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Student, parent tell Waukegan board counselors discouraged AP enrollment at Joaquin Brookside; district says it will look into concerns
Summary
An incoming Joaquin High School student and a parent told the board that counselors discouraged students from taking AP classes and required waiver-like forms; the district said it will investigate. A parent also reported an AP statistics exam distraction at Washington campus.
A student and a parent told the Waukegan CUSD 60 board during public comment that school counselors discouraged students from taking Advanced Placement classes and that at least one family was asked to sign a form that warned the school would not be responsible if a student failed.
"My counselor told my mom that she had to sign a paper saying that if I wanna take the class, I wanna be able to get out of it," said Max Garanda, introduced…
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