School offers alternative report cards with higher grades to 'encourage' students

A private Jewish school on New York's Long Island is sparking discussion on social media after it sent home report cards to parents along with a letter offering to present an alternative report card with higher grades to show students so they wouldn't get "discouraged," according to FoxNews.com.

The Jan. 8 letter from Yeshiva Ketana, an all-boys Jewish school that teaches children in pre-school, elementary and middle-school, said, "Since our goal is to share accurate information with the parents, and not to discourage or hurt a student, great discretion must be used before allowing your child to view his report card. If after reviewing the enclosed report card, you would like us to develop a second version . . . for your son with higher grades, [notify the school]."

School official Rabbi Tzvi Krigsman, who signed the letter, told FoxNews.com that it only applied to a handful of students, saying, "Our point was to make sure we had honest grading, but at the same time took care of the emotional needs of those students who are really trying very hard."

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