Greetings -
I’m trying to determine if my son’s school has implemented a discriminatory grading rubric. I suspect that it has.
In a nutshell, the rubric calls for an increase in a well-behaved (1 rating) student’s mark by a third (say, from B to B+) and docks a poorly-behaved student (a 3 or 4 rating) by a third (B to B-).
My feeling is that if a student’s class behavior is IN ANY WAY adversely impacted by either a learning or a behavioral disability, then this grading rubric is discriminatory.
(I also happen to think that the policy is devoid of academic merit and logical rigor — if a given piece of work merits a B, then that’s that, whether the student is polite & charming or a horse’s behind.)
Thoughts? If you’re in agreement, can you suggest a Federal or state (MA) remedy?
Thanks kindly.
- Richard
[Modified by: expatCanuck on November 16, 2009 09:48 PM]