Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site convex.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!mhuxn!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!ayers From: ayers@convex.UUCP Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Blind drivers (no really) Message-ID: <38800004@convex.UUCP> Date: Thu, 6-Dec-84 18:28:00 EST Article-I.D.: convex.38800004 Posted: Thu Dec 6 18:28:00 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 8-Dec-84 05:07:02 EST References: <203@grendel.UUCP> Lines: 25 Nf-ID: #R:grendel:-20300:convex:38800004:000:755 Nf-From: convex!ayers Dec 6 17:28:00 1984 > I read this in November 16th's issue of the Memphis, TN newspaper > *The Commercial Appeal*: > > "PEORIA, Ill. (UPI) -- A blind high school student is being > forced to take a driver's education class to satisfy graduation > requirements, officials said yesterday. Her principal defended > the action by saying, "Who knows, there might be some dire > emergency in her future where she miught have to drive." > > As they say, Believe it of Not! >>Should be great fun. If I were in her shoes, I'd go for it. >>-Ron Unfortunately, the issue I read mentioned that she was told she HAD TO PASS in order to graduate. And the principal also said -- I don't see anything ridiculous about it... It's not a good idea -- IT'S THE LAW! blues, II