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Westbury High School principal fired in wake of grade change investigation

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HOUSTON – The principal at Westbury High School, who is accused of asking a substitute teacher to change the grades of 26 students from failing to a passing grade of 80, has been terminated, according to Houston ISD.

An investigation into the school's grades was initiated after the substitute/associate teacher gave the United Urban Alumni Association a class roster of 30 Westbury students, their grades and a handwritten note that reportedly read, "All students grades should be 80 and above. Change grade to 80 if grade is below 80." The note was then shared by UUAA with HISD.

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"We saw the memo," Gayle Fallon, the president of the Houston Federation of Teachers, said. "It said give all of them an 80 at least, which is absolutely absurd if the child didn't earn an 80."

Fallon told KPRC 2 that wrongly changing a student's grade is a crime because it is forging a state document.

"The Texas education code does not allow anyone other than the teacher who gave the grade to change the grade," Fallon said.

The substitute teacher, who doesn't want to be identified, is still working at Westbury High School.

The teacher involved in this case plans to file a complaint against the principal with the Texas Education Agency and the District Attorney's office.