CLARIFICATION
In a letter published in the Oct. 16 News & Press, a reader criticized the Darlington County School District for what the reader described as the district’s policy of not giving students a grade of less than 50 on tests.
The district says that policy is only used for the first grading period of a course.
If a course lasts a full school year, no student would get a grade of less than 50 for the first nine weeks.
The intent is to help give students some leeway as they adjust to a new class.