Sam Hartig Case Study

Sam Hartig is a very bright student who attends DISD’s Travis elementary school. Although he is a great student his father Mr. Hartig states that Sam is “ bored almost to tears” because Sam is not intellectually challenged. Mr. Hartig believes a solution to his son’s situation would be for him to attend DISD’s Vanguard school, one of which Sam tested almost a perfect score and is clearly qualified for. But unfortunately, Sam was waitlisted due to DISD’s siblings rule. That all students admitted into the school with smaller siblings are allow to attend regardless of testing score because families need to keep their children together. Mr. Hartig believes this is unfair and takes away opportunities from qualified students like his son and challenges this mandate against the DISD board to reconsider this rule. DISD has met but failed to resolve Mr.Hartig’s concerns. …show more content…
Hartig plays the role of the typical very concerned parent who just wants what is best for their children. As a concerned parent Mr. Hartig believes that the sibling mandate should be repelled in order to give statistically qualified students, who deserve to be at the Vanguard school a chance for a better education. Many parents just like Mr. Hartig believe this taken opportunity creates an even greater problem, very brilliant and special students are then prohibited to be challenged and confined to the minimalistic learning with no chance to reach their greatest potential. Mr. Haring argument appeals to the DISD school board seeking that the opportunities of the development of qualified students should not be taken away to due family sibling separation but rather every student admitted to Vanguard should be based on statistical testing scores and student skill qualifications. Mr. Hartig believes his son Sam Hartig is immensely qualified to attend Vanguard and should be given the rightfully earned opportunity to attend in order to further his