Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-6529205-20140419164329/@comment-162.242.114.62-20140719002519

I'm a teacher and Malia's situation is not as uncommon as you think. The school system absolutely does throw students her age in classess with their peers regardless of their ability to perform at that level. Sometimes they provide supplimental instruction for them and other times not ( that really depends on the school district), but she would absolutely be put in the same grade as her peers, especially at 17. Sadly at that age their number one priority is making sure that she graduates on time. I've seen this a lot with students who are in the system, and move around a lot, or students who simply get passed along because teacher's don't want to hold them back. Sometimes they come in reading at a 4th-5th grade level (at best) and they're expected to perform on a high school level.

Obviously in this situation, the best option would be for her to be homeschooled, but idk maybe her dad can't afford it? He is a single father after all, and he's been pretty messed up for the past 8 years. I wouldn't be surprised if she didn't have the best home life.