The chief difficulty is the over-emphasis which schools place on winning
games. If no one takes a stand against dishonesty in giving grades, the
reform will never be instituted. If one is willing to leave the school
at the end of the year because of his conscience, he would far better
leave earlier with a clear conscience and the passing disfavor of the
school.
The actual procedure must be determined by the rules in force. The
Inter-High School Athletic Association rules must be followed at all
hazards. By following the principal’s instructions, turning over
Leslie’s papers and assuming that the principal wants the right thing
done, he can be made to share the responsibility of keeping Leslie out
of the game.
By keeping a few persons informed with regard to your management of
every step of the procedure, you will be saved from being falsely
accused of giving an undeserved passing grade, or of wrongly depriving
the pupil of the same.