaining about students who have higher than average grades being separated from students who have average or lower than average grades during the lunch hour at one local school. The situation is said to be unfolding at LaVergne High School and Jason Bour who works with children who have Attention Deficit Disorder, says the program is not good for children...

 

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Bour does not have a student in LaVergne, but works with ADD and ADHD students at New Beginnings Coaching Services in Smyrna.  

County schools spokesperson James Evans told us that past news stories that have aired on other media failed to completely relay the entire story to others. Hopefully the infromation we obtained from the school principal and from Mr. Evans will clear up any questions...

According to the LaVergne High School principal:
  1. All students get at least the same amount of time for lunch as other high school students in the county, which is 25 minutes. 
  2. Those students who are struggling with certain subjects also spend another 25 minutes getting intervention time to help them. 
  3. All high schools in the county are now scheduling intervention times, based on the needs of the students. 
  4. The point of the intervention time is not to punish students; the school is trying to give additional help so students can be successful.
  5. LaVergne High has been successful with its intervention strategy. The school’s graduation rate has increased from 77.5% to nearly 90% in the past two years. 
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