NYC Public School: I was always stoned, drunk and skipping class — so they let me graduate early
We posted on another school in New York doing similar things last week. But this sort of thing isn’t limited to New York. High graduation rates keep everyone happy and teacher bonuses flowing. There is great pressure to cheat.
(From The New York Post)
For years the school, which was awarded a National Blue Ribbon in 2018 by the federal secretary of education, has practiced a “no fail” policy that gives students passing grades no matter how badly they score on tests, or even if they fail to show up, according to multiple teachers and students.
…The school, which boasts almost perfect graduation rates and high Regents test scores, is now under probe by Queens prosecutors and DOE investigators following The Post report.
Reprinted from: https://www.ac2news.com/2019/09/nyc-public-school-i-was-always-stoned-drunk-and-skipping-class-so-they-let-me-graduate-early/
