Posted on 08/02/2015 6:03:28 PM PDT by SMGFan
Melissa Mejia, 18, was stunned and embarrassed when officials at William Cullen Bryant HS in Long Island City, Queens, told her she had met all the requirements to receive a diploma in June. She knew she hadnt. Teachers say Melissa is just one of a number of students magically given credits for classes they failed in an effort by administrators to raise Bryants graduation rate. She told her story to The Posts Susan Edelman.
I dont like receiving what I would call a handout, but thats what happened.
New York City gave me a diploma I didnt deserve
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Sounds like she and her former school share some things common. She didn’t care enough to even show up so why should they care enough to fail her and save a spot for her to be re-educated? Baby girl’s diploma will take her exactly as far as she deserves to go.
I’ve met college graduates who reflect just what you’ve stated about high school graduates.
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