A San Francisco Bay Area high school district is considering removing honors classes for high school students in an effort to streamline its courses and promote "Equity"-a move that has sparked concern among students, parents, and teachers.
District administration staff annually review courses based on students' academic outcomes, and "Typically in response to low scores that have not improved over time," according to a district analysis.
"When students have greater access to rigorous coursework and are held to high standards, they are more likely to meet those expectations," the analysis stated.
SUHSD Students First-an advocacy group made up of students, parents, teachers, and community members-raised concerns about transparency, saying that the school community was not given an opportunity for input on the matter.
District high school student Jacob Yuryev-who also serves as a student trustee on the board-said he opposed merging classes, arguing in a statement that "Grade inflation" was the true reason for most of the claimed benefits of removing honors classes.
Jacob also claimed that merging did not affect advanced students because classes are easier and students are not learning as much as they previously did.
"There is zero actual data on the detriments of not offering advanced classes to more academically inclined students," he stated.
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