Isn't the road to hell paved with good intentions? Parents may have to get involved in their children's schools or else. A proposal making its way through the General Assembly would require parents with children in kindergarten through grade 4 to ''volunteer'' at least 12 hours a year. And they couldn't just show up they'd be expected to get involved in the teaching process by tutoring, chaperoning lesson-related field trips or helping students play educational games. If the bill proposed by Sen. John Ford, D-Memphis, and Rep. Lois DeBerry, D-Memphis, is approved, though, it could become a rule without teeth. It's unclear what, if anything, would happen to parents or schools who fail to comply.
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It's also unclear if parents who work long hours or have violent or criminal backgrounds would be expected to participate. ''I don't know that I'd want everybody up here working with my child,'' Lewis said. Bill would make parents 'volunteer' in schools (Tenn) | 
