Apparently more then we even reaize :eek
Student sues over failing grade
Since government schools are notorious for passing people who can't read, they make up for their lax standards by being overly strict about attendance. A student in Chickasha, Florida is fighting back after she received a failing grade for being absent 5 times from computer class. She is suing her school district to get a passing grade and to void the ridiculous attendance policy.
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French Student Sues French state After Failing Philosophy
Posted by: ephilosopher on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 07:37 AM
Reuters: "The nephew of a former Socialist minister has successfully sued the French state after failing a philosophy exam because his teacher rarely showed up in class.
In the first ruling of its kind in a country as protective of its public employees as its intellectual roots, the student won his case after his failure to recognise German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer deprived him of a top graduate school place.
Jerome Charasse, whose uncle Michel Charasse served as budget minister under late President Francois Mitterrand, scored a poor 6 out of 20 in philosophy despite getting good grades in the rest of his baccalaureat high school exams."
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"A high school senior says he earned an A+, not an A, and has sued to get the grade changed to bolster his chance at becoming valedictorian." Brian Delekta's suit "names the school principal, superintendent and all seven school board members as defendants." (AP/CNN, Feb. 6).
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Teachers, be wary of whom you fail.
Some parents have slapped lawsuits on teachers, saying their kids deserved better marks and should be allowed to graduate from high school despite their grades.
Arizona English teacher Elizabeth Joice got a letter from a lawyer representing one of the students she failed. The letter asked her to take "whatever action is necessary" for the student to graduate or else the family would sue. Joice said the student plagiarized work, failed a paper and did not attend makeup sessions, among other things. School officials caved and the student was able to retake a test five hours before graduation and receive her diploma.
The family's lawyer, Stan Massad, wrote to Joice and claimed the teacher failed to produce a syllabus indicating how she arrived at her grades and said there was a question of subjective grading. He also said Joice assured the student she would graduate. Joice refuted the claims.
In January, 15-year-old Ohio resident Elizabeth Smith and her mother sued the Revere School District and 11 teachers over her failing grades. The suit, which sought $6 million, said the school’s grading practices punished the girl for her frequent lateness and absences even though she had excuses. That case has since been dismissed.
