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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if anyone has experience for a request to review student's education records from a diocese school? Specifically, this is with a high school in catholic diocese of Arlington.

My sophomore had an extended sickness period in Q3 and got a permission to submit the missing assignments later.  He managed to catch up with the work and submitted all of them in Q4.
However, the final grade that came out this week didn't seem to correct this issue for one particular class - His final grade turned out to be much lower solely due to the fact there is a "C" grade in Q3 for 7 missing assignments.  All of these missing assignments are just for taking chapter notes, which shouldn't be difficult but more of time-consuming natures for which he had to spend time to finish. 
He is a diligent student and has never missed any assignments.  This is the only class he ends up with a B in his entire academic life. This particular teacher is also known to be very behind in grading the homework. 
Now that the teacher is probably on vacation, so it is difficult to follow up...  The administration stated this situation must be discussed and agreed with the teacher, otherwise the administrative office cannot change the official record. Before the semester ended, my child had talked to the teacher multiple times, and every time her response was the amended records had been turned in to the administration but it takes time for them to process.

Anybody has any suggestions? I know there is FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) for the right to inspect the education records for the schools receiving the federal fundings. But not sure if this applies to diocese school or not (Maybe they don't get federal fundings at all?)[/quote]

They don't get federal money.

I am sorry your child had an illness. He got a B.

That's a great essay topic. I got mono in college and my transcript looked like I lost my mind one semester. I was about to tell employers that I was counseled to take medical leave, but a scraped together enough energy to not lose tuition and stay on course to graduate on time. I also did better and better after that rough time and graduated with honors.

I bet your child could write a similar story about resilience and perseverance. Good luck to you.

I would avoid threatening to "sue" the school over a B. Did your child keep records of their work? Is there a copy of the work  or evidence that they did it, and when they turned it in?[/quote]

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