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Thursday, December 1, 2011

LEGAL WAIVER FORMS FOR TEACHERS « Teachers Fight Back

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LEGAL WAIVER FORMS FOR TEACHERS

I recently underwent a minor medical procedure, and before it happened I actually read every word of the legal waiver form. The form explained the chances of complications and or death occurring during or after the procedure. The form gave me an idea for something similar that should be used by schools and teachers at the beginning of the school year.

Teachers should hand out legal waiver forms for all parents and students to sign at the beginning of the school year. The forms would clearly indicate that there might be a chance that a particular student would not reach the desired achievement test scores by the end of the year.

The form would be similar to the following:

The undersigned parents and student hereby understand that there is no assurance that said student will achieve all the goals for the year that the school district has set forth. While the majority of students have reached their