Baltimore City Schools won’t hold back students with failing grades

The district said the policy was adopted in recognition of the struggles students have faced during the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Academic Officer Joan Dabrowski said it’s meant to “avoid the punitive approach of failing students,” according to comments during Tuesday’s board meeting.

“This is not about a failure, but it is about unfinished learning and giving multiple opportunities, multiple onramps for young people to complete that … learning,” Baltimore City Public Schools CEO Sonja Santelises said.

For high school students, a failing grade will be replaced with “No Credit,” and for…