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Board weighs tighter AP/honors placement rules after counselors cite student strain
Summary
Trustees reviewed a proposed revision requiring a C or higher in the preceding district course before a student may request placement into AP or honors classes; counselors and a student speaker said the change could reduce academic and mental‑health risks, and the board asked staff to return with subject‑level data and clarified language.
At first reading on Jan. 28 the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District board considered a policy change that would require students to earn a C or better in the preceding district course before requesting placement into advanced placement or honors classes.
Why it matters: counselors told the board that waivers permitting students with D or F grades to enter AP/honors have grown and sometimes produce poor outcomes,…
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