http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/410957/school-wanting-to-retain-my-1st-grader-for-reading school says we don't have a choice in retaining him or moving him forward, supposedly school policy. teacher has been on his case since 2nd day of school. now he hates school because he thinks all teachers are mean. what should i do? GreatSchools en-us healthy11 Here is a good article that talks about the pros and cons of retention: http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/1213 http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/410957/school-wanting-to-retain-my-1st-grader-for-reading?cpage=1#comment_411679 5100.411679 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:26:56 -0700 hockeymum Please check out Healthys links. Learning difficulty board has so many of us in your position to offer support.My advice: Just say No!Don't let them bully you into this. You ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/410957/school-wanting-to-retain-my-1st-grader-for-reading?cpage=1#comment_411325 5100.411325 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:45:19 -0700 healthy11 I'm not from MO, but I don't believe most states use NCLB testing as a mandatory requirement to pass to the next grade until the children are older....I wasn't aware ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/410957/school-wanting-to-retain-my-1st-grader-for-reading?cpage=1#comment_411231 5100.411231 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:20:13 -0700