A student at Maya Angelou Public Charter School can fail to complete any assignment or even not show up at school and still get a 40 percent for the quarter under a new grading policy.
The school, which advertises a nontraditional setting to serve students who have not done well in traditional academic environments, started the policy in its high school this year to help students who fall behind, said Chief Operating Officer Chris Tessone.
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