Last Saturday NHCS Superintendent Charles Foust presented an
objection form to the New Hanover County Board of Education to complete and send to the rules review commission.
“I think there is pretty much a large agreement across the state that, because this is such an atypical year, there should be some additional grace provided to students,” Deputy Superintendent LaChawn Smith said in an interview.
NHCS’ objection does not automatically grant the district the authority to waive the policy; rather, it provides feedback to the rules committee. If the rule changed, the district would have the ability to alter scores that were negatively impacted, Smith explained.