Report calls into question validity of hundreds of diplomas

One of every three graduates from the District’s public schools last year missed too many classes or improperly took make-up classes, undermining the validity of hundreds of diplomas, according to a report released Monday.

The study, commissioned by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education, takes the district’s central office to task and is the latest bolt of bad news for a school system reeling from a graduation scandal.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/report-calls-into-question-validity-of-hundreds-of-diplomas/2018/01/29/d86e5c82-0513-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html?utm_term=.8b1df088c0d3