IconoclasT wrote:
] Isn't the road to hell paved with good intentions?
]
] Parents may have to get involved in their children's
] schools — or else.
]
] A proposal making its way through the General Assembly would
] require parents with children in kindergarten through grade 4
] to ''volunteer'' at least 12 hours a year. And they couldn't
] just show up — they'd be expected to get involved in the
] teaching process by tutoring, chaperoning lesson-related field
] trips or helping students play educational games.
]
] If the bill proposed by Sen. John Ford, D-Memphis, and Rep.
] Lois DeBerry, D-Memphis, is approved, though, it could become
] a rule without teeth. It's unclear what, if anything, would
] happen to parents or schools who fail to comply.
] ...
] It's also unclear if parents who work long hours or have
] violent or criminal backgrounds would be expected to
] participate.
]
] ''I don't know that I'd want everybody up here working with my
] child,'' Lewis said.

This seems like a horrible idea.

RE: Bill would make parents 'volunteer' in schools (Tenn)