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kind of qualitative comparison?
No way, say some parents, who have started to question the grading scale used by Rappahannock County Public Schools as other school districts in the region are changing theirs. A difference as slight as .8, say some, can mean the difference between getting into a good school or not, between being awarded a scholarship or not, between getting a job or not.
In this case, say Some parents like Melissa Harris who’s son Alex is a freshman at Rappahannock County High School, the disparity between the scales can mean a lot.
Rappahannock uses a seven point scale - a traditional scale that counts backwards from 100 in increments of seven - while many districts locally and nationally have switched (or are switching) to a 10point scale.
School Superintendent Dr. Bob
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