Abbott signs bill easing testing ultimatum for high school seniors

[TexasTowelie]

Gov. Greg Abbott has bequeathed a last-minute Texas miracle to thousands of high school seniors at risk of not graduating this month after flunking one of five required end-of-course exams.

The new governor signed into law Monday a bill that creates a path to a diploma for as many as 20,644 fourth-year high school students who have failed up to two of those tests — as long as they have passed all their classes and win unanimous support from a special panel of their principals, teachers and parents.

http://www.statesman.com/news/news/abbott-signs-bill-easing-testing-ultimatum-for-hig/nmDrx/ (subscription required)

[dballance]

1. Because TX cannot be stupid enough. /nt

[Thinkingabout]

2. I wonder how he had enough time away from commanding the guard watching

The military maneuvers. Probably got too many calls from his RW friends whose kids was not going to graduate.