Good question. Is this a case of a star athelete being helped to get passing grades?
This is a Reprise of Friday Night Lights.
Teacher wont change grade, student is ineligible for State playoff game, case actually gets litigated in court to determine real grade, teacher gets re-assigned to a different school teaching arts and crafts instead of math.
Epilogue: The judge changed the grade, the student played, and the team went on to win. Years later, several members of the team were in prison.