You miss this part?:
He then says to me that she should have told him she wasn't ready for the test or asked him if she could "fix" it after the fact before report cards and maybe he could have "given" her some more points, like he did for other kids.
Bottom line is the teacher is corrupt. Pressing the teacher to change the grade by giving unearned points is wrong!
After having a child that missed lots class time because of leukemia my advice is:
Meet with the Principal and see what the guidelines are for a make up test.
And next time the kid misses school get with teachers for study materials.
If they test and it includes questions not covered in the study materials bring it to the teachers attention. Ask for those materials and a make up test.
Actually, I did miss that part the first time I read it.
Apparently you are unfamiliar with some of the grading practices in public high schools. “Bonus points” are a big hit with students, and, in my opinion, what that teacher was essentially saying was “If you had called this problem to my attention before the final grades were due for the report card, I would have corrected it, as I did for other students.”
From my experience, it is ALWAYS possible to change a grade, even long after the class has disbanded. I’m not certain this is true at the junior level, but I’m pretty sure she can get the test grade changed with the bonus points, as explained above.
In my opinion, “bonus points” are a bad thing. But they have been widely used to essentially keep everybody happy. Teachers are always painted as the bad guy, sometimes rightfully so. But if teacers have to teach a class and make up a new test for every student that ever misses a class, they wouldn’t be able to perform their regular duties. And that is not an exaggeration.
Exactly what I was thinking about the “fixing” of the test. And thanks for the other advise—she was kind of blindsided by the test, didn’t know anything about it in advance. I thought they’d tell her on her first day back what she missed and how to make it up, giving her at least a little time to prepare. She made sure she went to each teacher and asked what was missed.
I hope your child that had leukemia is well.