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Public speakers oppose 50% grading floor; board motion to reinstate it fails
Summary
At the April 7 Sumter School District board meeting, students, teachers and community members urged the board not to adopt a 50% grading floor. The board later considered a motion to reinstate the 50% floor in district policy; the motion failed after debate.
At its April 7 meeting, the Sumter School District Board of Trustees heard multiple public comments urging the board not to implement a 50% grading floor and considered a motion to reinstate the 50% floor in district policy. The motion did not pass.
The most prominent public comments came from Sumter High senior Kelly Griswood, who said the floor would “assure any kind of accountability that a student can have” and argued it would lower standards and encourage students to avoid effort. Griswood said, “By shielding our students from failure sets them up for greater struggles.”
A retired special-education teacher…
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