AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A judge says students must get the grades they earn and not an inflated score on report cards under a new Texas law that bans minimum grade policies.
The ruling Monday comes in a lawsuit filed by 11 school districts that challenged Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott. Scott says the law applies to class assignments and report cards, but the districts say it applies only to assignments.
State district Judge Gisela Triana-Doyal sided with Scott.
Some districts have long had policies that establish minimum grades of 50, 60 or even 70. So if a student fails and earns a zero, the grade is automatically brought up.
The lawsuit says that helps improving students, since one low score can bring down an average and prevent the student from receiving course credit.
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