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Parent tells Kilgore ISD board her child's grades were handled inconsistently, asks for correction
Summary
At the Feb. 23 Kilgore ISD board meeting, parent Bracy Boyd Sammons told trustees her daughter was denied makeup work after LEAP attendance and asked the district to fix an allegedly improper grade under district policy EIA; trustees asked clarifying questions but took no immediate formal remedy on the record.
Bracy Boyd Sammons, identifying herself as a mother, addressed the Kilgore ISD Board of Trustees during public comment to allege that a teacher had not provided makeup assignments for her daughter after LEAP attendance and that, as a result, her child's grade did not reflect her mastery of work. "I'm only here as a mother representing and defending my child against possible grading inequities at KIS," Sammons said, citing TASB policy EIA and saying the district's grading guidelines require sufficient graded assignments and clear communication to students and parents.
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