Is it illegal for a teacher to refuse to give D grades?

A teacher at our school is threatening to fail one of my friends from her class because he has a D. He IS passing, but the teacher refuses to give out D's. It's either at least a C or Fail. Is this legal?
He won't be able to graduate because of this ONE class, and I don't think that's fair. We're wondering if we could take this to the Board of Education?

It is not illegal. You can certainly talk to the administration, however chances are that they will back up the teacher.

I have taken classes and courses where a fail was below a B grade. The completion of my masters program was contingent upon me getting about 75% in each of my courses.

Likewise my undergrad required a C or better.

It take a great deal of effort to get a D, you essentially have to go out of your way to not attend class, not participate, not complete assignment and show up for tests. Educators generally have very little sympathy for those who cannot make the minimal effort.

interesting, we didn't have D's at our school. We only had A, B, C and F. I guess you would have to look at the school's policy on failing.

Maybe he could do some extra credit to make it a C instead of having him pass just because you pushed the teacher to do so. Shouldn't grades be based on knowledge and merit instead of some parent teacher/ or student controversy?????

Where were her friends when she was getting a C? Did she ask for help? Did she even study? No effort, no grade. What does it mean to the people that actually worked hard and got a C? IT would be disrespectful to the ones that actually took the class seriously or worked hard. If she gets a C, then everyone should get bumped up. And the class grade system would be considered a joke.

If anything, you could rework the whole class on a curve. This guarantees that 25% get A's, 50% will get B's and C's and the lower 25% will fail. This is what they do in some medical schools to promote competition.

At my friend's physical therapy school (high competition), you have to get above an 85% to continue after each semester. Two grades below 85 % and you get a warning. After that, they kick you out.

at some schools they dont even have D's..if you get anything lower than a 70 (C-) then you fail. so its not illegal

he may think he is passing when in reality he isnt, he should just talk to the teacher one on one and find out what his real grade is instead of claiming he has a D but she is going to fail him.

No teacher is going to go out of their way to fail someone, thats not why they are teachers so if he deserves a C, she will give him one

It is totally legal and every other school out there has the "pass fail" rule that can be used. If it is under a C it is a fail.

Your freind is not going to get any sympathy no matter how hard he tries. He needs to expend his energy on speaking with the teacher and seeing what he can do to bring his grade up.

It's not illegal, no. However, you can take it up with the principal. However, as a former teacher, I always thought it took a lot of effort to get below a C. That means your friend put absolutely minimal work effort into a class. It might be a good idea to show him that hard work pays off. There is always summer school

It's not a question of legal. There is no law about it. If anything, it would be a violation of the school's policy. Your friend needs to go talk to the school administration about it long before you even think about going to the board of education.

Of course it's legal for a teacher to give out whatever marks she pleases, she sets the grading policy for her classroom. Speak to her or to the principal if you have a problem with it. The Board of Education won't even bother to hear what you have to say.

no its nnot ok you should take to theBoard of Education! t
I hate teachers that do that?

what class is it for?

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sounds like something that'd be brought before a principal or board of education who would undoubtedly pass this student.