Parent of dying boy has to prove her son can’t take standardized test

[KK]

This is the kind of bullshit that you got to deal with when the government is running amok. People in this country are too stupid to do anything about it.

 

[Oldgamer]

There's no point in keeping them alive.

Well I agree with you on that.. no doubt.

 

[exdeath]

Its called hydroancephaly I believe and there have been many cases of babies born with only a brain stem. Some can live to be 6 years of age, but they have to have around the clock care and are normally placed on machines.

They aren't alive. Just a empty husk of meat relying on a machine to sustain metabolic functions to keep the meet regenerating at a cellular level so it doesn't rot.

I suggest one of those crystal growing toy labs. Much more ethical than growing brainless human bodies.

Not even sure such bodies are useable as parts farms, many of the organs are unhealthy due to lack of essential brain produced hormones, regulatory functions, etc, which is why they inevitably end up dying, er I mean ceasing metabolic function, in the first place. There are so many things a complete brain is needed for even at a basic physiological level that go beyond cognition.

 

[Exterous]

Story seems to be being told from just one side. Could it simply be, "Hi, you said your son is in a coma. But, the state's regulations are that unless there's a reason, all kids have to be tested. Unfortunately, we can't simply take your word for it, but need documentation for our records - could you have the facility that's providing the hospice care send a form for us? Sorry for the inconvenience."
"Omg! The nerve of them to want proof! I'm calling up the news station."

I agree its likely exaggerated:

About a week ago, Jennifer hesitantly told me that the district required a medical update for continuation of the med waiver for the adapted FCAT. Apparently, my communication through her that he was in hospice wasn't enough: they required a letter from the hospice company to say that he was dying.

So what you are telling me is that the District isn't just going by a parent's word and needs actual medical proof? Seems logical and like a sound practice to me. And 'a letter'? Doesn't sound overly arduous. Given how everyone treats education and its institutions these days (See DOJ letter and parent lawsuits) I can understand the adherence to strict legislative language