I read this earlier today and still can't believe it.
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An Edmonton high school teacher says he has been suspended for giving students zeros on uncompleted assignments or exams.
Lynden Dorval, a physics teacher at Ross Sheppard High School, has been giving the mark for work that wasn't handed in or tests not taken even though it goes against the school's "no-zero" policy.
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Read more:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...-sheppard.html
And this response from a student:
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"If students show up they deserve a minimum mark. A zero seems a bit extreme."
—Cindy Smith, Grade 11
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