Posted on 09/27/2018 8:25:05 AM PDT by JonnyFive
An eighth-grade teacher claims that she was fired after refusing to adhere to a school policy that banned marks lower than 50 percent, even when students handed in no work.
Diane Tirado left her students a message on the whiteboard on Sept. 14, her last day teaching history at a school in Port St. Lucia, Florida:
Bye Kids, Mrs. Tirado loves you and wishes you the best in life! I have been fired for refusing to give you a 50% for not handing anything in. (love) Mrs. Tirado
(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...
Then why have grades at all?
This is so that they can boast of a “high” minority success rate.
no zero policy is an attempt to not have the poor little dears held accountable for various behaviors. Ditching a class when they are on campus and have a test. Not turning in assignments on time and demanding more time, schools in this age bend over backward to hold students responsible for their not fulfilling responsibilities. Black brown and white and otherwise.
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