Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Calling all parents and grandparents of Multiples

Hi everyone-

UPDATE: The governor has signed the bill!!! Thank you.

Well things have been happening at the Davis household lately.

Something that I feel everyone who has multiples should do -- first read this article

Bill would let parents split up twins in school - Boston.com


And also read the bill.

Second -- this bill would not let parents choose a "favorite" teacher or give them any other advantage over other children in the same grade -- it would give the parents the ability to decide how they want their children educated either as a group or in seperate classrooms. Currently, most public schools have a set policy to automatically place multiples in separate classrooms without parents input despite current research that says classroom placement should be determined based on the children's needs. It simply allows parents to have the final say in determining if their children will do better if they are placed together or seperately.

Finally -- the bill has successfully passed both house and senate of Massachusetts now we need to get the governor to sign the bill. Please take the time to call the Governor's office at office number is: 617-725-4005 or in state 888-870-7770. Please note that the Governor has until September 18th in which to take action on this.

Thank you.

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