Illicit Grade Change Cases Show the Need for School Districts to Educate, Monitor, and Investigate
Recent investigations into grade change irregularities at high schools throughout the country show the need for school districts to address this illicit activity. School districts can reduce improper grade changes by adopting enhanced education, monitoring, and investigation policies and procedures.
Pompano Beach, FL, March 04, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Recent investigations into grade change irregularities at high schools throughout the nation show the need for school districts to address this illicit activity. According to Michael L. Buckner, an attorney with the Michael L. Buckner Law Firm, school districts can reduce improper grade changes by adopting enhanced education, monitoring, and investigation policies and procedures.
Most illicit grade changes, according to Buckner, are caused by one or more of the following factors:
• Absence of clear policies and procedures for the grade change process.
• Failure to adhere to established grade change policies and procedures.
• Nonexistent security measures for academic records.
• Deficient ethics education and training programs.
• Failure to monitor and audit grade changes on a regular basis.
• Lack of a prompt and efficient way to investigate allegations of illicit grade changes.
Buckner, who heads the Michael L. Buckner Law Firm’s education investigation practice, advises school districts to:
• Establish consistent grade change policies and procedures.
• Install security protocols for the grade change process, including measures to protect academic information stored on computer systems.
• Develop a comprehensive ethics education and training program for teachers, administrators, and other relevant parties.
• Implement adequate monitoring and auditing procedures to detect instances of improper grade changes.
• Employ a confidential method for persons to report allegations of improper grade changes.
• Promulgate a policy and procedure for the immediate and thorough investigation of all claims of wrongdoing involving grade changes.
Buckner, a shareholder with the Michael L. Buckner Law Firm, is a licensed attorney and private investigator. Mr. Buckner advises organizations on compliance, investigation, ethics, training, and management enhancement issues. Mr. Buckner is author of books on investigation procedures and ethics. Mr. Buckner is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and all federal and state courts in Florida. Mr. Buckner earned his bachelor’s degree in international relations and social sciences and communication from the University of Southern California and a law degree from Florida State University.
The Michael L. Buckner Law Firm assists organizations with addressing allegations of non-compliance with regulations, ethical misconduct, and academic fraud, as well as providing solutions to professional development needs. The Michael L. Buckner Law Firm also provides legal advice to clients in the areas of appellate law, compliance & ethics, due diligence, education law, governance, leadership & teamwork, government law, internal investigations, professional development, and sports law. The Michael L. Buckner Law Firm will launch its new website, www.michaelbucknerlaw.com, in a few weeks to support the firm’s mission to clients. In the interim, interested persons are invited to visit the firm’s ethics website, www.abcsethics.com.
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Most illicit grade changes, according to Buckner, are caused by one or more of the following factors:
• Absence of clear policies and procedures for the grade change process.
• Failure to adhere to established grade change policies and procedures.
• Nonexistent security measures for academic records.
• Deficient ethics education and training programs.
• Failure to monitor and audit grade changes on a regular basis.
• Lack of a prompt and efficient way to investigate allegations of illicit grade changes.
Buckner, who heads the Michael L. Buckner Law Firm’s education investigation practice, advises school districts to:
• Establish consistent grade change policies and procedures.
• Install security protocols for the grade change process, including measures to protect academic information stored on computer systems.
• Develop a comprehensive ethics education and training program for teachers, administrators, and other relevant parties.
• Implement adequate monitoring and auditing procedures to detect instances of improper grade changes.
• Employ a confidential method for persons to report allegations of improper grade changes.
• Promulgate a policy and procedure for the immediate and thorough investigation of all claims of wrongdoing involving grade changes.
Buckner, a shareholder with the Michael L. Buckner Law Firm, is a licensed attorney and private investigator. Mr. Buckner advises organizations on compliance, investigation, ethics, training, and management enhancement issues. Mr. Buckner is author of books on investigation procedures and ethics. Mr. Buckner is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and all federal and state courts in Florida. Mr. Buckner earned his bachelor’s degree in international relations and social sciences and communication from the University of Southern California and a law degree from Florida State University.
The Michael L. Buckner Law Firm assists organizations with addressing allegations of non-compliance with regulations, ethical misconduct, and academic fraud, as well as providing solutions to professional development needs. The Michael L. Buckner Law Firm also provides legal advice to clients in the areas of appellate law, compliance & ethics, due diligence, education law, governance, leadership & teamwork, government law, internal investigations, professional development, and sports law. The Michael L. Buckner Law Firm will launch its new website, www.michaelbucknerlaw.com, in a few weeks to support the firm’s mission to clients. In the interim, interested persons are invited to visit the firm’s ethics website, www.abcsethics.com.
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www.abcsethics.com
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