http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/437941/Where-do-I-go-to-keep-the-school-from-retaining-my-son-in-first-grade-The-principal-said--I-could-do-nothing GreatSchools en-us healthy11 Hi. In addition to the good advice dhfl143 gave you, you might want to post your question in the Educational Laws/Help Group at http://community.greatschools.net/groups/77570 http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/437941/Where-do-I-go-to-keep-the-school-from-retaining-my-son-in-first-grade-The-principal-said--I-could-do-nothing?cpage=1#comment_438103 5100.438103 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:03:42 -0700 dhfl143 Why are they suggesting retention? Has your child been evaluated for a learning disability? There has been much published and discussed at Great Schools regarding retention.For starters, I would suggest ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/437941/Where-do-I-go-to-keep-the-school-from-retaining-my-son-in-first-grade-The-principal-said--I-could-do-nothing?cpage=1#comment_437984 5100.437984 Sun, 31 May 2009 23:07:44 -0700