UPDATE: The principal at Lord Beaverbrook High School has decided to reverse the controversial graduation policy.
CALGARY – Students at Lord Beaverbrook High School should know within the next couple of days if there will be changes made to a controversial graduation policy.
The rule states that students have to achieve at least 50 per cent in all Semester 1 and 2 courses by the time a list of graduating students is posted – usually about three weeks before graduation – or they won’t be able to cross the stage at their graduation ceremonies.
The policy means even students who meet the requirements to graduate could still be banned from participating in the ceremony if they failed a class.
The school’s principal says he did consult with parents before making the policy. Despite this, many students still want it changed.
The chairman of the school council says the same policy was in effect last year and it’s not set in stone.
“Some of them were granted permission to graduate even though they had not met all the requirements of the policy,” explains Karen Lloyd, School Council Chair at Lord Beaverbrook High School. “So there is precedent that it was dealt with last year on an individual basis, with the same school administration. I would assume that would also be the case if the policy remains unchanged.”
The Calgary Board of Education says the school’s principal will make the final decision on graduation by the end of the month.
WATCH: Canadian gold medalist Kaillie Humphries gives her thoughts on the graduation policy on Global News’ The Morning Show
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