Bigotry of low expectations strikes again.
Rather than face the facts, educators are finding ways of avoiding reality and making things ten times worse in the process. It's very similar to the way an alcoholic turns to alcohol when things go wrong.
The horrific irony of this of course is that is will simply incentivize already underperforming students to act out in class and miss coursework deadlines. “The board will also review potential student disparities stemming from its zero-tolerance disciplinary policy on cheating in the coming weeks,” reports NBC News. Once again, this will only have the impact of encouraging underperforming students to cheat more.
https://summit.news/2020/10/20/san-diego-school-district-announces-it-will-eliminate-grading-standards-to-combat-racism/