Virginia Beach schools did not follow division policy when they included class rank on transcripts, which may affect how colleges view a student.
The division stopped the practice this month after parents raised concerns and discussions among staff and members of the School Board.
Superintendent Donald Robertson told the board via email on Dec. 8 that it happened because of a “misunderstanding” of state code and School Board policy. Going forward, he wrote, the division will remove class rank from transcripts but will calculate it when requested while not adding it to a transcript…