Teachers at Flushing High School claim the school’s grading system is forcing them to pass students who are actually failing their math classes.
According to three Flushing High School teachers who spoke to QNS on the condition of anonymity, they have made several attempts to bring their concerns to the attention of the math department’s assistant principal, as well as the principal of the school.
Not only are students chronically absent from classes, Flushing teachers claimed, but many students who do attend class don’t participate in classwork or complete homework assignments. Students regularly fail tests and other assignments, teachers continued, but still receive passing grades even if they fail the New York State Regents Exams.
“It just seems like expectations have become lower,” one teacher told QNS. “It’s becoming easier to get a passing grade just based on what the administration expects teachers to be doing.”…