Johnston County father won't allow son to take exams in school
A Johnston County father won't allow his son to take exams in school. The son is an A student, and any missed exams means the class is marked as incomplete on his record.
CAROL BASKIN WHO BECAME FAMOUS FOR THE NETFLIX DOCU-SERIES TIGER KING. >>> A FATHER SAYS HE WILL NOT LET HIS SON TAKE A STANDARDIZED TEST AT SCHOOL. ALAN BROWN'S SON IS DOING ALL OF HIS COURSE WORK REMOTELY. HE SAYS NO STUDENT IN THE VIRTUAL ACADEMY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO TAKE A TEST IN PERSON. >> Reporter: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN JOHNSON COUNTY HAVE THE OPTION TO ATTEND IN PERSON CLASSES TWO DAYS A WEEK. ALAN BROWN'S SON ATTENDS WEST JOHNSON HIGH SCHOOL BUT HE IS NOT LETTING HIM OR ANY OF HIS OTHER KIDS SET FOOT IN A SCHOOL BUILDING. >> MARCH 9 WAS THE LAST TIME I ALLOWED HIM TO PHYSICALLY LEAVE THE PROPERTY. >> Reporter: ALAN BROWN IS THE FATHER OF SIX CHILDREN, HIS WIFE AND KIDS HAVE NOT SO MUCH LEFT THE YARD SENSE OF THE TENT PANDEMIC BEGAN TO WHEN HE LEARNED THAT HIS 14-YEAR-OLD SON ALSO NAMED ALAN WAS REQUIRED TO TAKE STATE STANDARDIZED EXAMS IN PERSON IN SCHOOL THIS MONTH, HE SAID NO WAY. >> I SAID I WILL EVEN BRING HIM TO THE SCHOOL AND MY PERSONAL VEHICLE AND SET THE COMPUTER THERE AND I WILL GET OUT OF THE TRUCK AND LET YOU MONITOR HIM FROM THE TRUCK BUT HE'S NOT PHYSICALLY COMING UP THERE. >> Reporter: HE SAYS SCHOOL LEADERS TOLD HIM IT'S BEYOND THE DISTRICT CAN DROP IT >> THE DOCUMENT SAID REMOTE ALL YEAR. IT DOES NOT STATE, OKAY, AT THIS POINT IN TIME YOU HAVE TO COME TO THE SCHOOL TO TAKE THIS TEST. >> Reporter: FEDERAL RULES REQUIRE EXAMS TO BE TAKEN IN PERSON TO ENSURE TESTING SECURITY AND THEY ARE MEETING THIS WEEK, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER SAY THEY ARE LOOKING AT OPTIONS TO KEEP KIDS FROM HAVING TO RETURN TO CAMPUS THIS MONTH FOR TESTING. AMONG THEM, SEEKING A FEDERAL WAIVER FROM THE REQUIREMENT THAT 95 PERCENT OF STUDENTS TAKE THESE TESTS. A SPOKESMAN FOR JOHNSON COUNTY SCHOOL SENT ME A STATEMENT SAYING ALAN BROWN'S SON IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THE EXAMS ON SITE AND THAT SAFETY PROTOCOLS WILL BE IN FORCE. HE TOLD ME IF SOMEONE MISSES THE EXAM WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS GRADE BY STATE RULE THERE WILL BE A CHANCE TO MAKE IT UP LATER IN THE YEAR. UNTIL THEN THE GRADE IS AN INCOMPLETE. ALAN BROWN SHOWED ME HIS SON'S GRADES, ALL A's. >> RIGHT NOW TO ME THAT'S PUTTING A STAIN ON HIS RECORD. INCOMPLETE IS INCOMPLETE. >> Reporter: HE SAYS HE'S NOT BRINGING ANY OF HIS KIDS TO ANY SCHOOL UNTIL THE PANDEMIC IS UNDER CONTROL. >> AN INTERESTING STORY. THE STATE OF EDUCATION HAS NOT
