A child making it to the honor roll is happy news for any parent. But a Florida mother was furious at the school for listing her son in the honor roll despite getting a C and a D.
Beth Tillack was displeased with the decision taken by the authorities at Pasco Middle School to include her seventh grade son Douglas Tillack's name in the honor roll after getting a 3.16 GPA. He got three A's and a C and a D in the other two subjects. The teachers also wrote 'Good Job' with a smiley and told him that he was included in the honor roll.
What bothered Tillack was the simple fact that any student securing an F but scoring A's in other subjects is eligible for the honor roll. She demanded the school board withdraw his name from the list. "I immediately assumed it's a mistake. It was glaring in the fact that it said 'good job' and then there was a D. How can I get my child to study for a test when he thinks he's done enough," she told ABC Action News.
According to her such school policies hamper a student's will to grow and learn further.
After contacting the authorities, Tillack got a response from the Pasco Middle School principal, Kim Anderson. "I do agree with her," said Anderson. "I feel it's important for students to progress by meeting standards. We measure them by standards, they know if they've met them or not. Sometimes grades don't always indicate that."
"Her (Beth Tilllack) son is a bright boy and can do the work. There are choices he's making," Anderson said. "He knows exactly what he can get away with. Maybe this is a wake-up call that there are higher expectations," Anderson explained further to ABC News.
Following this, the district superintendent declared that they would soon change the policy and will include a student's name in the honor roll if they score not lower than B.
