Here's a big reason why: City school officials let students retake finals, get diploma***Richardson said she was stunned when she attended the school's graduation ceremony this month and watched seniors she had failed walk across the stage, grinning.
"At least three of my students, I know their grades were changed," Richardson said. "When I attended the graduation ceremony ... I was absolutely astounded that these kids were in the graduation line because I knew for a fact that I hadn't passed them."
She said she has become so frustrated with the city schools that she is leaving to teach elsewhere. "It gives them the whole impression that somehow if they don't meet the standards, that someone will push them through," said Richardson, who had taught in the city for three years. "And that just doesn't happen in the real world." ***
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