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by Karen Araiza
NBCPhiladelphia.com
Students in one New Jersey school district may have to hit the books a little harder to get a passing grade. In Mount Olive, you won't see any more Ds on report card starting this fall, only A, B, C and F.
"I'm tired of kids coming to school and not learning and getting credit for it," said Superintendent Larrie Reynolds in a Daily Record report.
During Monday night's meeting, the Morris County School Board approved dropping the D grade.
"We intend to be the beacon of excellence in Morris County, and to do that, we have to fix it," Reynolds said.
Now, anything mark under a 70 will be a failing score. The new policy will apply to middle and high school students.
I applaud your effort to raise the bar," resident Scott Ireland told Reynolds. "I disagree 100 percent with your philosophy."
The "drop the D" philosophy worked so well for a school in Kentucky, they ended up dropping the C grade too. Now students in 5th grade and higher get an A, B or F.
In todays world, youve either got it, or you dont, Kentucky principal Steve Frommeyer said. Theres no opportunity to just be OK.
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