According to the Michigan Department of Corrections Education Policies, prisoners impacted by Public Act 320, "No GED, No Parole," will be granted exemptions prior to their parole dates under the "no fault of their own" clause if they meet the following criteria:
1. Regular school attendance at every opportunity within the prior two years.
2. Satisfactory school progress evaluations.
3. Submission of GED Exemption form with administrative approval.
Since I'm no longer giving students "needs improvement" and "unsatisfactory" ratings on their quarterly evaluations, they should have an easier time circumventing PA320. Most of them, anyway.
I’m not sure where my new student, Inmate Murphy, will fit into the greater scheme of things. Mr. Ben Williams from the GED Testing Service sent a letter to DLEG (Department of Labor & Economic Growth) saying, "because of Mr. Murphy’s fraudulent action, he is prohibited from GED Testing."
However, the MDOC has come to the inmate’s defense by clarifying the matter. They feel he should be able to test; after all, he wasn’t caught attempting to cheat on a scheduled GED Test; he was caught "presenting" an obviously forged GED to support an alleged program completion.
I’ll bet he ducks my question the first day he starts attending class. "Are you in prison for uttering and publishing?" I’ll ask.
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Hey Jim if he answers yes then you have found a publisher!! That's if he understands the question.
That's some mighty fine looking
"duck Ass." My grandmother made soup from one just like him. Nice story. MW
There is a school of thought that holds criminals a bit smarter than you and me.
Just a tad more twisted.
Ivan
All I can say is, Duck and cover ;)
love the picture of the duck's ass. lol ;D
That duck is checking you out.
L'orange?
The MDOC sounds like a Lernaean Hydra whose Heads specialise in contradiction.
Don't kick a duck in class!
don't kick a duck when its down...wait a few weeks until he thinks he's safe then say it!
Inmate Murphy. Cool name. It has a ring to it. (JR, Have you ever read Richard Price? You'd like him. I'm reading his "Samaritan" now.)
I am not sure what to say except that criminals are sometimes smarter than they like us to think and because they are criminals we think they are unintelligent and therefore expect ridiculous answers or comments from them. Anyone wonder if that is what they want us to believe so we will eventually ignore them and move on to the next loose duck?
sorry bad pun....smiles
Jim, What a duck ass he is!!!! Unbelieveable. --Bro, Ron
Now that his first day of class is over, let me tell you what he asked me: "Can I have a copy of my last GED Scores?"
Perhaps he thought I wouldn't read his school file. "Hell no!" I answered.
"It never hurts to ask," he responded.
Hey Jim,
Glad I found you, buddy! Love the last few postings!
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