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Bug Means High School Students' Schedule Errors May Last Days

Posted by timothy on from the ok-computer-meeting-people-is-easy dept.

Hugh Pickens writes "The Washington Post reports that thousands of high school students in Prince George's County missed a third day of classes Wednesday, and school officials said it could take more than a week to sort out the chaos caused by a computerized class-scheduling system as students were placed in gyms, auditoriums, cafeterias, libraries and classes they didn't want or need at high schools across the county and their parents' fury over the logistical nightmare rose. 'The school year comes up the same time every year,' said Carolyn Oliver, the mother of a 16-year-old senior who spent Wednesday in the senior lounge at Bowie High School. 'When I heard they didn't have schedules, I was like, "What have they been doing all summer?"' When school opened Monday, about 8,000 high school students had no class schedules and were sent to wait in holding spaces while administrators tried to sort things out." (More below.)

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  1. Re:What have they been doing all summer by zach_the_lizard · · Score: 0, Troll

    That might be a valid complaint if, in fact, we paid for these schools voluntarily. Anyone who pays taxes (most people) pays for schools, whether they like it or not. Failure to pay those taxes will result in the police coming to kidnap you and lock you in a cage. Failure to comply with the demand to be locked in a cage can result in serious injury or even death.

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  2. Re:Happened in Dallas ISD too by rho · · Score: 0, Troll

    Because a significant portion (not all) of the population is unwilling to pay for adequate education.

    You're an idiot if you don't think we're spending enough money on education.

    Because a significant faction in American politics believes there should be no public education at all and so do everything possible to sabotage it, including packing boards of public education.

    Never mind, you're not a fool, you're a paranoid.

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  3. Re:Schedules are important. by teknosapien · · Score: 0, Troll

    you're a moron

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  4. Re:Schedules are important. by Shadow+of+Eternity · · Score: 0, Troll

    Does NOT suck...

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  5. Re:Schedules are important. by sumdumass · · Score: 0, Troll

    The government system was likely by hand computer combination and departmentalized to the local schools. In other words, it was getting too old and outdated as well as labor intensive. The district wanted something different.

    As for your Obama comment, do you deny end of life counseling in the two health bills floating around Washington? Or are you just another fanboy who takes a politician at their words instead of reading the legislation for themselves?