Teacher refuses to give failing student a passing grade after he keeps coming to class with his uncharged iPad and no ability to take notes

Who would have thought that having a fully charged iPad would be the key to getting this kid to pass a class?

This middle school teacher recently noticed that one of her students had not been taking notes during class. His excuse? The iPad that he must use to take notes was out of battery. The student was on an individualized education plan, so the last thing the teacher wanted was to force him to take notes manually and stir up trouble, so she let it slide this one time.

Then, it happened again in the next class and the class after that one, and so on. Each time, the student would claim that his iPad needed to be charged, but he didn't have the proper charger at school to remedy the situation. Instead, he just sat there, day after day, staring into the abyss. Before long, his grades began to take a nosedive.

Naturally, with parent-teacher conferences coming up, the teacher prepared for the kid's parents to demand an explanation for why their precious son was failing the class. It seems that they were ready to prove that the teacher was unwilling to accommodate his educational needs, but that was far from the truth. Thankfully, the teacher came prepared for this meeting.

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Your kid isn’t failing because I’m failing to meet their Individualized Education Program. They’re failing because their device is [out of power]. Every. Single. Day

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Let this story serve as yet another indicator of how much unnecessary nonsense teachers have to put up with on a regular basis. This instructor knew full well how to accommodate the kid's needs, but it was the student who had no desire to meet her where she was. As we all know, you can't force the horse to drink the water.
No matter how defensive the parents got, they really could not argue with their son's ridiculous excuse for not learning anything. In 2026, anyone who needs an iPad to take notes can take it upon themselves to charge their own devices prior to needing them.
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