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Teacher presses Manchester School Committee to revisit 10-school-day late-work procedure; administration says procedure allows meeting with teacher
Summary
At the March 24 Manchester School Committee meeting, teacher James Colby urged the committee to reconsider a procedure that permits students up to 10 school days to address missed deadlines; district staff said the window is for discussion with teachers and that penalties typically apply.
James Colby, a Ward 2 resident and Memorial High School teacher, told the Manchester School Committee on March 24 that a district procedure allowing students up to 10 school days to turn in work without penalty is teaching procrastination rather than responsibility.
Colby told the committee the rule “sends and tells students that deadlines are optional” and said the procedure should be reconsidered to better prepare students for college and the workplace. He provided the committee a staff-created worksheet showing how extending due dates by 10 days affects…
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