Steven Edwards, a Republican from the Manchester Board of Education, wants parents to be evaluated by a report card system. These reports cards would include things such as making sure parents gave their children a good breakfast and making sure their children did their homework. “I tried to design something modest [measuring] things that virtually everybody would agree parents should do to help their kids,” Edwards said.

This new idea has parents upset and the local Manchester PTA vows to fight the plan.

“People are going to be extremely offended by it,” said Manchester PTA board member Jackie Madore.

Most parents are not properly preparing their kids for school. This is affecting there school work and even their after school activities.

A study shows that students who eat a good breakfast are more likely to do well in school that day.

Students who dress accordingly to the weather are likely to do well in school that day also.

“Parents who want to be involved are involved and the teachers can’t take their time to be grading the parents,” Law secretary and parent Mrs. Ramos said.

This whole thing would cost much money and would take much time. Many teachers don’t have the time to take out of their day do to annual report cards for parents. “A lot of teachers are involved with many other things like sports and clubs. I wouldn’t want to have to take my time to do a report card for a parent,” Mr. Hoggatt said. Parents know how their kids are doing in school and are making sure that they get all the things necessary in order to do well.

“The way Mr. Edwards has presented this idea, I’m opposed to it,” said Manchester Superintendent Kathleen Ouellette. The Manchester school district is also apposed to this idea. There are about 7,500 students in 10 elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school at the Manchester district, whose student population is about 52 percent white and about 4 percent non-white. Half of the elementary schools in Manchester are title one, meaning they are funded by the government and serve a lower socio-economic area.

Many of the kids are from single-parent house holds or homes where both parents work long hours in order to make ends meet. “I’d be ticked; they’re telling you what to do with your kid,” Madore said.