SMITHFIELD — In Johnston County, a student's performanceon one test could make the difference between one grade and the next. Thecounty's battle over the end of grade testing goes before a judge today.
The judge will hear a request for an injunction on a county school policy.A group of parents has filed a class action suit asking the school boardto change the end-of-grade testing rule.
The policy gives third-through-eighth grade students three chancesto pass end-of-grade tests each school year.If they fail, they can be held back even if they made A's and B'sthroughout the school year.
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