Forrest has an IQ of 75. However, to be in public school you must have a minimum IQ of 80. He was declared to have an intellectual disability. An Intellectual Disability is determined by IQ score; it affected his ability to learn, make wise decisions, solve problems, and he often had a childlike behavior. His mother demanded he be put back into public school no matter what his IQ was, but the principal went on and told her that only “normal” people get put in a public classroom setting and Gump did not fit those requirements. The principal continues to tell his mother that Forrest needs to be put in a special needs school, which was very heart-breaking to her. The judgement that he had to suffer not only from the attention-catching leg braces, but because of being slightly lower than the standard IQ level was agonizing. In my opinion, parents should have the right to choose where their child goes to school whether it be a public, private, or a special-needs
Forrest has an IQ of 75. However, to be in public school you must have a minimum IQ of 80. He was declared to have an intellectual disability. An Intellectual Disability is determined by IQ score; it affected his ability to learn, make wise decisions, solve problems, and he often had a childlike behavior. His mother demanded he be put back into public school no matter what his IQ was, but the principal went on and told her that only “normal” people get put in a public classroom setting and Gump did not fit those requirements. The principal continues to tell his mother that Forrest needs to be put in a special needs school, which was very heart-breaking to her. The judgement that he had to suffer not only from the attention-catching leg braces, but because of being slightly lower than the standard IQ level was agonizing. In my opinion, parents should have the right to choose where their child goes to school whether it be a public, private, or a special-needs