>> this is fox5 local news at ten. first at ten a call to action, prince george's county facing a wave of corruption. >> mr. montano: gas stations. now the governor is stepping in and a massive fire turns deadly the blaze that left a man dead. what does the upcoming week have in store. fox5's local news at

much for joining us i'm lauren demarco and i'm marina maracco. we start with a minimum wage o up date. mayor governor larry hogan is calling for state investigation into allegations of fraud and corruption in prince george's county schools. school board members, teachers and other staff have told fox5 that students' grades are being fixed and records manipulated to boost the graduation rate. reporter lindsay watts and john applegate broke this story. here's look at what they have uncovered so far. i think we're doing an unjustice to the student, allowing them to graduate when they know they didn't p put in the effort. the staff knows exactly what's happening. it's widespread. it's not just a handful of teachers. it's what are you going to do to make sure they're going to pass rather than what are you going to do to make sure they learn. some of our colleagues decided to go out so

and believe in our students and our staff. we would not make such allegations if there were not significant proof. have you asked for the evidence that they referenced. >> we have not asked them for any evidence. we have seen the fruits of our labor. some want to question or cast doubt on our students' accomplishments. when we lower the bar for some of our students we lower the bar for all of our students. there's incredible pressure coming from the central office onto all of the principals at all the schools. when i see, you know, laughing and partying and saying look at what we've done, 92 percent. i'm thinking of all the students who are now out there. there last been so systemic effort ordered by me or others acting on my behalf to inflate graduation rates. lindsay joins us now with more on these new developments

lindsay governor hogan demanding an investigation. >>reporter: that's right, lauren and marina, he sent a letter today to the state board of education. governor hogan says he is deeply troubled by the allegations of fraud and he wants immediate steps taken. after claims of corruption, governorror larry hogan says the state board of ed needs to take immediate steps to conduct a complete, thorough investigation . it comes one week after fox5 broke the story saying they have evidence hundreds of students have graduated without meeting state requirements. that there is systemic corruption from the top down. the head of schools, dr. kevin maxwell has strongly denied this, calling the claims politically motivated. governor hogan points out that the four board members rnlt the only electedded leaders coming forward, that state senator

he's heard testimony from teachers about alleged fraud. fox5 has spoken to numerous staff members, teachers, guidance counselors and record keepers who say they have seen for themselves, students are being pushed through who haven't earned their diploma. everyone has told us speaking publicly would put their job on the line hogan says he wants to get to the truth and also ensure that any and all whistle l blowers receive full protection under the law. dr. maxwell has refus ed repeated requests for an interview. he did give us this statement today. from the beginning i have maintained that politics lie at the root of these accusations. there has been no systemic effort to promote students who did not meet state graduation requirements. in order to inflate our graduation rates. we look forward to krob corroborating with the maryland state department of education to resolve this matter. tomorrow on fox5 news morning we are

story. you'll hear from state delegate jay walker about his concerns about a prior investigation done on this same issue. lindsay watts, fox5 local news. >> japanese airbag maker takata has declared bankruptcy. the company has been fighting off a series of lawsuits and recall costs from its defective airbags . they're to blame for at least 16 deaths and nearly 200 injuries. last february takata pleaded guilty to fraud and agreed to a 1 billion-dollar settlement. the lawyers agreed in suit that takata would have to be sold in order to fund the settlement. >> we are tracking metro and some good and bad news. the good news safetrack is on. the bad new, commuters will now be dealing with some fair hikes and service cuts. as of today, the cost of most metro rail fares will go up by ten to 25 cents. metro bus fairs will increase by a quarter. some bus routes with low ridership w

, trains will run less frequently during rush hour and all stations will close at 11:3 here's a closer at metro's new service schedule. you may want to take out your cellphone and take a picture of the screens. monday through thursday it will be open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. closing time bumps to 1 a.m. on fridays and on saturdays metro will open at 7 a.m. and clees at 1 a.m. we've posted all of this for you on our website, fox5 d fox5dc.com. beginning tomorrow rush hour parking rules will change across much of the district. ddot is reinstating its standard parking limits of s 46789. p.m. to 6:30 p.m. last year dodt extended the restrictions by 30 minutes in the morning as women as

the impact of safetrack. still no word on what caused the massive apartment fire in northwest d.c. turns out that fire was deadly and this afternoon we've learned that firefighters pulled the body from a man on a third floor unit . kristin leone joins us from pee body street with more. >>reporter: >>reporter: screw crews are out here as we speak. we're actually at a vantage point the latest on the investigation being that the brod did i of a male victim was found inside this building here. i don't know how well you guys could see , i want to give you a better vantage point than we had earlier today. search dogs were dereplied to this billing and on the third floor they found the body of a male victim who has yet to be officially identified at this time. as far as the fire goes, the fire itself happened yesterday morning at around 3:00 in the afternoon. we're told about 200 people were

displaced, meaning they were forced out of their homes. maybors nearby say it took crews about 12 hours tooctly put out the fire. just to give you a better perspective of how fast that fire was burning crews also tell us that they had firefighters rotating in and out taking different shifts just because that fire was burning so quickly and they ait even jumped at one point from one side of the billioning to the other. i showed up that night, saturday morning they had people coming out the window. they had people in the hallway. they had people throughout the building. the first job was to do the rescue. once we did that the fire was ahead. now, again, this is a developing story. the body of a male victim has been found inside this building from that fire. the male victim has yet to be identified. of course once we learn more about that and get his identity we will let you know as well 678 as far as a cause goes, like you guys

mentioned there is no official cause at this time. investigat ors are working diligently to find out that for you. keep it right here on five , reporting live in northwest d.c., christine lee open, fox5 local news. it has been a heart breaking day for the james madison high school community in veen a, virginia. many of them learned this morning of their deloved varsity coach. he was killed afternoon in a crash near the mixing bowl he led the war talks to their best season last fall. some of the former and current players gathered on the campus to honor their coach. he was 352 years old. >> the search continues for a missing mother and her daughter in the district. twenty-five year old michelle manually and 21 month old daisy were last seen on june 15 but were only reported missing this weekend. they were last seen on the 1400 block of hol block northeast. if

call police. we all know one thing, stress is bad for your health. could your favorite way to unwind be good for some businesses. thousands celebrate gay pride across the country today. what rg oners say the real message behind the effort is. we'll be right back.

>> stretioned out, you are not alone. it turns out yes, stress is bad for you. good for businesses, especially businesses where a adults come to unwind and relax with a dwring. >> sounds about right. teisha lewis has more on how your anxiety is i am paging your health and also helping out some local businesses. the headlines this week alone may feel like people are stressed out, losing

the edge and apparent road rage crash after a motorcyclist kicks another driver's car was caught on cellphone video in california . the motorist appears to kick the vehicle in the leg. there was the giant worker who stabbed her co-worker with a knife she was using to cut watermelon. her co-worker taken to the hospital. she was taken to the jail. the high stress levels are impacting people's health h. the stress level is higher and i really don't think that i've been treat ing this many cases of people grinding their teeth than probably the same period of time right after 9/11. cas ton is talking about people who grind their teeth in in their sleep. they have no idea. people are very stressed, patients are coming in with lists of medications. a lot of them psychotropics. they're just anxious and a lot

it out on their poor teeth. the search is on for outlets to alleviate stress. some are turn ing to yoga. i noticed more first time. the teachers every class, they usually asks if there are any new students just to get a sense of the level of the class that they're going to deliver and yeah, i've been hearing a lot of newcombers. time and time again we've heard many blame their stress on politics. more than half of americans reportedly say the current political climate is a very or someone what significant source of stress. bars across the district are filled with people who have plenty to say about it all on both sides. more tension especially in this area. >> no, i don't feel more stressed out, i feel more relax ed. i feel like the climate around her, everyone is arguing, but everyone is talking

stressful city which we live right now, particularly with the political times, but i i think people are a little stressed out and i think they love to come here to the cigar how long and just relax. the beautiful thing about cigar is it takes time to sit down and smoke cigars so the stress rolls off your body. stress is good for business for you. >> stress is good for business. >> teisha lewis, fox5 local news >> there was no reason for stress today because it was just gorgeous out there. it makes you happy to be outside and it looks like this amazing weather is going to continue into the start of the workweek. let's hope so. let's check in with ga between tolbart for a first look at your forecast. hi, lady ladies. we are going to keep this nice weather on a role. and the red. we're rocking red because we've had such great weather for you. the

is hashtag unwanted house guest humidity finally packed its bags and gone out of the door. not going to be missed. satellite radar composite showing you that we've got clouds and some wet weather to the south of us a little bit to the north of us. we're kind of sandwiched in between. however, we are doing very wevment we're seeing a few sprinkles over parts of west virginia. other than that things are clearing up quite nicely and i'm looking at a clear night tonight as a ridge of high pressure starts to take hold and it will be our weather maker as we move into the beginning of this week and it's going to bring us plenty of welcomed sunshine for you. we hit 88 at reagan national airport for a daytime high. eighty-five at dulles and 86 at bwi thurgood marshal and without the humidity it was extremely comfortable out there. so we had winds that picked up blivment but that's improved as well. right now 78 in d.c. sixty-six in gaithersburg. seventy-three at baltimore and 71 at disuls t this hour. dewpoints are low and

humidity is not a factor. that's good news. here's a quick peak at your next couple of days and what you can expect, temperatures into the 830s and then cooling down to the 70s. your full forecast coming up in just a bit. lauren. yes, we have chals challenges but we also have much reason for hope because we've accomplished it together. i'm not saying the fight is over. there is still discrimination. there are still stereotypes. still fare, still hate. it lives in the shadows throughout society, but it will never show its face in the light of day in the state of new york all month long millions of people around the world are celebrating gay prievmentd while many of the celebrations are meant to be fun, organizers say they are also trying to send a message that the fight for equality continues. fox's bryan llenas has more. >>reporter: it's that

equality and recognition incision and decency and human rights. as pride parades and events happen around the world this h weekend participants are quick to point out that the quite for he qualified is still an issue. we have to protect our liberty always against abuse s and encroaches. in mexico, thousands of people marched through the capital's ionic raised tonight form a boulevard banishing signs. i grew up with the idea that we all have to be equals. love is something universal. it is something beautiful and there should not be any limitations. in turkey it was much different scene. pride celebrations there are banned and police were out in full force shutting down any demonstrations and arresting anyone attempting to assemble. i think it's nonsense. everyone deserves equal rights. equal rights is not

give some part of it you don't lose yours. it was a much different atmosphere in new york with the governor kicking off celebrations saying the community should be proud of how far it's come while knowing there is still work to be done. there are still discrimination. there's still stereo types, still fear, still hate, but it will never show its face in the light of day in the state of new york. the new york city pride march attracts \million\mills of people each year. oargs say it's dedicated to the lgtbq communities unwaiverring spirit even in the face of existing political and social challenges in new york, bryan llenas, fox news. frightening moments at an amusement park. a young girl dangling from the ride. what the park is saying about it tonight. remembering michael jack season and the legacy he left behind eight years after his h death. we'll be right back. back.

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back now with a look at what is going on around toin in the week ahead. we want to begin on stage this week hall and oats at the verizon center tomorrow night. they are playing along with tiers for fears. remember those guys. on turks lionel richie performing at wolf trap. the city of gaithersburg kicking off the fourth of july weekend with summer fest. saturday juln party, classic car show, several stages with live h music, food and then fireworks. over at national harbor they'll be celebrating with the d.c. carnival beach party that is also being held on saturday from s 11 a.m. to t 5 p.m. and this party 21 and older. there are a lot of djs lined

water. something you can do to get some relief from the heat and some educational time for the kids. the national museum for american h history is hold ing a grand opening for its west wing, 30,000 square feet and feature a number of exhibits that showcase the american democracy. there are some clips online of the curators discuss ing their favorite features. take a loovment throughout this exhibit people are going to see an incredible array of national treasurers, the desk that thomas jefferson descrafted the declaration independent on. susan b anthony ionic red shaw. one of the real treasurers of the smithsonian's collections is george washington 's christening blanket in 1732. this original was a bakery wagon and it was painted and used by women suv rages to

the cause and rallies to really recall attention. wrapping it up with the huge golf event once again coming to potomac, maryland., the quicken loans will be held tuesday through savment even if you're not interested in going, you're in the interested in golf it's good to have a heads up if you travel through the potomac area because there will be a whole lot of traffic. >> yes, there will. a lot of crowds and a lot of things to do >> it's summer. >> fireworks, next weekend big weekend, fourth of july. >> the weather, i don't know, last year we had some issues with the fireworks as well and the rain. hopefully we'll get the fireworks up. it is what it is. >> coming up, we are taking on healthcare, why the long quest to repeal and replace obama care is facing a steeper climb. we'll be

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this is fox5 local news at ten. now to the senate's controversial billion to repeal and replace obama care. senate says he wants members to vote on the legislation this week. right now mitchell ma konl doesn't have the votes to pass the billion and no democrats support the legislation and at least five republicans are also against it. we hear more now from fox's garrett tenney. >>reporter: senate majority leader mitchell ma konl has a lot of work ahead the next few days as he tries to correspond rol enough votes to pass the billion. five republicans said he can't support the current billion and other members

either way. one point of concern is the proposed cuts for funding on medicaid. on cbs's face the nation, if changes aren't made he's cassidy is no vote as well. there are things in this billion that that are peculiar to my state. a couple of things that i'm concerned about. if those can be addressed i will. if they can't be addressed i won't. one of the most out spoken krit is of the billion is rand paul much the current plan doesn't do what republicans aif been promising over the last eight years which is actually appealing obama care and addressing the underlying issues in healthcare. here he is on abc this week. they say they're going to bring down premiums i've been in medicine 20 year, i'm 54 years old, premiums have never done gone done.

lot of pressure to pass this billion. there is sure to be a lot of negotiations now and later this week. in washington, i'm garrett tenney, fox news. >> former presidential candidate bernie sanders has been holding rallies this weekend to drum p opposition to the senate healthcare reform billion. he spoke in ohio this morning. he urged ohio's republican senator rob port man to vote against it what we are saying is that we will not allow 23 million americans to be thrown off of the health insurance they currently have in order to give 500 biltd in tax breaks to the wealthest 2 percent, to the insurance companies and to the drug companies. sanders has long argued

right and that every american is entitled to it. we are entitled to beautiful weather, at least this summer, at least next week and it seems like until next weekend we're in good shape and then we'll have to see. we're going to day by day. that's because anything can change. >> that's right. that's why i call it the weather buffet. there's a light on it all the time. here's a live look outside where we have clearing skies headed our way for the overnight hours, not too bad. we're not going to be dealing with any kind of precipitation, humidity last taken a hike and we're finally getting into some really comfortable weather for you. i'm happy to say that. mild temperatures in the overnight hours with some clear skies. we have a ridge of highh large anden charge so the week is starting with plenty of sunshine for you. temperatures on the rise, oh, yes. we're in the going to be without the 90s before the week is over and the humidity will start t

unsettled late week we have a chance of some thunderstorm. everything that you can possibly have is happening here. plenty of clouds and precipitation to the south of us, a little bit of raib to the north of us. we're doing fairly well. had a few sprinkles over the higher elevations today to parts of west virginia and a little bit of that this evening, but other than that it's been fairly dry and we are seeing a clearing trend as the clouds will start to push out and i have a ridge of high pressure as i mentioned that is going to dominate our weather pattern. we hit the 88 at reagan. disuls 85, bwi thurgood marshal 86. pretty much in the ballpark of where we should be temperature wise so not too bad. without the humidity it made it very comfortable. this hour 78, 73 at baltimore, 66 at gaithersburg . 60-degrees at manassas, a little cooler there seventy-four at quantico and 72 at fredericksburg this hour and look at these dewpoints. you know, this i

show you the dewpoints because they're so low the dryer air has settled in and i know it's not making you sticking and un comfort uncomfortable like it has been. we had heat in deeses that were into numbers that we don't want to think b. that's not the case right now. the dryer air has moved in and it's very much in place and so it's comfortable. tonight in the overnight hours, clearing skies, a little columnar to the north and to the west where we're going to see our overnight lowe's into the mid 50s. winds picked up a little bit today. you might have felt it, they have now very much improved. winds are calm to about three to 8 miles per hour pretty much across the area. we're going to see calm winds for tomorrow and then they'll start toic p up once again. that's a good break for us. jet extreme is going to allow us to still get some

see a change once we get into the later part of the week when the jet streams heads more to the north. we're going to head to the 90s once we get to about thursday or so. into the meantime still very comfortable with temperatures into the 80s. by the time we get to tuesday we have a bit of a trough that we're going to have an eye on. maybe that could spark a shower or a rumble of thunder or two. until that point things will be calm and then after that not much to deal with until we get to the later part of the week. no shortage of of sunshine for you, if you enjoy today you're really going to like tomorrow. by midday 78-degrees. wrapping it up for you, then, 65-degrees for tonight with clearing skies and for tomorrow plenty of sunshine, 656-degrees. actually it's going to be a little bit warmer than 65-degrees tomorrow,

it's going to be 85-degrees, 65 for tonight. seventy-seven for your tuesday. we're going to watch the trough, look at the heat. it starts to kick in on thursday heating it for a couple days after that for the weekend this is what we're going to have to watch, saturday and sunday a chance of maybe getting a shower or a rumble of thunder. in the meantime just enjoy the week so far with all of the dry weather and sunshine. >> back to you. >> we are remembering the late michael jackson as today marks eight years since his death. the king of pop died of course from a heart attack at his loss angels home in 2009. his death was ruled a homicide after forensic tests revealed jackson died from a combination of drugs , including the anesthetic propofol. you'll recall his personal dr. kahn rad murray provided the drug and was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter and stripped of his medical license. a texas mother is accused tonight of doing the unthinkable, killing her two young children. police say

cynthia rand doll left her two year old daughter and 16 year old son inside a hot car. initially randolph told the police the two locked themselves in the ago. a few days ago she admitted she intentionally locked the kids in the car. she took a nap, smoked marijuana and before coming outside to the car . police in england arrested a woman after police say she loss control of her calf. it happened this morning as hundred s of people were celebrating the end of ram sedan done. our investigators are trying to find out exactly what has gone on, at this moment in mind it appears to be a real traffic collision that we're dealing with, but obviously the details of that will emerge over the coming hours and days. a total of six people

three children were injured. well, marina, gwen, christine, lindsay, teisha -- >> we're playing the lottery after this. we weren't the only ones rocking the red today as the nationals got rocked by the redses at nationals park. the top plays of the week were wall catching catch good enough to be worthy. we'll find out ahead in red hot sports.

i'm sensing a theme with these songs. >> yes you had to get in on it, didn't you. >> i had to, yeah. i'm a ub40 man myself. i want to hear this story. i'm sure a lot of

been like this bull penis killing me. you guys are killing me. well, for one span it kind of came true. is this national fan curt kill beer and he left a parting spot. age 68 passed away piecefully at home june 20, 2017 after w567ing the national relief pitchers blow yet another lead. in lieu of flowers please send donations to the nats bull pen fund. you're killing me, guys. park in the park. the nats verse the reds. that's a golden doodle of sorts and then we have a dancing, very happy bull dog. the nats have 29 losses on the season, 22 of those in day games like today. scooter goes down on bended knee . i can't exp

did we lose this game? it's driving me insane. the nats trail six h-zero. row arc was oh okay after that. when you give up six runs easily it's hard could come back. the deficit is cut to four, the nats lose another one in the daytime sun six to two. the os taking on the rays. tray man cine, a solo homerun, his 14th of the season. the orioles down 35 to four. jonathan scope takes chase wheatley deep fr a solo homer, his 15th tied at five. take it to the ninth, 55. two on. connects, ground rule double. that's a game winner. orioles win eight to

want to take a moment to apologize to all the great plays out there that just missed the top five over the last couple of years. last night i learned what heart break and disappoint those plays must feel every week when i lost my second straight nom ' award. brody, you were nominated. number five royals and pirates, base hit off the first base man's glove, slides and then a one hopper, the diving tag safes them, gets the out at home. look at this play, sliding into the outfield and then guns the runner at home. i like the play by the catcher, too. a nice team effort dive and then get him out. this kid thought he was slick. unsuspect ing pizza delivery man and he dumps on him. he drops all of his p pizzas.

this out. the kids were going viral, but then the pizza guy got them back dropping buckets all over these kids. he gets the last laugh. >> it loose like they're ruining their own pizzas. they lose game one on one. a pair of four legged sports feets. check out this adorable puppy with the putting help and then he celebrates just like we all do. that's adorable. these pups hanging ten on the back of a long board. then one jumps onto , here we go and over the back of the server and takes a ride all the way into the shore how do they not fall off? these puppies are amazing. number two , murray state basketball camp, director told campers if he hits this 830-foot shot

they'll all get ice cream. the kids are chanting ice cream and then it goes in. watch the reaction of the kids. they all start chasing after him. just so much ice cream. just pull up the truck right there to the murray state basketball court. number one, the final round of the travelers championship, jordan speet on a par fourth 18, in the bunker, sudden death. this is forth win. that's the ball game. look at this. i love the celebration. you don't see this in golf all the time. he threw the club. his caddy threw the rake in the air. this is how they celebrate. watch the gallery lined them. it's not exciting moments like that. speet fired up. i love to see this in the game of golf. it's

moments in golf. >> there's really not. i dent know what it is. i can't get into golf, playing golf. i am going to do a top five next week all animals. we'd probably watch. we might gain some viewers. that's a good idea. >> you have to watch. >> thank you brody, thanks for rock the red with us. any time. >> showing it all off for a good cause. this one should have been in the top five, brody. bikers he -- >> we can only show our feet. they strip down -- we don't want to get fined. we can only do so much. .

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>> frightening moments for a teenage girl after she fell from an amuse amusement park ride in upstate new york. the girl was not seriously hurt. she was riding on six flags great escape when she broke away from the safety harness. hair owing moments at a six flags amusement park in upstate new york h this weekend. a 14 year old dangling from a ride while 25 feet in the air while hard owed park visitors watched from blow. her neck is stuck. seconds later the crowd gathers directly underneath the girl ready to catch her before she hits the ground. all right. the girl hit the tree as she fell into the arms of about half a dozen guests and security personnel. they

and she was taken to a hospital now in stable condition with no serious injuries rnlg you don't know what to do. you understand somebody falling could cause damage to you or whoever you are catching her with, but it's better off to suffer a minor to save someone from a serious injury and that's what those guy s ultimately did. six flags releasing a statement saying quote, the safety and security of our guests is our top priority. there doesn't appear to be any malfunction of the ride but we have closed the attracts until a thorough review of the ride could be completed. one of the people who did catch the girl has some minor injuries but has no regrets. god put us in the right place at the right time. we were able to do something good and we saved the child's life. jane mets letter, jocks new. that would be scary to do to stand there. so really it w

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people in portland other gone striping down for a good cause. thousands of people took part in the world naked bike ride. they bike ride to highlight the vulnerability on cyclists. portland police did recommend that riders wear shoes and helmets to avoid potential injuries. good thing they did that. imagine you didn't know that was going on and you drive upon that. >> have you ever dreamed of trying out for the olympics? >> no. some folks in texas have and they got a

that. the us olympic committee is looking for one male and one female to join the national team and compete in either an upcoming olympic game. foxeses me car gair oh have what they think it takes to get the gold. i'm trying out for the olympics this er looking for two participants to join team usa in the upcoming olympic games. they hosted try outs in 24 hour fitness in south austin. i realized it is a super long shot . inviting gold medal hope fuls to put their skills to the test. >> i did the vertical jump and just seeing how high i can reach to the top. i love to compete with the breast and that's where the best is. this is the first time in history that the committee has held open tryouts they go through rigorous

times otto limb pick scouting website marissa is confident she'll be chosen. >> i'll definitely make it. i'm all star athlete. one hundred athletes will be chosen to move on to the next round of testing where they'll travel to the olympic training center in quol to undergo the same challenges olympic athletes will face. from there one man and one woman will be varietying to go in 2018 , 2020 and 2022. i fully anticipate being in the olympics in 2020. good luck. the news tonight far from over. >> the news at 11 starts right now. this is fox5 local news at 11. thank you for joining us tonight, i'm lauren demarco i'm marina maracco. we start with major update to a story you saw first on fox5.

or layer he hogan calling for a state investigation into allegations of corruption in prince george's county. school board members, teachers and other staff have told fox5 that students' grades are being fixed and records manipulated to boost the graduation rate. reporter lindsay watts and photo journalist broke this this story . here's a look at what they've uncovered so far. >> i think we're doing an injustice to the student allow ing them to graduate when they know they didn't put in the effort. the staff knows exactly what's happening. it's widespread. it's not just a handful of teachers. it's what you want to do to make sure that they pass rather than what are you going to do to make sure they learn. some of our colleagues decided to go out -- so far out afield our system and making some outrageous allegations. we trust and believe in our students and our staff. we would not make such allegations if there were not significant proof. have you asked for the evidenc