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Englewood School District Reportedly Broke The Law Regarding Graduation Requirements
The report said that a transcript review found more than 3,000 unaccounted-for-changes made by the district, the report said.
ENGLEWOOD, NJ — A state report says the city's school district broke laws regarding graduation requirements and other guidelines at Dwight Morrow High School, but did not characterize more than 2,000 credit changes, as fraud, a report by NorthJersey.com states.
The credit changes put hundreds of students' graduation from Dwight Morrow at risk, according to the report.
The state Department of Education investigated the changes and graduation requirements after Superintendent Robert Kravitz reported several discrepancies in the district's high school students' transcripts.
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Ten high school officials, including Dwight Morrow High School principal and several guidance counselors, were suspended after the credit changes were discovered.
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