GED Discrimination?
Tuesday October 21, 2008
Candice Evans wrote for the Daily Times in Maryland about Charlie Porch, a young man from Salisbury who has had nothing but trouble with both the military and his hometown because he earned a GED rather than a traditional high school diploma. He has had to prove himself to both the U.S. Air Force and employers who demand additional testing, college credit, and/or higher scores of people with GEDs.
Where is the outrage over this? Is outrage warranted? Are people with GED credentials truly discriminated against?
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I didn’t use my real name, but I would like to tell my story. I hold a GED and it apparently was discovered by my superiors. I have elevated my education level all the way to a Masters and above. I am presently a school administrator. Yet, I am subject to covert attacks about my lack of a conventional high school diploma from both my principal and assistant principal. Yes, the attacks are covert, and I guess I am too dumb to realize what they are doing. This isn’t even a fraction of the story that I have to tell. But I am glad to know that someone cares about this type of discrimination. I have been suffering at the hands of these two people for about two years now.
I’m really sorry to hear about this. Thanks for having the courage to speak up. What are you considering doing?
Deb
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Hi Deb i too encountered problems possessing a GED. My grandmother is now 81 years old and requires around the clock care, we found an agency that has caregiver staffing who in return sent their caregivers to her home, but since my grandmother is 81 yrs old WITH dementia she is not the easiest person to deal with so our family decided that we would have a family member work for my grandmother through the company named Gareda Diversified Business so this way we won’t have major problem with the staff dealing with her. I was elected to go apply for the job and in doing so i went to the agency only to be rejected because they said that they don’t and wont accept my GED, now I’m no mad scientist but I’m currently a pre med student and i am licensed Patient Care Technician (PCT) along with several years of experience in working with clients with Alzheimer’s disease and etc. I’d like to know if it is unlawful to purposely refuse a perspective employee with a GED?
Hi GlamChick,
I’m so sorry to hear about your experience. What a kick in the gut. Your GED should be acceptable all by itself. It’s flabbergasting that they wouldn’t take into consideration your subsequent success in both school and business. I don’t know about the law, although I would think it would be considered discriminatory. What did you decide to do?