The Watchdog section of the U-T deserves hugs, flowers, and chocolates for much of the work they do.
Just a few minutes ago, Ashly McGlone reports that the Sweetwater school district was caught erasing Ds and Fs from report cards, only to replace them with higher grades. The result? Inflated graduation rates for one of the nation’s largest school districts.
Here’s my favorite part of the story… Castle Park High School Principal Diego Ochoa signed off on the grade-change forms, but said he should not have done so.
Does he get fired or reprimanded? Nope. Not at Sweetwater. Instead, it appears that wrong-doing and gross incompetence will earn you… a promotion! Ochoa was recently promoted to executive director of instructional services for high schools at the district. *sigh*
John McCann, please fire Jesus Gandara. Thank you.