Q: Can a student b denied 2b valedictorian because he hasn't attend that high school for 4 years? Is this discrimination?
I was told by my sons school college counselor that he can't even be considered to be valedictorian because he didn't come to the school as a freshman....even though he has the highest GPA in his school. She said it wouldn't be fair to the other students who have attended the school for four years, they worked hard and it wouldn't be fair for a newcomer to receive that honor. But this is also not fair to my son who obviously worked even harder or else he wouldn't have the highest GPA in the school. He's only been in school for three weeks and one of his teachers has him teaching the Physics class. This rule applies to any and all students who didn't start out as a freshmen. My sons attends a Philadelphia Charter School. What can I do because they're obviously not going to change their rules.
A:
Check with the board of education. Generally, charter schools can have their own rules, even if they mess with transfers.
You have the option of stay or leave. I would suggest if come college application time he is still #1, they should consider making him adjunt valedictorian or some other name. On the letter he writes he should note that he would be qualified to be valedictorian. But colleges care more about class rank. If he's #1 they don't care too much about whether he is valedictorian. If he is teaching the physics class does he belong there? If he isn't a senior check out Simon's Rock Colllege if he's ready for college early. They give very,very good scholarships and every student there was ahead of their grade so he'd be with kids like him.
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