State school board recommends minimum GPA

State school board recommends minimum GPA
2011-12-06
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The state school board voted Tuesday to recommend that students maintain a C average to be able to play sports in public high schools over concerns raised by some educators and coaches that marginal students might drop out without the incentive of sports.

The decision, passed with two dissenting votes on the 12-member board, will take effect next school year. While advocates say the minimum grade standard will motivate student athletes to do better in school, critics, including board member Kate Walsh, who voted against the standard, say schools should not discourage struggling students from staying in school.

"You can feel good that you have upheld standards, but to what end?" Walsh said. "I would rather have them in school."

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