Baltimore student misses first 140 school days, marked present and passes classes

Another scandal hits Baltimore City Public Schools, as Project Baltimore exposes how a student missed the first 140 days of school but was somehow marked as present and passing classes.
“I’m excited for him,” said Latasha Phillips, as her son prepared for his first day of eleventh grade on the 141st day of the school year. “I’m just glad he’s not sitting here all day, not being productive.”
Her son, Qwantay Spearman, has physical disabilities. He attends ConneXions, a charter school in West Baltimore, where he’s thrived, earning a 3.7 grade point average, until this year.
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[@veronicaelliott9582]

That school needs to be investigated.

[@DelimiterFrameworks]

Man I wish I went to this school, I graduated from high school but had to wait until I finished my Spanish class in 2018, I didn’t get my diploma til next year. He’s lucky.

[@jayde1009]

I work at a middle school, at least from a grades perspective, all of our kids pass. I’ve failed kids and seen completely different grades in their report card. Because of IEPs. If have a “behavioral disorder,” English as a second language learner (which they put on all Hispanics, even if they speak perfect English), or are sped, or “at risk” (meaning poverty) you can’t fail them. Majority of students have one of these on an IEP.

[@veronicaelliott9582]

@@jayde1009 This policy is not of any benefit to children. When they graduate, there are employers who make you pass literacy test to have a retail, nurse assistant work. I have had to pass these kinds of tests for employment. The children need a good education just to get a minimum wage job in California.

[@Club420]

This happens in Texas too

[@commoncentsamerican]

It's nation wide. They pass them because they fell pitty for their little dumb butts.

[@disneyprincessintraining2725]

That poor guy maintained a 3.7 and those jerks not only falsified his grades but probably really messed with his gpa! He deserves better!

[@KiamKweli]

Glad you caught that too. They definitely systematically lowered his official GPA.

[@randomgamer6793]

if i miss a few days in my school ur fucked, they rarely online post the hw, u dont know what to do hence u werent in class, and it will be marked late regardless of if u are absent or not

[@Lugtastic]

@@randomgamer6793 Not sure what school you went to but teachers would email us assignments or they'd post it in google classroom. It's not like it's hard for them to send you piece of paper they legit printed off the computer lmao.

[@sclapple3192]

@@Lugtastic Your circumstance is quite literally unheard of for any of the school districts near me unless you are going to a private school. I'd understand google classroom but any of my teachers, friends teachers, my older brother when he was in school, unless you were really cool with the teacher you weren't getting shit after school hours.

[@Nocomment463]

All his grades probably falsified/ inflated.

[@angelaross1]

Could it be that attendance is tied to federal dollars??? Looks like possible fraud

[@veronicaelliott9582]

It is fraud. The school get hundreds of dollars per day for each student to attend the school. So saying a student is there who is not there that day or days is fraud.

[@la_estudiante]

Exactly

[@ItsAllLove4Real]

That's exactly what I was thinking, fraud.

[@l.c.7955]

Our school tells us they get deducted $500 a day per student when they are absent. So yes this is totally what's going on

[@The_Food_Police]

Bingo

[@lilyflower5576]

This is completely unacceptable! We pay taxes, get this student a nurse!!

[@seemoon7652]

There's a shortage of nurses. It's not about the money, nurses and teachers are running out of Baltimore. It's the violence and other crimes that's driving people away.

[@ms.t3039]

After the news was called then magically a nurse was available? His mother is doing her best with a special needs child, and to put her and her son through this is sinful. I hope she gets a lawyer

[@zacharyforeal]

​@@seemoon7652 I live in a red state. We are losing medical staff because of anti-abortion laws. Laws that endanger the mother's life. Sadly medical professionals have to consult our government before they can start a life saving procedure. When seconds matter, doctors shouldn't have to consult lawyers and the government before saving a life. Do we treat cancer cells the same? They are living cells and part of the body.

[@YOURDADSNEPHEW]

How is this new I missed so many days of highschool 3 years ago still passed my senior year😂 my lil bro don't even go to school so it's his choice 😂

[@joellejudah-bram3219]

its not HIS choice tho. he had to be provided a nurse@@YOURDADSNEPHEW

[@kristenmoonrise]

Even non-disabled students should have a nurse! Every school should have a nurse.

[@110311DONTWANTCHANNE]

He was likely required to have a 1:1 nurse, not every student should have a 1:1 nurse

[@kristenmoonrise]

@@110311DONTWANTCHANNE perhaps that is the case with him needing 1:1 but I said the school should have a nurse, not that every student should have 1:1. I'll need clarification on what the nurse staff looks like at the school to better understand his situation.

[@adrianparra4442]

A lot of young boys abuse the system. My school had beds kids could rest in. It was a mistake. People would fake injuries to to take a nap.

[@dennisjazz5142]

@@adrianparra4442what?!?! School still have to have a nurse

[@nib5567]

@@dennisjazz5142yes. This is not uncommon, a dedicated medical official on site to support things.

[@AWorldofKayos]

Man wtf y’all doing on Baltimore? A kid gets up to 12th grade with a .0173 GPA and now this??

[@DarlingNikki2]

Baltimore is a hellhole, especially for minorities or those with special needs. The educational system is a joke on all levels. This is a city designed by the ratchets for the ratchets. Those that want to genuinely succeed need to get the hell out by any means necessary because they do not want you to thrive, they want more bodies in their 'correctional' facilities to keep getting those federal dollars. Such a shame...

[@doctordl7757]

Omg I just watched that story ! Now this popping up on my timeline

[@ArtieRaccoonReviews]

@@doctordl7757 Same here

[@blaqqice7210]

Kids don’t have a chance in hell 🤦🏾‍♀️🤔

[@againstthegraingolf301]

Nah Bmore is bad forreal. I went to undergrad at Towson and volunteered A LOT with public schools in the city and it’s heartbreaking what a lot of these students go through. The city is in bad shape…the corruption in Bmore is top tier

[@winchestersons6258]

The family can sue the district. Not abiding by an iep is serious business and the govt takes this very seriously. There is no excuse for this. The family is owed quite a bit.

[@chrissyduncanson7461]

YEAH THE IDEA

[@winchestersons6258]

@@chrissyduncanson7461 its the law and boy do they have a lawsuit

[@Heartofthematter-news]

Definitely millions. I hope that she sued.

[@poquitovibes9432]

His mother has values and morals. If she wanted to sue I don’t think she would be complaint that her passed without being in school. The most important thing is that she wants her child to be in school and receive credit for work he actually did. A lot of parents from “certain places” would let it go because they’re too lazy and stupid to make their child go to school.

[@winchestersons6258]

@@poquitovibes9432 maybe so. The district is in direct opposition of federal law. He son is protected under his iep. The district owes him 140+ days of school.

[@omarsmusic4316]

This kid is incredible and has an incredible mom the school robbed him of his right to an education!

[@illeagle9560]

There is such a thing as online schooling, they weren't looking at their options.

[@winchestersons6258]

@@illeagle9560 kid is special ed. Online schooling might not work

[@illeagle9560]

@@winchestersons6258 beats not going to school for 140 days.

[@MattLikesGaming]

@@illeagle9560 he might not physically and mentally be able to do online schooling. When I taught special ed I had a few students that could not do online work and required a nurse to help them with their schoolwork.

[@Musicball]

@@illeagle9560 Watch the video. There were no online options for him. It was addressed.

[@JoeCnNd]

Poor kid, his age I was looking for every way to not go to school and he's fighting just to go in.

[@Glorious2480]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 your comment.

[@Rowan-mo4ko]

I never had a problem with learning and probably missed more days than I should have but I always passed my tests and completed my homework. I was bullied at home and in school. There was never a day of peace or rest in my life. My home life was absolutely horrific with abuse but I still managed to raise my baby brother, get good grades, stay out of trouble and work a job on top of it all.

[@1fattgirlmah1]

​@@Glorious2480 😂😂😂

[@1fattgirlmah1]

That's what smart kids do. Lol they look forward to school.

[@IamtheMan1111]

It's free school, so it's normal everyone has to fight to get portion of knowledge. If they don't want to, they can just study at home

[@MelanieNevaeh227]

“I said you are harassing me”….no sweetheart, you’re just upset they put you on blast!

[@bobloblaw9679]

i like how she looked like a glitched-out NPC trying to get away from him

[@juliejohnson3835]

This young man shows more initiative than healthier students who have no special needs. These teachers are afraid of most of the students and pass them through like cattle.

[@anncokafor]

We are not afraid of the students. I don't know about Maryland, but in Texas we get audited and rated every year. If your school is rated D or F for several years, the state takes over. Look at what's happening to HISD. We're essentially forced to pass students to get the admins and state off our backs. This benefits no one. Once I reach ten years next year, I'm switching to become a nurse.

[@1fattgirlmah1]

​@anncokafor They have to do better at the board of education and teachers have to do better. My youngest son is 4 and he can read a few sentences about colors, he can spell words as long as Orange, yellow. He remembers history of the Mayflower, he writes his name etc since 1 month after turning 4. He is in daycare with old women who teach. Teachers be a issue alot too. Not just attendance. Gotta push kids to be Great.

[@Michelle.1952]

​@@1fattgirlmah1push them with what resources? This isn't Lean on me. Teachers teach what they're told to teach. There's a reason teachers are leaving the profession in droves.

[@isabellaflorentina7574]

Teachers are told to do it. They have no choice!

[@McSquirts]

@@Michelle.1952abolish the unions

[@Ash-nk8lk]

She’s an amazing mother

[@abbeylan7982]

No she is not she should have been making him work online! I'm sure she is a stay at home mom. She could teach him no doubt with e learning tools she refused that makes her incompetent

[@abyan8516]

1:33@@abbeylan7982 They enrolled into the school for in person classes, by the time the school told them they would not be giving him a nurse the deadline for online classes had passed. They clearly explained that in the video. She is a great mother

[@TammyLockhart]

@@abbeylan7982 The lady said she works three jobs so no not a stay at home mom!

[@missladyanonymity]

abbeylan is a troll of the worst kind. Leave the trolls in their trailer parks under the bridge.

[@supaflychik78]

@@abbeylan7982girl shut up

[@TheMpo1986]

I just had a moment. An ugly part of me was like "so he got passed?" But a voice called out and filled me with sadness and I had a new thought. This boy would not benefit from getting pushed through the system. He is capable. He is loved and he deserves an education.

[@h.i.m1837]

This is the most wholesome hearted honest human being comment I’ve read today , that is what you call the Holy Spirit speaking to you , God bless you and you’re absolutely right .

[@ItsMrstoyouboo]

You meant it the first time. Don't bring God into this.

[@grandmaLilith]

dang your insane hearing voices and stuff haha , those voices change your thoughts? I hope you don't have any kids to pass this on haha

[@grandmaLilith]

you mean the most brain washed weird christian hearing voices and calling it a holy spirit, nothing honest and human about that except that humans can be taught some wild things@@h.i.m1837

[@LuluBeLulu]

Not only that, but they totally dropped his GPA fr. This kid has been working hard only for the school to tank his gpa and hold back his future

[@sabrinasmith7378]

Sending out a report card with classes he has never taken is crazy. That is not helping him in the long run. Shame on the school.

[@Thezors]

Then they got the nerve to call him a pleasure in class and the report card doesn’t make a lot of sense based off of their previous GPA. How do you go from a 3.75 GPA (As and mid to high Bs) to 2 Fs and a D? They could have at least looked at his previous report cards to make believable falsified reports.

[@kjdnyhmghfvb]

so, they just enrolled him into classes that they knew he wasn't in because he needed a nurse, and then just gave him whatever grades?!? And they did this to a kid with special needs who had a 3.7 G.P.A. They didn't care that they were ruining his G.P.A.?

[@KiamKweli]

Correct that's exactly what's happened. They systemically lowered his GPA all in the name of profit drive they make one off his IEP.

[@petenrita]

Criminal in a district that spends $21,000 per year per child. Where did the $ go?

[@aurelie8220]

Isn’t this a charter school and not a public school?

[@jerseyf8985]

Black Americans in cities are STEALING the money! So ask them. Places like this is RAN by MINORITIES only. So their own color is stealing from them. Yet, if you really look at their race. Are you surprised? NO!

[@zumaanandrade3961]

Still tax funded.@@aurelie8220

[@ejwillison2001]

​@@aurelie8220Yes, they are a charter school, but I think we can all agree that either way, they're getting plenty of money per student, and there is NO excuse for this!!

[@theclamhammer4447]

Public schools use the same fraud tactics in order to boost their budgets. Schools are incentivized to simulate attendance, period. One day people will learn schools are just like police departments or any other inefficient self interested organization funded by tax dollars with extremely little oversight. They aren’t actually interested in teaching your kids. They’re interested in getting as much money as possible and do as little as possible.

[@nate6045]

The boardmembers who think that the press asking questions about something that happened on their watch at a public event equates to harassment is wild.

[@julisa3100]

Wild but also telling of a deeper issue

[@cloudydays6374]

School board members are morons. It’s literally a nationwide problem.

[@MissMiaAfroGoddess]

I’m so glad they called the newspaper to investigate this, super messed up how they treated this student!!! 3.7 is hard to earn, he is an excellent student, sue the district!

[@khawkins1268]

A pleasure to have in class… and hasn’t been there for 140 days without the nurse he needed… wow..😞😞😞

[@thetruthyouneedtohear]

Sounds like the City System needs to be audited by the Fed.

[@rickymcdonald2669]

Great mother fighting for her son. God bless you and your family

[@zaad5273]

Respect to the reporter

[@CarterKey6]

But the CEO of Baltimore City Schools earns almost $400,000 a year hmm

[@jon.doe365]

As a former teacher of city school... I can say this happens to non IEP students too.

[@jon.doe365]

The problem is not the school. It's the ppl they run the school , they run the schools as a business and attendance and c+ is the product

[@Chronically_JBoo]

I missed 180 days of my senior year due to lots of hospital stays and yet they passed me in everything and graduated me. I was screwed whenI got to college

[@artemisolympius2708]

How long is a school year for you? I thought school years lasted 180 days? Were you gone the whole school year?

[@bigpumpkin49]

Why didn't you or your parents dispute the grades and request to repeat those classes? You didn't HAVE to be screwed....

[@KyleEvra]

It's that stupid "No child left behind" Law.

[@CraShettaThomasHolloman]

I teach special education at a high school and this is absolutely heartbreaking. I pray that this young man continues to thrive in his academics and graduates with the honors that he deserves. May God bless him and all high school students to continue to push forward!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@re-settt]

Thank you for your hard work with a vulnerable population 😊

[@justtubing767]

The school board members are doing a disservice to those kids. They should resign.

[@nasirasheartofgold]

This is so tragic! He wants to learn, so why can't they take responsibility as to what happened here?

[@emac543]

He is a fine young man with good parenting. His mom's love for him really shows.

[@ChickenLord319]

@@you12150 Did you even watch the video?

[@Supersquishyawesomeness]

They did this to my kid for remote kindergarten. She never attended but they marked her present and would not allow me to enroll her in kindergarten the next year. She went straight into first grade even though I had registered her for kindergarten.

[@MyAccountForCommenting]

Wow!

[@KindredKaye]

I was a teacher during distance learning. My state mandated that we mark students as having attended school if they either 1.) turned in an assignment (even if it was blank) or 2.) showed up to class for at least 5 seconds. It was such a disaster for all students, not just at that time, but for the following school year. At the end of the year, we were told just to pass everyone

[@CHRIS3PHX]

That’s the schools making money off you kid. For every day a child is absent they are basically charged! So they mark her there to make more money instead of losing money

[@serioushex3893]

he seems like a good kid. i wish him the best. hopefully they can get out of baltimore, the city is rapidly turning into gary, indiana.

[@mar25947]

Great mom! Glad she’s fighting for her son. He clearly wants to learn! Please parents if you can, homeschool your kids. Take them out of this broken system.

[@MrJojomylove]

This poor sweet boy, he is one of the good kids who really wants to go to school and needs the interaction with peers. Absolutely disgusting that they could not provide him with anything. Nurse shortages are real but theres all kinds of easy to online schooling for any student. The school owes this young man an apology at the very least and aid to catch up at the correct level.

[@jmannii]

He had those school board members shook! 😮

[@sylviarosario6503]

The entire school system is broken starting with the faculty SPECIFICALLY the superintendent they’re the most corrupt. Poor young man.

[@cherrelleg8276]

U won’t believe how many people don’t have simple comprehension skills in Baltimore. I’m from their and it’s a nightmare trying to explain stuff to most people. My son is 3 and I homeschool him just because the school system sucks.

[@cherrelleg8276]

Also people keep supporting these schools by sending their kids there for the free daycare. At this point that’s what it is.

[@QueenD75172]

Good on you mom for raising this topic. You did not fail your son and you are helping others with this as well.

[@winsy3138]

Best of luck to this young man on his journey through life. Bravo to his mother, we need more parents like her

[@seanrhone5306]

"I got an emergency" - That's code for "I refuse to take responsibility and we will never be held accountable!"

[@walshfamily757]

You are a real one, Mama, advocating for your sweet child. Bless you, baby, sending prayers for angels to cover the both of you in this mess. You're going thru this for a divine reason. Stay strong!

[@lawrencedostert1716]

Amazing how fast a nurse became available after the news interview

[@ICDeadPeeps]

And the mayor still wants to blindly send them more money... SMH

[@anniesue4456]

Wow that's crazy! So they get funds for him.

[@OriginOfSmallPoxisEgypt]

Muh'fuckin Con Artists 🎨 ✨

[@yolandabartee7363]

He doing, his job. Kudos 😁. From a former instructor that's illegal, to falsely put grades / attendance. That was never earned.

[@silentmajority8365]

Diversity FCKTOVER AMERICA

[@paulgentile1024]

so much shady stuff going on in the city's educational system it's pathetic.. and why should the educational system be any different than any other corrupt system in the city... It's all corruption

[@createone100]

You are not a ‘former instructor’ because you can’t write an English sentence.

[@seraphimcoast]

@@createone100Not everyone is an English teacher. And not everyone graduates from the top of their class as a teacher.

[@Floatup]

​@@createone100 these are KZbin comments not an college essay 😂

[@kennychuwing2421]

It’s baffling that people are still voting for these people who won’t be held accountable. Sure the school CEO isn’t elected, but the mayor could be and should be doing more to address this. It doesn’t only hurt students that are missing some of their classes (even though it’s partly their fault) but what are colleges going to think about “high achieving” students from these schools if you can do the bare minimum and still be above average. It just loses all credibility for all students. They need open transparency laws and to fire all of these administrators and start over

[@smfarrie2943]

I didn't realize the mayor was responsible for kids getting to school. I thought that was the parent's job.

[@kennychuwing2421]

@@smfarrie2943 I’m not saying the parents aren’t also at fault, but having schools making fake grades ruins all of their school’s reputations. The teachers too, should be failing these students and not handing out grades for no effort.

[@tj3221]

Disgustingly ratchet! Shame on those individuals that failed that young man! Shame on those ladies that claimed harassment and disruption of the event. Just answer the damn questions! If the school district wasn't being manipulative in their actions... Then, they would have nothing to be silenced about! And again.... Shame on those woman for the dismissive attitude towards what they KNOW was morally WRONG!

[@mikadre12]

It's funny how you run for a position and then claim harassment when questioned about the practices of the office you ran for. Everyone on the school board should be held accountable and required to pay the taxpayers back for fraud.

[@IhneelkLam]

THIS! 💯 🙌

[@FullyAutomaticAddict410]

I couldn't tell you what's worst between the schools, City Hall and the Police dept ...smh. Just throw the whole city away🚮

[@TaysTings]

In NYS if the school district can’t meet the standards specified on the IEP it is THEIR responsibility to get the kid adequate education. Even if it means moving him to a private school that does meet the standards, the district would have to pay for it.

[@kellyb4809]

I remember being in Jr High and a student was marked present when he never showed up. The sad part was that the student robbed a store one day when he should have been in class. He was acquitted because the attendance record said that he was present in class that day. The teacher who falsified his attendance unknowingly gave him an alibi.

[@verenamaharajah6082]

This is fraud on the part of the school.

[@khawkins1268]

The board members suck ! Everyone should boycott the whole school system and not come back until things change…

[@110311DONTWANTCHANNE]

There have been students that went to school remotely even before covid...no reason he could not sit in his regular classes from home.

[@teresaharris1832]

They probably did this for funding. Someone should be criminally charged.

[@juanitarichardson33]

She need to sue

[@made432]

This why I ended up homeschooling my son who has an IEP. They dropped the ball with him through the pandemic, so I pulled him out! The teachers were assholes to him. Now he is flourishing and going to college while completing his HS Diploma. FUCK the School SYSTEM

[@Bonzi_Buddy]

“Thriving”

[@robinvarnadoe8429]

Looks like that entire school board needs to be replaced, they're just mad they were caught in their lies.

[@kojismiles]

imagine being on the first day of high school ever and you see a literal adult as the students 😭🙏

[@l.c.7955]

They dont want to loose the funding so they count them present

[@lewisstretch]

And yet there is no accountability by those elected to run things. The state needs to seize control of the city and school system and then the state needs to hire and appoint a private company to run things, create an improvement plan and progress metrics, and then have another independent body to ensure those metrics of improvement are met and on schedule.

[@PinkStormy]

This happened to a family member of mine. His mom had to fight the school and make a complaint to the BOE to get her son the additional help he needed for his IEP. It’s only when she made a big fuss and fought back did they give it to her. Even tho the law says they are given the right to a fair education these schools are not doing what they are required to do even if they are funded. They don’t want to pay so they push these students along, lie on their grading, and pass them knowing these students needed accommodations. It’s so sad! Parents, if you are just leaving it up to the schools to educate your kids then it’s is you who have failed them…not the school! 😑

[@ellyhamilton959]

Poor kid the system failed him his mother must be so frustrated it cant be that hard to find the child a nurse.

[@cranbers]

Taking a guess this isn't a rare occurrence. Clearly the teachers pencil whipped it, probably like they do most of the kids. If only the parents were involved with the kids they could boot that nasty school board out and get people in there that care. If they don't care, parents don't care and kids don't care this cycle will continue and its just sad.

[@nizaya450]

Crazy I attended this high school did the same with me

[@bonnieh8216]

Great Mom and Smart Son. He will do you proud mom.

[@davester1970]

Baltimore City Schools: You don’t need to attend classes in order to become valedictorian. 🙄

[@abbyc.4215]

Counselor's and school secretaries have access to the software and login credentials that teachers use to grade and take attendance. They make changes ALL the time behind teachers' backs assuming that we are too overworked to notice and oftentimes at an administrator's request. As a teacher, I would be highly upset if my name and the name of my school appeared on a news story of this nature as was done with the showing of this student's report card. It is a LEGAL document, and it gives the impression that those teachers broke the law. I have always been that teacher who stands her ground when it comes to some ridiculous request or indirect threat to pass a student who is undeserving of being passed due to excessive absenteeism or a failure to demonstrate at least D- level work.

[@isabellaflorentina7574]

Yep.

[@isaiahmoore7664]

Where are the fathers ......🤦🏿‍♂️

[@blkwidow34]

*EXACTLY !*

[@Anedoje]

How would a father change this exactly?? Fathers are needed sure but lack of a father has nothing to do with this situation

[@thatcreativebeauty]

Is the father responsible for marking him as present in school or are you just ignorant? Did your father teach you to be rude and nasty like this? I’m sure he will be proud.

[@PattieCakeeee]

What was he suppose to do exactly ? Become the nurse ?! 😅 Also how do you know the father didn’t die ?

[@abbiereynolds8016]

Y'all need to stop with this "wHerE arE tHe fAtHers" it makes y'all sound like a broken record. Yes fathers are important but it wasn't a lack of having a father that caused _this_ particular problem. This is a _school_ problem. Having a father wouldn't have made any difference. Stop acting like having a father is a magic wand that makes all your problems go away.

[@EM-hn1db]

I taught in the Baltimore public schools systems and when I failed students, my grades were changed to make them pass. A mess. Not surprised.’

[@erection.]

This is hilarious seeing the school staff saying asking questions is harassment because they don't know how to do their job and get scared when they finally get caught

[@deebo5474]

Any time I have a glimmer of hope for the future of the western world, I see a fox baltimore clip and I realise we're all fucked

[@angelicempath5889]

Im not surprised. In 1998 I was marked for having honor roll when I only was literally cutting school and absent 98 days in that quarter! Patterson High School. If willing you can check my records yourself and im willing to give an interview saying its my report card and me! The city education system and support programs for kids have been failing...the homeless, the drug addiction, crime,, lack of everything...it starts when their kids learning our city...our state OUR COUNTRY don't care! They help other countries build war on other countries then focusing on the sad truth that our own people are losing everyday because this city is setting them up to learn noone cares unless you do something they want to hear see and be involved in. Like money politics and crime! It is just result of the cities broken people raised in a broken city! #baltimorecityFailingKids #americathelandoffalsehopes

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

Forcing the schools to have their federal funding based on attendance and testing due to N.C.L.B. and the corruption of your local government has destroyed the school system. It’s time for the citizens to switch politicians and hold people accountable because it keeps getting worse and worse!

[@Chris_da_ruler]

O you was a naughty girl huh

[@cherrelleg8276]

That’s crazy Patterson High School is still bad and now is over run by children of illegal immigrants. It was so bad they had a chain on the door to keep the students in which I believe is against all fire codes

[@PastorIhaza]

Great job, Mom! Keep up the fight for your son and others.💕

[@abcdefu3198]

I love how dedicated the mother is, it always warms my heart to see good parents ❤

[@RICHROCC6863]

I honestly believe Baltimore should be closed the entire city just close it

[@MyAccountForCommenting]

Kudos to the mom for coming forward. I wonder if they give students who do go to class fake grades.

[@user-xp1xm8pr5j]

Baltimore board of education shame on you.youre supposed to have rhe best interest of the students as your priority. Youre protecting each other. When they get rid of the head the tail will follow.

[@lillieanna8142]

THEY WERE POCKETING THE FUNDS!!!

[@TroijanSkinhead]

Quantay and his mom deserve better than this. Children need to be educated and treated like our future without God family country whos going to take care of us old people. God please help this family Q and his mom deserve better. I feel both of their pain

[@Trgn]

These schools def embezzle state funding.

[@beautiful80sladies22]

Lady....glad you held everything together. Quante, keep being you, don't give up

[@Melissa404Vee]

If a school was passing me & I hadn't attended 1/2 the year, I wouldn't tell anybody!! 😅😅😂😂😂

[@sanaaniz]

Um unfortunately that would not do him any justice clearly by looking at his condition correct?

[@GolDGreg]

Charter school, figures. I personally know of a similar student AWOL with no explanation. Failed every class. With so many absences, the student has to pass an exam to demonstrate mastery. If the window closes, you fail. Simple as that.

[@Anedoje]

Seeing a lot of people that did not watch the video but are making ignorant comments

[@happyandfree11]

Amazing mama. She’s raising an incredible son.

[@BMarie774]

When my brother was a kid in talbot county public schools (about 45 minutes from Baltimore) one day my mom was super happy because she saw he’d gotten a perfect grade on an assignment. A little..too good. She looked at the assignment closely and her heart dropped. He’d gotten every answer wrong but they were marked correctly. When she inquired about this, Chapel District Elementary School teachers said “we just don’t want him falling behind” and they insisted they were going to pass him for the year. My mom was livid. The best way to ENSURE a kid falls behind is by passing them when they’re not ready. My mom demanded my brother be held back. She said she was going to send the assignment to the Star Democrat and say “this is what Talbot county public schools accepts as a passing grade”. Talbot county and Maryland schools in general just flat out lie about grading. It happened with ME when I had a teacher mark me for extra credit I’d never done, just to bring my overall grade up. Maryland schools don’t care. Look at state MSA scores vs state performance scores for the last two decades..

[@JasonJsn02]

This is normal in the school district 😂 u gotta homeschool ur kids

[@davester1970]

If I were to give advice to any parent of a Baltimore city school student, I would tell them to drop out of school at 16 and get their GED. I would imagine that a GED would look a hell of a lot better on a resume/job application than a Baltimore high school diploma. 🙄

[@joseywales148]

You need to have educated parents to homeschool their children… that’s not happening in Baltimore

[@johnwolf9]

As far as I know, most homeschooling programs are designed for people with little to no learning challenges, (especially those with an IEP, "Individual Education Plan"). Please forgive my lack of knowledge about homeschooling programs.

[@arteena]

They need make sure they fix those grades ... 😢

[@NextEiffel]

Notice how as soon as the reporter mentioned his name that they immediately walked away? They know they’re guilty.

[@No-Name-f8p]

Beautiful kind sweet Mother ❤❤❤

[@supadigga]

Ridiculous!! Smdh

[@mar25947]

Wow! I live in Texas, but I had to subscribe lol! This story is so wild!

[@KTRN52]

Stop wasting this child's time! This is unacceptable!

[@Christian80806]

I applaud this mother for her honesty because most parents would just receive the the false positive grades and praise SMH it was more important for her to hold the school and district accountable and that he actually be educated. Good for her 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Noratheskindoc]

When will people see the spiritual aspect of the school system/ALL systems in place to "help"? There's a reason why the people overseeing the most crucial things never genuinely care. This is not a matter of competence it's a matter of agenda. It's designed for failure.

[@lindagibson744]

This is fraudulent

[@ZyrenV]

absolutely ridiculous, everyone has the right to education and the guy literally got a damn 3.7 gpa and they faked his grades bringing it down thats ridiculous

[@madelinesummers5471]

Poor guy, that is absolutely awful and not acceptable at all.

[@v.a.993]

His father should also be stepping up to fight for his son so that the weight doesn't have to fall all on the mother alone. Black males, when you help make children you are responsible for them too. No one cares about you not liking the mother or falling out of love with her. Whatever, just do your part to support and raise your children.

[@Squ_iddy]

The hell does this have to do with his father? You don't even know the family situation and you're making assumptions based on what exactly? Do tell.

[@v.a.993]

@@Squ_iddy why are you so anti-black woman? Why do you want black women to be stressed out and over-burdened? Why don't you care about black women's mental and emotional well-being?

[@thebigjoker0728]

When did a D become passing?

[@redpilledhispanic1239]

When schools decided to just pass along students to get them out of the school system

[@thebigjoker0728]

Not at my school. We needed a B to stay in the program.

[@daradiant1]

That means he only went to school for 40 days. The average school days are 180 days, 45 days per semester.

[@nicolerussell2424]

Wonderful son and Mother!