Coalition vows legal battle over FCAT because students are not passing,students will not graduate with diploma
Date Submitted: 12/12/2004 23:34:55
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 2 pages (435 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 2 pages (435 words)
The same group that vowed to boycott Florida's major industries,including tourism,citrus,sugar,and the state lottery to protest the FCAT have now threatened that they will pursure legal action against the state if Governor Bush does not suspend the results of the test this year.
The group is made up mostly of church and civic leaders,including high profile names like Bishop Victor T. Curry and Democratic Senator Frederica Wilson.According to the …
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…and suspend the results of the test," says Curry.
This does not seem probable,however. "No fantasy five.No Pick Three. Don't drive on the Turnpike and we're not going to buy any Florida-brand orange juice," Curry said."We aren't going to go see Mickey and Minnie. No Disney World. We're not throwing any rocks,we're not burning buildingd,we're just keeping those Benjamins in our pockets.This is what we'll call the quiet riot."
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