An external investigation found that thousands of South Bend, Indiana, high school students had their grades changed in an effort to help underperforming students graduate. The investigation found that South Bend high schoolers were passing classes they had only spent a couple of hours in. 

Investigators found that at least 2,500 grades were changed in all of the district’s high schools, which touts a graduation rate of 86.17%, over the course of three years.