(EAGNEWS) — SHIPROCK, N.M. – Tsé Bit’a’í Middle School Principal J. Kaibah Begay was attempting to motivate students when she recently posted a list of more than 100 children who won’t move on to the next grade.
But district administrators concerned about “students’ self-esteem, confidence and identity” removed the poster within two hours, suspended Begay, and apologized to students and parents, the Farmington Daily Times reports.
Central Consolidated School District Superintendent Colleen Bowman wrote in a letter to parents that the “ill-conceived” idea to expose failing students was a bad one, and district officials are “committed” to taking steps to make it right.