. >> since the item broke the story of the grade tampering at ballou high school, the d.c. leaders said they believe other schools may have similar problems. and now we have evidence that shows they were right. >> i-team investigator nathan baca is revealing about what we are learning about faking the grade at the columbia heights education campus. >> the test scores rose but we have attendance and the records that show a different story. >> whene students grade six through 12, the columbia heights education campus or chec for short is the second largest in the school system and prides itself for having the largest number of the schools in the advanced placement classes. the item has thousands of places of the individual attendance and transcript records showing the students passing required courses despite 60 unexcused absences. >> if we are trying to cut corners and not do what we are supposed to do to prepare for adulthood we are letting them down. >> the i-team showed this to the education committee. >> i'm not surprised to hear it's a high school. >> ballou high school

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luckier man on larry: a month ago we reported on inflated grades at ballou high school. but today they celebrated a attendance success story. >> seventh grader sierra jefferson. >> bus bowser and the district education leader high-fived 25 students with the performance attendance and on-time arrival. this is a positive dpcs story coming weeks after the i-team report on the widespread absenteeism at ballou high school. after this group photo, the mayor talking with the reporters declined to answer questions about the attendance schools now under scrutiny. >> bowser streed state superintendent and the chancellor doing con current reviews of the district policies and brothers. >> we want to be clear and the adults in the schools that are responsible for managing and reporting data to be clear on what the rules are. >> today the focus on the everyday council campaigned the students. >> middle school is a transition time where a student goes from becoming a child to becoming an adult. >> they attribute the attendance success on many factors in the summer. with home visits and

chancellor wilson is already whrooing at things specifically at ballou and things that need to be changedendeavor to support families to make sure kids are there. a few years back i start ed kids ride free on metro because it used to be the case that families were paying $30 a month to get their kid to school . now they can ride free on metro rail and metro bus. will take a closer look at the attendance issue. after leaving fox5 mayor bowser and peter newsham got a tour of the crime labs. murders down 14 percent in 2017 from 135 last year to s 16 last year. robberies were down 27 percent. sexual assault cases dropped 15 percent. they confiscated more than 400 illegal arms. >> smart city ts. we're going to tell how the company is pushing to build better streets and what it could mean to improving your commute. we'll have to keep an eye on the thursday morning commute. it could be challenging for some areas because of the possibility of accumulating snow sowlt and east. before we get to tomorrow night how about these balm i temperatures we're expecting tomorrow, about eight degrees warmer t

it focuses almost exclusively on ballou high school.ot paying auditors to conduct interviews with other schools. the "7 on your side" i-team interviewedded teachers at other schools claiming similar grade inflation. we learned the superintendent office expects the first draft of the report to be complete by this friday. and the budget it costs for the audit is $390,000. d.c. councilmember robert white says it is time for a different set of eyes on the case. michelle: nobody can let the pride or the politics get in the way of doing what is right. this is a situation where everybody has to take responsibility and do what's right for the students. that is why i think there has to investigation. certainly when the agency report comes out it will be met with skepticism. nathan: the office of the state superintendent says they will review district wide policies but repeat it will focus on ballou high school. we want to hear from you. if you concern about the d.c. schools that your children attend we will investigate if you send a tip to tips@

chancellor wilson is already looking at things, specifically at ballou and things that need to be changedut re sources, wen dwefer endeavor families to make sure things are right there. a couple years back i started things on metro. kids were paying $30 a month to get their kid to school. now they can ride free on metro rail and metro bus. mayor bowser said the city will also be look ing at the attendance policy to make sure that it is not an outlier in the system. they'll also make sure the policy is clear for all students in d.c. public schools. >> a lot to accomplish this year >> yep. back after this. i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. and i like these award-winning cheddar puffs. first place. both events? we're an awards family. you'll like them both but love our price. award-winning organic cheddar puffs from aldi. simply smarter shopping. >> a miss america organization named former gretchen. the old ceo resigned last month after sending sexist e-mails about former contestants . carlson, you may not know this, but she actually won the pageant in 1989. this marks the first time

the first report on grade fixing at ballou high school is expected this friday. $390,000. is set at the superintendent's office will be reviewing policies following the audit. a social media threat against a school in virginia puts officials in eight states posted on snapchat over the weekend, threatening schools with the initials m.h.s., causing a response at several different schools from new york to wisconsin. the police say it was a hoax. charges are now pending against the teenager. nancy: prosecutors say this was one of the most horrible cases they have ever seen. a teenaged girl murdered at the hands of gang members, but tonight a big victory in the fight against violent teenagers as they put the my asked her mind of the attack behind bars. tim barber has the details and how they did this. this caseetails of are two horrible to talk about in the case. prosecutors say under the cloak of darkness in this fairfax county park, 10 people committed a brutal crime. was torturedivas before she was stabb t another example of ms-13 killing people in public parks across the dm

chancellor wilson is already looking at things specific at ballou and things that need to be change youre. few years back, i started kids fright free on metro because it was -- it used to be the case that families were paying $30 a month to get their kids kid to school. now they can ride free on metro rail and metro bus. so that's very important. so we're going to look at attendance policy. make sure it's not an out liar in the system which it sounds like it may be even in the region. and make sure it's clear for every school and across the district. so at the end of the year, every family and every child knows where they stand. >> you said -- you put in i think it was a six-week time period for this investigation. pretty aggressive. >> 45 days, yes. >> okay. let me ask you then. what will the real result be if there's found -- if people have been found passing kids or, you know, marking the days that were absent not absent? what do you hold hope to do to really root it out? >> well, we have to know what happened and all of the adults if there were mistakes made we're going to make sure

. >> look at ballou. representing ballou heights. >> 100% i'm graduated. that ballou. yeah.i knew it you going to lie, get a high that's believable. they right up there with trump. got to graduate from la-la university. trump be lying like we don't got google. you understand what i'm saying. talking about all the bad countries. come on the mayflower. you got to be on the play flour to be with trump. he want everybody like largo. >> is that what it is. >> yeah. get in lauer dough go down there. >> that's just an example some of the stuff you'll get. >> i ain't going to get in you trouble because they know they'll call for fox news on y you. >> excuse me, we was thinking about bringing you to the big house but we'll have to leave with the little -- leave you in the loft. >> i understand. >> you don't get to move up to the big house. you understand? we going keep tucker. i mean it's a shame they lie so much, man. i swear to g lord have mercy i look it up. i let them know. come on save us i wasn't tee o. only you can save us. >> you would vote for oprah? >> what? >> fat baby nee

. >> since the item broke the story of the grade tampering at ballou high school, the d.c.rs said they believe other schools may have similar problems. and now we have evidence that shows they were right. >> i-team investigator nathan baca is revealing about what we are learning about faking the grade at the columbia heights education campus. >> the test scores rose but we have attendance and the records that show a different story. >> whene

looking at things specifically at ballou and things that need to be changed.ou talked about resources. we endeavor to support families to make sure kids are there. few years back i started kids ride free on metro because it was -- it used its to be the case families were paying $30 a month to get their kid to sc school. now they can ride free on metro rail and metro bus. >> mayor went ton say that they will will being into the attendance policy to make sure it's not an out liar in the system and make sure the policy is clear for all students in the diss trek. they expect those results to come back in the next couple of weeks. >>> well, it is a good day new year tradition. coming up later, live coach and spiritual adviser dr. gwen mcgregor will join us live with a look at what to expect in the year ahead. >> high profile hollywood teaming up to stop workplace sexual harassment. >> former miss america who turned reigns of the beauty organization. allison seymour is coming back with the details of that next. and then the people go inside. do you understand charli