Covid my butt. This is being done to help the black and brown kids. Everything must be done to cover up their scholastic failure.

https://nypost.com/2020/10/26/new-do...rk-attendance/

oct 26 2020 Student accountability is becoming remote when it comes to Department of Education policy in the coronavirus era.

The country’s largest school system won’t lower grades for late work or lack of attendance this year, according to final guidelines provided to the Post.

Citing COVID-19 disruptions, the DOE said schools “must adjust” expectations for timely work and are “encouraged to lessen or eliminate penalties for late work beyond these deadlines.”

Student attendance will not directly impact grades. The DOE guidelines state that “courses that currently include attendance as a factor in student grades must remove that factor completely.”

Like last year, city students will not be given failing grades and will instead be given opportunities to make up material.

In addition, parents will now have the option of scrapping any numeric grade this year and replacing it with a less exacting “meets standards” or “pass” mark that won’t count towards a cumulative overall score.

“This guidance is designed to promote equity, flexibility, and empathy in our grading practice for all students,” the DOE said.