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| Texas high school postpones graduation after 85% of class fails to earn diploma |
| 2023-05-28 |
| [NYP] A high school in Texas postponed its graduation after the vast majority of the class failed to earn their diplomas. Just five of the 33 senior students at Marlin High School near Waco, Tex., met the requirements for commencement, with grades or attendance issues dooming most students, KWTX-TV reported. The school said it planned to reschedule the graduation for sometime in June so students would have more time to qualify, according to a statement posted to Facebook. "Our commitment to excellence remains unshaken," Superintendent Darryl Henson said in the statement. "We hold firm to our belief that every student in Marlin ISD can and will achieve their potential." Henderson also took to Twitter to address the dismal graduation rate. "Our district will grow from this setback," Henson said. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #16 convert to a four-day schedule next year I don't think Nikisha thought this through. Unless rules have changed recently, Texas state educational funding is based on school days attended per pupil. |
| Posted by: Enver Slager8035 2023-05-28 21:22 |
| #15 "They don't show up for a five day school week. If we make it a longer four-day week they don't show up for, then we can all get paid/credit and no prob, right?" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-05-28 20:20 |
| #14 Doesn't work like that Nikisha. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-05-28 18:17 |
| #13 It's said that the Hoover Dam or Golden Gate Bridge couldn't be built today because of all the regulatory lame-os involved. I think public high school diplomas are on the tipping point to join that list. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-05-28 18:14 |
| #12 According to the district, changes are coming to Marlin, as the school will convert to a four-day schedule next year in what the district's chief academic officer, Nikisha Edwards, says should reduce absentee rates. |
| Posted by: Classer 2023-05-28 18:10 |
| #11 True. 85%?? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-05-28 17:58 |
| #10 105 A scores at three a.m. Here's an uncomfortable thought: Marlin High teachers grade accurately instead of auto passing failing students like in New York. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-05-28 17:30 |
| #9 It's easy to blame the teachers and some probably do deserve it. I think it's more the parents and students themselves. If someone doesn't want to learn the best teachers in the world can't make them. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2023-05-28 17:18 |
| #8 Good news and bad news. Good news is the 5 will get a decent job. Bad news they have to pay for the failures |
| Posted by: Airandee 2023-05-28 12:25 |
| #7 What, you mean Texas lottery proceeds aren't going to the schools? |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-05-28 12:09 |
| #6 Those aren't bad students. Those are bad teachers. |
| Posted by: Harcourt Tholuse6841 2023-05-28 11:28 |
| #5 Move those graduation party shootings closer to the next election. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-05-28 11:04 |
| #4 At least give them a Certificate of Being. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2023-05-28 10:58 |
| #3 Yet, the "Teachers" were all paid |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-05-28 09:17 |
| #2 They had a free Covid year with “grades” and all the internet cheating tools available. The standard of excellence at the school must be a pretty low bar. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-05-28 09:14 |
| #1 Nobody told the Superintendent they're all supposed to get the diploma anyway? Following the example of all the big cities... |
| Posted by: Bobby 2023-05-28 07:53 |