A rural Texas high school postpones graduation after only 5 seniors meet graduation requirements
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By Chris Boyette and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A small high school in rural Texas has postponed its graduation ceremony after an end-of-year review revealed only five of the school’s 33 seniors had met the requirements to graduate, according to the school district’s superintendent.
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Texas school postpones graduation after majority of seniors declared ineligible
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A rural Texas high school postpones graduation after only 5 seniors meet graduation requirements
"It's emotional" for all of the students, one parent said. Students at Marlin High School complain that the school failed to give them accurate data about what they needed to do to graduate.
A high school in the small Texas city of Marlin postponed graduation after discovering that a majority of seniors didn’t meet minimum grade and attendance requirements.
A Texas school district canceled its high school graduation ceremony after officials said Friday only five of the 33 students were eligible to graduate.
By Chris Boyette and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A small high school in rural Texas has postponed its graduation ceremony after an end-of-year review revealed only five of the school’s 33 seniors had met the requirements to graduate, according to the school district’s superintendent.
Marlin High School in Texas had to postpone graduation after only a few of the seniors met graduation requirements. Community members and parents blasted the school district for the outcome.
A high school in rural Texas has postponed its graduation ceremony after an end-of-year review revealed only five of the school’s 33 seniors had met the requirements to graduate.
Just five of the 33 senior students at Marlin High School near Waco, Texas met the requirements for graduation due to either grades or attendance, KWTX-TV reported.
