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[quote=Anonymous][quote=NathanBacaABC7][quote=Anonymous]Why didn't they fake attendance? Why aren't kids kicked out of the school when they have so many unexcused absences? I can see plenty of parents walking them right back in the next day.[/quote]

DCPS policy states after 10 absences a class, they get a "failure from absence" grade. 30 unexcused absences in a year nets a final failing grade. But those records are not cross-checked with transcripts to see if those policies are being violated. The Chancellor says that changed after the story broke and is in effect this school year.[/quote]

Educator here! We just had a mandatory training on this, teacher's have NOT been allowed to fail students or follow the policy before. Go back and look at Rhee's rhetoric, which was that if a students is failing it is a teacher'a fault. We were not allowed to fail students, the only reason was due to non-attendance, though clearly Ballou missed this memo! That is why when students' take state tests, scored by outside agencies, the scores are abysmal. It will be interesting to see how this plays out going forward. Graduation rate, student test data and "happiness" at school are all used to determine the effectiveness of teachers and principals - not students' ability to master standards!  Do you see how far removed from reality we have become at DCPS?[/quote]

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